Aging Section of the Texas Public Health Association

A petition to create an Aging and Public Health Section was successfully circulated at the recent Annual Educational Conference of the Texas Public Health Association, April 21-23, 2010.  Full recognition will follow the signing up of at least 10 new TPHA members in the Section and ratification by the TPHA Governing Council during its July meeting. Aging has become a regular theme at the Conference, this year featuring breakout sessions titled: “Evidence-Based Physical Activity Programs for Seniors,” “Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Program,” “Issues in Geriatrics and Geriatrics Education in South Texas,” and “A Study of Dementia.”