Aging Today, ASA's bimonthly newspaper, covers developments in public policy, research, practice, media and programming in the field of aging. A four-page pullout section, "In Focus," is devoted to in-depth coverage of a single topic. Aging Today is a high-quality, newsprint-format, black and white, 20-page newspaper.

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Some of the hardier souls among those attending the NCOA-ASA 2002 Joint Conference rose early on Sunday, April 7, to participate in "Tai Chi Around the World."

Front Page

• Federal Study Shows Missing Links in CNA Training Education
• Maintaining the Caring Touch -- The Challenge for Caregivers
• NCOA-ASA Pundits Predict

ASA-NCOA Joint Conference

• Ossie and Ruby Speak for Elders, Family, Justice

Potomac Sources

• Bush's New Role: Dietician in Chief
• Two Reports on Security

Forum

• Quality of Care Vs. Quality of Life: The Disconnect in Aging

Inside Aging Today

• Across Disciplines: Researching the 20th Century's Worst Pandemic
• And the 2002 ASA Winners Are . . .
• Happenings
• Healthcare and Aging Awards
• LEAP Wins Award
• None Was Safe
• The Future of Aging: Award Address by Author Walter Bortz II

Business and Aging

• Retirement Housing Industry Is Facing a 'Midlife Crisis'

The Aging Spirit

• Disenfranchised Grief: Lessons for Those Serving Older Clients
• Quiet Pride: A Study in Rural Culture and Chronic Illness

Research Today

• Bringing Research to Practice Key to Joint Conference
• Myths, Realities
• User-Friendly Health-and-Aging Data Cruncher on Web Soon

Media Currents

• SeniorNet Report: The Age Wave Rides the Broadband Wave

ASA Update

• ASA Board Approves Strategic Plan for 2002-2005