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11:00 AM Pacific

Sponsored by CVS Health

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Includes Complimentary CEUs

Growing numbers of older Americans are living in poverty and feeling the effects of the heightened cost of living—their housing, food, transportation, healthcare and supportive services. This web seminar features presenters who will frame the rising problem of senior poverty and economic inequality. Learn about some of the policies and programs that alleviate the impact of poverty on the lives of older adults.

Participants in this web seminar will be able to:

  • Understand the latest data on senior poverty rates, how those rates differ in particular communities and subgroups, and the factors that are driving senior poverty, as well as the social and health disparities in the aging population;
  • List the contributing reasons for the surge in poverty among older adults;
  • Understand the key needs that low-income older adults have and the role public programs play in meeting those needs; and,
  • Explain the gaps that remain and the role businesses can play in helping to ensure the needs of low-income older adults can be met, including through innovative workforce development programs.

Presenter:


 
Kevin Prindiville is executive director of Justice in Aging. He is a nationally recognized expert in aging policy, especially related to laws impacting the healthcare and economic security of low-income older adults. He is a member of the American Society on Aging and serves on the Generations Editorial Advisory Board.
Ernie DuPont is Senior Director of Workforce Initiatives for CVS Health. In this role, DuPont leads the team that develops workforce programs for CVS Health at the national, state and local levels. Under his leadership, the team builds strategic partnerships with government, nonprofit, educational and faith-based organizations. DuPont has helped establish CVS Health as a distinguished model for innovative workforce programs, making the company an employer of choice. DuPont joined the company in 1986 and has served in roles ranging from store manager to regional human resource manager and workforce development director. He has served on a number of advisory boards, including AARP’s National Employer Team, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), and the Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships, and has received CVS Health’s Paragon Award, the company’s most prestigious award for colleagues, as well as numerous industry partnership awards within the workforce sector. DuPont received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Rockefeller School of Public Affairs, SUNY, Albany.