THANK YOU to all who attended the CCGG Spring 2021 Showcase. Students and faculty from several institutions, community members and NAPG members were in attendance to learn from 6 excellent presentations. The “Best in Show” award, including a $50 Amazon gift card sponsored by MMZ Law, went to Jesse Archer, alum of California State University Long Beach, who presented his research about Caregiving in Quarantine.

If you would like to view the Showcase, please visit:

https://csus.zoom.us/rec/share/s0v38iQK3cJvynnCrfBoHhnaLbq_74hOP_aIHnxxu4rVg2f9IMvaye6e52E4aED_.SoVhBMuh_jxtgW2c

Stay tuned for the date of our Fall 2021 Showcase, to take place virtually in December 2021.

California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics

2021 SPRING SHOWCASE

The California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (CCGG) will be hosting a Spring Showcase for students, faculty, and the greater community to share their work and research. Due to the pandemic, we had our first showcase in the fall in lieu of the annual conference. While we look forward to one day being able to meet in a large group in-person, the spring and fall showcases provide a wonderful forum to connect and learn about the work that our colleagues are doing. It is also great for presenters to be able to share their information with a smaller, highly engaged audience.

The 2021 Spring Showcase is on April 29 from 9:00-11:00am and will be held via Zoom video conferencing.  Please mark your calendar to join us even if you are not interested in presenting your research/work. Our initial 2020 Fall Showcase was a big hit, and we’re looking forward to the next one!

Spring Showcase Zoom Link: https://csus.zoom.us/j/83738362380
Call In: 1-669-900-6833   Meeting ID: 837 3836 2380

2021 Spring Showcase Presentations

Affect Balance Predicts the Experience of Pain in Adults With and Without Fibromyalgia

Jenny Phun, California State University, Fullerton
Melina Wulin, Graduate student, California State University, Fullerton
Jae Hwan Lee, Postbaccalaureate, California State University Fullerton
Heeeun Hwang, Postbaccalaureate, California State University Fullerton
Matthew Nakoula, Postbaccalaureate, California state university, Fullerton
Barbara Cherry, Faculty, California State University, Fullerton
Laura Zettel-Watson, Faculty, California State Univ., Fullerton
Jennifer Trevitt, Faculty, California State University, Fullerton

Age-Friendly University Initial Assessment: Voices of Older Learners

Madeleine S. Marroquin-Serrano, San Francisco State University
Emiko Takagi, San Francisco State University

Caregiving in Quarantine: Evaluating the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Adult Child Informal Caregivers of a Parent

Jesse Archer, MSG, California State University, Long Beach
Wendy Reiboldt, PhD, California State University, Long Beach
Maria Claver, PhD, California State University, Long Beach
John Fay, MSG, Lifelong Laguna

Depression as a Mediator for Fibromyalgia Status and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults

Caitlin Gower , California State University, Fullerton
Dylan Serpas, MS, California State University Fullerton
Mariya Malone, MS, California State University, Fullerton
Lauren Wells, BA, California State University, Fullerton
Sarah Fabian, BA, California State University, Fullerton
Barbara Cherry, PhD, California State University, Fullerton
Laura Zettel-Watson, PhD, California State Univ., Fullerton
Jennifer Trevitt, PhD, California State University, Fullerton

Emotional, Social, Financial Benefits of Pre-Planning Funeral Arrangements: A Three-Week Training

Tatia Clark, California State University, Long Beach

Implementing a Disease Management Program: What Works and What Doesn’t Work

Dr. Kathy Williams, University of La Verne & Kaiser Permanente

Questions?  Contact us at donna.jensen@csus.edu

CDA’s Older Americans Act State Plan Public Hearings

The California Department of Aging (CDA) is developing California’s next Older Americans Act (OAA) State Plan and is seeking robust and diverse public input on the plan through upcoming remote hearings and online surveys. All information about the OAA State Plan is posted on our website. California’s OAA State Plan for 2021-2025 will guide the Older Americans Act programs and funding and will align CDA’s OAA goals with Area Plans submitted by the 33 Area Agencies on Aging, the Governor’s Master Plan for Aging, and CDA’s Strategic Plan. OAA State Plans are due from CDA, as California’s designated unit on aging, to the Administration for Community Living every four years. The plan currently in development will be effective from October 1, 2021 through 2025.  The OAA State Plan draft report and a summary power point are posted on the webpage, for public review.   CDA, in partnership with the California Commission on Aging (CCoA), will hold two virtual public hearings and offer a survey and email box during April to gather input on the draft 2021-25 Older Americans Act State Plan. CDA and CCoA are interested in receiving input from older adults, people with disabilities, family and friend caregivers, and agencies, advocates, and allies that work with these individuals, as well as the general public. Please share this information with your networks, so a broad range of public comment can be provided and incorporated into the final OAA plan. There are three ways to provide your comments: Provide input during one of the two public hearings (the two hearings will cover the same information) – information below Send your input via this short survey Email questions and comments to oaastateplan@aging.ca.gov Virtual Hearing #1 Monday, April 26, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://zoom.us/j/92694092281?pwd=ME5lSEN2dTlDbWdVcU84TUJjei9VQT09 Passcode: 587332   Or join by phone (toll free) 888-788-0099 Webinar ID: 926 9409 2281 Passcode: 587332 Virtual Hearing #2 Thursday, April 29, 9:00 am to 10:30 am Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://zoom.us/j/98778693882?pwd=Y3BsMmlYaTBERTB1ZC9uYWtNSmw4UT09 Passcode: 395242   Or join by phone (toll free) 888-788-0099 Webinar ID: 987 7869 3882 Passcode: 395242

SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders invites you to contact your senator to urge him/her to support the Equality Act.

From the SAGE website:

Discrimination is still commonplace for LGBTQ+ Americans. Federal LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections like the ones outlined in the Equality Act would ensure that all LGBTQ+ Americans can live, work, and access public spaces free from discrimination, no matter what state they call home.

This is especially crucial for our LGBTQ+ pioneers who have waited long enough for this vital legislation. 

Visit: https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=12307 for a quick and easy way to advocate.

Recognizing that April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day, please join us on April 22, 2021 at 9:00 am for the first

CALIFORNIA MASTER PLAN for AGING event in Orange County. Local experts will discuss this statewide directive to improve access

to Palliative Care and to encourage completion of Advance Healthcare Directives and when appropriate, POLST forms.

Click here to register http://bit.ly/ACPApril22

The California Master Plan for Aging https://mpa.aging.ca.gov/ was released in January. Among the bold goals, many initiatives important to the well-being of Californians as we age are included. Two important initiatives called out are under Strategy B, Health Care as We Age, Initiatives 49 and 50.

“Highlight to Medi-Cal plans and providers the value of Palliative care to improve patient outcomes and support patient and family choices for care, and Identify ways to promote care wishes – such as Advance Planning Directives and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) – for all ages.”

Click here to register http://bit.ly/ACPApril22

California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics

2021 SPRING SHOWCASE

The California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (CCGG) will be hosting a Spring Showcase for students, faculty, and the greater community to share their work and research. Due to the pandemic, we had our first showcase in the fall in lieu of the annual conference. While we look forward to one day being able to meet in a large group in-person, the spring and fall showcases provide a wonderful forum to connect and learn about the work that our colleagues are doing. It is also great for presenters to be able to share their information with a smaller, highly engaged audience. 

The 2021 Spring Showcase is on April 29 from 9:00-11:00am and will be held via Zoom video conferencing.  Please mark your calendar to join us even if you are not interested in presenting your research/work. Our initial 2020 Fall Showcase was a big hit, and we’re looking forward to the next one!

Students, faculty members, aging service providers, and all others working in gerontology and geriatrics throughout the state of California are invited to apply. If you are interested in submitting a proposal for the Spring Showcase, please see the “Presenter Information” below. A new addition this year is that the attendees will be voting on presentation award(s) for the “Best in Show” with an award for the winner!

Presenter Information

CCGG is currently seeking abstracts for short virtual presentations on recent research. You will have 10 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A. Presentations will occur over Zoom, and presenters may create 6-7 PPT slides or a poster to share during their presentation (templates will be available). The PPT slides or poster will be submitted online 1 week in advance of the Showcase.

Prepare the following before you enter the submission survey:

1. Presentation Title

2. Primary Author/Presenter (Name, Degree, Institutional Affiliation, Email, Phone Number)

3. Co-Authors (Name, Degree, Institutional Affiliation, Email Address)

4. Abstract* (250 words or less)

• Background
• Objective(s)
• Methodology
• Results / Analysis
• Conclusions / Implications

Proposal Process/Notification of Acceptance

We welcome abstracts which examine a variety of gerontology and geriatric issues such as housing/lack of housing, scientific, education, workforce development, recreation, technology, policy, and advocacy issues in the field of aging.  

When you are ready to submit your proposal, visit the submission site: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VT838Q5

The deadline of submission is March 8, 2021.
We will notify our decision via email by no later than March 26, 2021.

Accepted presenters will be asked to provide their presentation slides by April 22. Questions?  Contact us at donna.jensen@csus.edu