Archive of 2008 Event
Annual Conference on Aging and Society:
Baby Boom, Baby Bust: Is Suburbia Ready for the Age Wave?
The first annual Conference on Aging and Society, organized by the NYIT Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics, was held on Sept. 18, 2008, the first Long Island conference to address this important theme. National and regional experts examined suburban aging, its extent and consequences, as well as discuss practical and sustainable solutions to better address the many emerging challenges and opportunities.
Presentations from 2008 Conference
- Aging and the Changing Face of Suburbia (PowerPoint)
Stephen M. Golant, Ph.D. University of Florida - Aging-In-Place Suburban Style: Growing Old in the 'Boomburbs' (PowerPoint)
Dennis L. Kodner, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Gerontology and Director, NYIT Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics - The Graying of Suburban Health Care (PowerPoint)
Beverly P. Horowitz, Ph.D., OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA, Stony Brook University - Baby Boom, Baby Bust: Is Suburbia Ready For The Age Wave? (PowerPoint)
David Nemiroff, LCSW, The Mental Health Association of Nassau County - Sustainable Community Development for Successful Aging (PowerPoint)
Paul Arfin, MSW, President and CEO, Intergenerational Strategies - Aging and the Suburban Economy (PDF)
Dr. Pearl M. Kamer, Chief Economist, Long Island Association, Inc. - Visions of Suburban Aging (PowerPoint)
Sharon Mullon, D.Min., Commissioner, Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs - Geriatric Mental Health Care on Long Island: A Needs Assessment Report (PDF)
Bradley D. Zodikoff, Ph.D., LCSW
Peter I. Chernack, DSW, LCSW
Adelphi University, School of Social Work
America's suburbs -- historically considered youthful and family-oriented -- are now finding themselves a fast-graying part of the aging landscape. The impending senior tsunami not only promises major socioeconomic and epidemiological consequences for Long Island and many other areas across the country, but also poses serious questions about the capacity of existing housing, transportation, health care, and other key community services to accommodate the age wave, no less sustain the excellent quality of life that has long characterized suburban living. If "demography is destiny," we must begin now to consider the many factors involved in creating an aging-friendly and aging-capable Nassau-Suffolk region.
Dr. Stephen M. Golant, a geographer and gerontologist from the University of Florida who is widely recognized for his foundational work on housing, transportation, employment, and other aspects of aging in metropolitan areas, delivered the keynote address Aging and the Changing Face of Suburbia.
Organized by:
Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics
New York Institute of Technology
Many Thanks to our Co-sponsors:
Accessible Long Island
American Planning Association, Long Island Section
American Society on Aging
Community Development Corporation of Long Island
F·E·G·S Health and Human Services System
Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of Nassau County
Gerontology Professionals of Long Island
Health and Welfare Council of Long Island
Hon. Wayne H. Wink, Jr., Nassau County Legislator
Intergenerational Strategies
Long Island Association
Long Island Geriatric Education Center at Stony Brook Health Sciences Center
Mental Health Association of Nassau County
Nassau County Department of Senior Citizens Affairs
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Educational Consortium
NYIT Center for Metropolitan Sustainability
State Society on Aging of New York
Suffolk Community Council
Sustainable Long Island
Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Vision Long Island