Please note: This website has recently moved from www.health.gov to odphp.health.gov. www.health.gov is now the official website of ODPHP’s parent organization, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). Please update your bookmarks for easy access to all our resources. 

Submit Your Abstract for the 2018 Healthy Aging Summit!

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the Office on Women’s Health within HHS, along with the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) are now accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the 2018 Healthy Aging Summit! The Summit will be held July 16–17, 2018 in Washington, DC.

2018 Healthy Aging Summit.

Share your work in the science of healthy aging — submit your abstract today!

Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. By 2060, nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents will be over the age of 65. The 2018 Healthy Aging Summit will focus on:

  • Keeping Americans healthy as they transition into older adulthood
  • Maximizing the health of all older adults through prevention strategies

Abstracts must be submitted online through the abstract submission form no later than February 5, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Read the Call for Abstracts for details about the submission process, presentation options, evaluation criteria, and more.

You may submit an abstract for any of the following tracks:

  • Social and Community Context
  • Maximizing Quality of Life
  • Health and Health Care
  • Neighborhood and Built Environment

Whether you’re a health care provider, state or local health official, educator, or student, your involvement at this Summit will help to ensure that Americans of all ages live longer, healthier, and happier lives. We hope you will join us!

Categories: News & Announcements, odphp.health.gov Blog