Getting Old in the Valley: A Guide to Covering Elder Issues, May 9

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People age 65 and over are the fastest-growing age group in the United States. With this exploding elder population come issues ranging from finances to coping with Alzheimer’s disease and how diverse communities deal with their elders.

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Join journalist Kathy Ritchie of KJZZ-FM (NPR); Ivy Glinski, director of Banner Olive Branch Senior Center in Sun City; Jessica Meyer from Beatitudes Campus of Care; and Yolanda Hart Stevens, artist and elder advocate from the Gila River Indian Community; for a panel discussion about the issues facing this growing aging population. “Getting Old in the Valley: A Guide to Covering Elder Issues” is 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at the ASU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the Mercado, 532 E. Monroe St;, Building C, Classroom 368, Phoenix. Moderating the discussion is Phoenix freelance journalist Debra Krol, 2017 Journalist in Aging Fellow and Valley of the Sun SPJ chapter vice president.

This event is free and open to the public and to the Valley media community. This event is presented by the Valley of the Sun chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and supported by the Gerentological Society of America and the ASU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. RSVP here on our Facebook event page.

Parking is $12 at the Heritage Square garage on the south of Monroe across from the Mercado, as well as street parking meters at about $1.50 per hour. Consult the downtown Phoenix campus parking and transit guide.
Public transportation: Valley Metro light rail stops at Third and Washington streets about three blocks away. Local bus Route 7 goes along 7th Street along Mercado’s east side and Route 3 goes along Van Buren Street along Mercado’s north side. Fare is $2.