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At the 2003 World Health Forum conference, experts from around the world gathered to examine the issues surrounding global aging trends and to develop recommendations for the economic, health, and policy consequences of an aging population. The recommendations address a wide range of issues, but acknowledge the importance of community-based care, including long-term home care.
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Saúde Global , Diretrizes para o Planejamento em Saúde , Dinâmica Populacional , Saúde Pública/normas , Idoso , Governo , Política de Saúde , Humanos , Assistência de Longa Duração , Política , Valores SociaisRESUMO
Mary Suther is a legend in home care. She has been in home care for many, many, many years, long before there was the National Association for Home Care. In fact, she was instrumental in the creation of the National Association for Home Care. NAHC has grown and prospered in large part to the leadership of Mary Suther, who has been on the Board for years in a variety of different roles and is our Chairman. She is a truly great individual. Mary Suther gave the following speech at NAHC's 2001 Annual Meeting. We reprint it here for the benefit of our readers.
