NWCCOG Workshops

Resources from Workshop: IS OUR COMMUNITY READY FOR THE AGE WAVE?
Held on Thursday, December 1st, 2011 in Vail, Colorado

Presentations:
     Aging in the Northwest (Elizabeth Garner, Colorado State Demographer)
     The Future is Coming: Planning and Policymaking for an Aging Colorado (Dr. Rodney Harrell, AARP Public Policy Institute)
     Economic Impacts & Opportunities Riding the Age Wave (Rachel Lunney & June Walters, NWCCOG; Jean Hammes, NWCCOG Alpine Area Agency on Aging)

Other Resources:
      Gap Analysis of Services for an Aging Population (National Research Center)

AARP Public Policy Institute
Promoting Aging in Place: Policies and Practices that Work

Denver Regional Council of Governments Boomer Bond initiative
Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Boomer Bond initiative will create a comprehensive set of voluntary strategies to support member governments in meeting the needs of a growing older adult population. Local planners, urban designers, housing advocates, transportation planners and engineers, public health and human service officials are needed to assist in this process. For more information visit the Boomer Bond Page on DRCOG's Website