pa aging dept

Smart Talk Features PA Aging Secretary

Neil E. Hendershot
January 14, 2012 01:10

On Friday, January 13, 2012, the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, Brian Duke (accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Kevin Hancock), was interviewed for an hour on WITF-FM Radio's Smart Talk, about the changing and growing needs for the Commonwealth's aged population. The...

Phila Inquirer Reports on Elder Abuse

Neil E. Hendershot
December 30, 2011 01:04

On December 23, 2011, The Philadelphia Inquirer posted an article, Financial abuse of the elderly is approaching a crisis, researcher says, by Chris Mondics, that reports the opinion of Mark Lachs, a geriatrician and social scientist at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, who believes "an...

"Aging in America" on HealthSmart

Neil E. Hendershot
December 06, 2010 18:43

The half-hour program, HealthSmart: Aging in America, broadcast initially on WITF-TV (Public Television; Harrisburg, PA) on November 24, 2010, asks the question: "What does a senior citizen look like in today's world?" This program's response:  "We all know someone who is over the age of 65 and...

Would the PA Dept of Aging Change its Name?

Neil E. Hendershot
May 11, 2010 20:15

During an unscheduled late morning session held over coffee and donuts on Tuesday, April 1st, 2010, at a restaurant in Harrisburg, a representative of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, sitting among co-workers, was overheard discussing whether the Department should change its official name to...

PA Aging Sec. Hall on "Graying of Pennsylvania"

Neil E. Hendershot
March 30, 2010 18:23

On Monday morning, March 29, 2010, Pennsylvania's Secretary of Aging, John Michael Hall, spoke for an hour, live, on WITF-FM (Harrisburg, PA) radio's Smart Talk on the subject "The Graying of Pennsylvania."I listened; and I recommend that anyone interested in the topic of an aging population in...