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On June 18, 2009, AARP hosted a breakfast in honor of Androulla Vassiliou, the European Union's Health Commissioner. Read the summary of her remarks on social disparity and access to health care in light of recent economic developments and the current financial crisis.

"Economic hardship also increases the risk that people will neglect health care, with prevention, in particular, falling by the wayside" argues John Beard, MBBS, PhD, Director, Department of Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization in the summer 2009 edition of AARP's The Journal.

In conjunction with AARP's Diversity and Aging in the 21st Century conference, this symposium held on June 9, 2009 in Chicago, IL, addresses the growing diversity of the healthcare workforce in the US and the challenges and opportunities that the diversity of this workforce brings to our health care system.

AARP commissioned Engel & Novitt, LLP to develop this Issue Paper describing the EU Biosimilars Pathway. May 2009

In this Perspectives column, Clemens Tesch-Römer, Director of the German Centre of Gerontology in Berlin examines the passage to retirement and argues that involuntary or forced retirement can have a negative impact on the health of the individual concerned.

 In this AARP News Maker interview, Baroness Jill Pitkeathley, an instrumental figure in initiating the caregivers movement in the United Kingdom, shares best practices from the successful caregivers movement in the United Kingdom.

 Susan Reinhard's presentations are now available

 This is the Executive Summary of the Reinventing Retirement Asia conference which took place January 7-9, 2009 in Singapore.

AARP is honored to be participating in the 42nd Session of the UN Commission on Population and Development, and pleased to be joining government delegations and civil society organizations for these important deliberations on population and development. 30 March - 3 April 2009.

AARP is pleased to participate in the 53^rd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women and we commend the UN on the initiatives it has undertaken over the years to advance the rights and interests of women around the world.

This is the executive summary of the 2009 AARP-United Nations Briefing Series on Global Aging on February 3-4, 2009.

 Executive Summary of the Embassy Briefing held on February 17, 2009 on the topic of Aging in Europe - The Way Forward for the New Member States.

Opening Remarks by AARP President Jennie Chin Hansen at the 2009 AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Aging at United Nations headquarters on February 3, 2009.

Feb. 3, 2009 - The AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Aging promoted a better understanding of the positive outcomes that the world's aging population can bring to society.

Robert Suro and Alejandro Garcia, both experts on immigration issues, discussed the challenges and policy trends of Immigration on the US Labor Force at AARP's Idea Exchange held Wednesday, September 24.

Executive Summary of the "Growing Old and Less Secure: The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Older People in Asia" program held on Monday, January 26, 2009  in New York. 
Presented by AARP and the Asia Society of New York

AARP Board Member Dr. William Hall delivers Opening Address at the Reinventing Retirement Asia conference held in Singapore on January 8, 2009.