12:00: The state of public health and what it means for our community
1:00: 'Connections Summer Sessions:' A new vision of aging
- Anja Bottler, M.D., service line division head for infectious disease at Rochester Regional Health
- Paul S. Graman, M.D., professor of medicine and senior associate hospital epidemiologist in the Infectious Diseases Division at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Michael Mendoza, M.D., MPH, senior medical director for Town Square Health
- Laura Sugarwala, MBA, RD, director of community health partnerships at the Center for Community Health & Prevention, part of University of Rochester Medicine
Then in our second hour, "Connections Summer Sessions" continues. In this special rebroadcast, we explore a new vision for aging. "They all have an inner voice, and they listen to it. "That's what a local woman said she learned from people in their 90s who are still professionally active. Pat Ward-Baker earned her Ph.D. when she was 75. Her dissertation, "The Remarkable Oldest Old: A New Vision of Aging," still informs her work and her life today. Ward-Baker is now in her 90s and continues to combat ageism. We sit down with her and her colleagues to talk about their vision of aging. Our guests:
- Pat Ward-Baker, Ph.D., former financial advisor
- Margaret M. Joynt, former attorney
- Kitty Wise, former program coordinator for Friends of the Rochester Public Library and long-time community volunteer for supporting the arts in Rochester
- Mary Rose McBride, vice president of marketing and communications for Lifespan
"Connections" is livestreamed each day on the WXXI News YouTube channel. Watch here.
