Multiple Chronic Conditions: Aging with a Long-term Physical Disability

Multiple chronic conditions often lead to poor health outcomes for older adults and contribute to disproportionately high health care costs. Presenters from the North Carolina Division of Public Health, the University of Washington, the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health, Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, Inc., and the American College of Preventive Medicine will focus on policy, research, and resources for chronic disease self-management, long-term disability, and vision loss.