title: State efforts toward creating a national policy on healthy aging and long-term care.
abstract: The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne served Idaho as a U.S. senator for six years prior to his election as governor in 1998. He has since served in this role with marked distinction--one poll lauded him as Idaho's "most popular figure" in the state's history. His leadership capabilities were recognized by the National Governors Association (NGA), which elected him chairman in 2003. Upon his election, Gov. Kempthorne asserted--and the NGA collectively agreed--to make long-term care for America's seniors and persons with disabilities the No. 1 item on the NGA agenda. Idaho's governor has since led the NGA through a series of hearings and fact-finding missions on long-term care culminating in a report that comprised the central focus of the NGA's Annual Meeting in July 2004. The following is a summary of Gov. Kempthorne's statements regarding long-term care and the reports he presented on the topic at that gathering. In recognition of his work, the Idaho governor has been selected to receive NAHC's highest accolade--The Claude Pepper Award--presented annually to the one person who has done the most to promote the interests of senior citizens and persons with disabilities within the past year.
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kempthorne
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005382:Financing, Personal; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D009043:Motor Activity; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012179:Retirement; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines