TY - JOUR T1 - Q&A with ‘Passages’ author, lecturer and 140th Annual Meeting keynote speaker Gail Sheehy: Public health professionals ‘must loudly advocate for reform’ JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 11 LP - 11 VL - 42 IS - 8 AU - Charlotte Tucker Y1 - 2012/10/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/42/8/11.abstract N2 - The baby boomer generation is aging, and many men and women in that age group find themselves simultaneously taking care of their parents and their own children. Those responsibilities can have an effect on both the physical and mental health of caregivers, and by extension, all of society. Author, journalist and lecturer Gail Sheehy has examined that new reality and other “predictable crises of adult life,” in best-selling books including “Passages,” first published in 1976. Her latest book, “Passages in Caregiving” seeks to help guide readers through issues associated with caring for aging relatives and navigating the health care system. She will discuss her findings as one of the keynote speakers at APHA’s 140th Annual Meeting in San Francisco this month. ER -