Tamar Heller presents at the first meeting of the U.S. Administration on Aging Family Caregiving Advisory Council

DHD professor Tamar Heller was invited to share her expertise related to family caregiving at the first meeting of the Family Caregiving Advisory Council (FCAC) as established by the Recognize, Assist, Inform, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act of 2017 on August 28 in Washington, D.C.

Pursuant to the RAISE Family Caregivers Act, the role of the FCAC is to advise and provide recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on recognizing and supporting the work of family caregivers.