ICAA Conference 2012: sharing the wellness journey

With famed food, festivals and music, New Orleans has a vibrant culture rooted in its melting-pot history. The intermingling of people from different backgrounds, traditions and places created a rich local culture that gets expressed throughout daily life in stimulating ways. Strangely enough, this is similar to what active-aging professionals aim to achieve when they foster a culture of wellness. Building a shared foundation for living well challenges advocates of older-adult wellness to continually educate themselves. To help, the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA) provides education, information, resources and tools. Because the experiences of one can enrich the journey of many, ICAA organizes its national conference every year so industry experts, leaders and practitioners can meet, learn from, and inspire each other. Most recently, more than 600 delegates and presenters journeyed to New Orleans, Louisiana, for the ICAA Conference 2012.