Heather Altman
Senior Living Specialist @All About Seniors, Inc
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Living Specialist @All About Seniors, Inc
All About Seniors is passionate about senior care and the quality of services that are provided. Our goal is to assist you in your decision-making process by making sure you are well informed regarding all your options. We are your advocate and will accompany you on site visits to help you ask the right questions. We provide our guidance and resources to families at no cost.
EDUCATION
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
DrPH, Public Health: Health Policy & Management
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master of Public Health (MPH), Health Behavior and Health Education / Health Policy & Management
Brandeis University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), American Studies / Education
SKILLS
ABOUT HEATHER ALTMAN
Heather Altman has more than 25+ years experience in the non-profit, healthcare and aging services sectors. She specializes in promoting community-based initiatives addressing service delivery, workforce development and policy and planning related to aging services and supports, with particular emphasis on improving serious illness care and supporting aging-in-place and caregiver resources. After 17 years leading local, state, national and international programs on behalf of an innovative continuing care retirement community, Dr. Altman transitioned her career to support her gratifying role as a family caregiver for critically ill family members.Currently, Dr. Altman is the Executive Director of the Health Sciences Health Innovations Group and the North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition She is the host of their on-line, news-style show \"Friday Facts,\" interviewing health care leaders and advocates from across North Carolina. She is also the host of a community-based radio show & podcast \"Aging Well Additionally, Dr. Altman provides consulting on a range of aging and healthcare-related initiatives to businesses, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies, and provides planning support to individuals and families as a Senior Living Specialist with All About Seniors, Dr. Altman’s academic appointments include serving as adjunct faculty with the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and formerly with the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, teaching courses on social entrepreneurship, smart growth and community development, as well as leading the multi-institutional Global Aging & Technology Collaborative. Her undergraduate degree is from Brandeis University and her master’s and doctoral degrees in Public Health are from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Specialization: age-friendly community development, caregiving, care management and care transitions, home and community based services, collaborative and coordinated care, public and private long term services and supports, serious illness and advance care planning, housing and transcendent design, aging in place technology, workforce development, recruitment and leadership development, community engagement and collective impact, event planning and facilitation, trend analysis, strategic planning, program implementation and evaluation.
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