Moss is Delegate to White House Conference

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Contact: Mary Pattock, School of Nursing, 612-624-0939, patto017@umn.edu

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA NURSING PROFESSOR IS DELEGATE TO WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING
Margaret Moss Appointed by National Congress of American Indians

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 9, 2005) - Margaret Moss, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, will be one of 15 delegates to represent Minnesota at the 2005 White House Conference on Aging.

Dr. Moss was appointed by the National Congress of American Indians to represent Minnesota at the 2005 conference, which occurs only once a decade. She will join 1,200 other delegates from around the country in voting on resolutions and developing strategies to help the President and Congress shape policies for current and future generations of aging adults; the first of 78 million baby-boomers will turn 60 in 2006.

The Conference will be held in Washington, DC, December 11-14, 2005.

Dr. Moss received a Doctor of Science in nursing degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, where she focused on American Indian aging. She also completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in American Indian aging research at the Native Elder Research Center, University of Colorado. She currently serves on the Executive Council of the University of Minnesota Center for Gerontological Nursing, whose mission is to improve the health, quality of life, and delivery of nursing care to aging adults of diverse cultures. Dr. Moss, an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, lives in Minneapolis.

The University of Minnesota School of Nursing, ranked among the nation¿s top nursing schools, is a leader in improving health care through research, education and service. Its nationally and world-renowned scientists discover practical health care treatments and solutions people can use today to improve their daily lives. The oldest continuing university-based school of nursing in the nation, it now has a combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 850 students. The school produces 55 percent of the faculty in Minnesota¿s public and private nursing schools, advanced practice nurses and nurses who can assume leadership positions. The School of Nursing is one of seven schools and colleges in the Academic Health Center, one of the most comprehensive facilities for health professionals in the nation, fostering interdisciplinary study, research and education.

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A photo of Dr. Margaret Moss is available in electronic format. Contact Aneisha Tucker, at 612-626-1817 or tucke127@umn.edu.