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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGING MINUTES Friday, August 26, 2022, 10:00 A.M. Page 2 5. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE CHAIR – Patricia Nye Scam calls – Federal Government helped to combat ROBO calls. However, now the scammers have gone to text messaging. There is no way to trace where it is coming from. 6. EXECUTIVE ON AGING REPORT AND UPDATES – Horace Farr 1. Attended the National USAging Conference and Tradeshow held in Austin, Texas in July. USAging is the national association representing and supporting the network of Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) and advocating for the Title VI Native American Aging Programs. This year’s conference was the first in person conference since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The conference was attended by over 1000 individuals from all 50 states, Guam, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico. The three day conference theme “Creating an Inclusive Culture”, how to create access and equity across health disparity barriers. Income, ethnicity, education, age, and gender are health disparity preventable circumstances. The removal of health disparity barriers that prevent “Equal Access and Equity”, will be the focal foundation for all value- based care programs. 2. Staffing – Administrative Services Assistant I, and the Database Analyst positions are vacant. 3. Onsite visit to Kau, and South Kona Districts. Access to services, 1. Size – Kau: 922 sq. mi, S. Kona: 335.4 sq. mi. Total: 1,257.4 sq. mi. (Sites visited: Pahala, Naalehu, Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE), Milolii, and Honaunau.) 7. STATE POLICY ADVISORY BOARD FOR ELDERLY AFFAIRS (PABEA) – Shelly Ogata – PABEA updates: At the last PABEA meeting there was a strategic planning meeting and notes will be forthcoming. There were a few areas that were identified for prioritization. State Plan – Surveys: Horace mentioned the completed surveys can be sent to the Hawaiʻi County Office of Aging in Hilo, and we can get it to the State.