Rural Training Initiative
The Gerontology Institute at Ithaca College has a longstanding commitment to providing training to health and aging service professionals in rural Central New York through its Rural Geriatric Training Project. With funding from the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center since 1997 and recent grants from the Central New York Area Health Education Center, the Institute has offered workshops in 16 counties. From September 2003 through June 2004, 538 professionals and paraprofessionals participated in training events in their rural communities sponsored by the Rural Geriatric Training Project. To read more about the project and scheduled training events, see the Rural Geriatric Training website at: Training