Smiling woman at a senior center
Photo credit: Julia Xanthos Liddy, 2019

October 23, 2020

Christian González-Rivera contributes to New York State Bar Association panel on health disparities

Christian González-Rivera, Brookdale’s director of strategic initiatives, participated in a panel discussion on disparities in access to healthcare, as part of the New York State Bar Association Health Law Section Fall Meeting on Oct. 23. Speaking to an audience of lawyers from across the state, González-Rivera detailed the demographic trends over the past two decades that have made New York State’s older adult population the most diverse in the nation.

Joining him on the panel were Violet E. Samuels of Samuels & Associates, PC; Sheila Shea of Mental Hygiene Legal Service; and attorney Geoff Kagan Trenchard. The conversation was moderated by T. Andrew Brown, managing partner, Brown Hutchinson LLP.

Video (discussion begins at approximately 2:35:31)