{"id":37267,"date":"2025-09-16T13:49:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/?p=37267"},"modified":"2025-09-16T13:55:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:55:02","slug":"dr-sara-pappa-is-heading-to-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/dr-sara-pappa-is-heading-to-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Sara Pappa is heading to Capitol Hill!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/center-for-optimal-aging\/faculty-staff-associates\/\">Dr. Sara Pappa<\/a>, a Marymount Center for Optimal Aging (MCOA) research affiliate and expert in falls prevention and healthy aging, is sharing her expertise with national media and federal policymakers this month. Dr. Pappa is a member of the Executive Committee of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/arthritis\/virginia-arthritis-coalition\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Virginia Arthritis and Falls Prevention Coalition<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and she is involved in regional falls prevention initiatives, including leading the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novafallsprevention.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Northern Virginia Falls Prevention Alliance<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last Tuesday, September 1<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">st<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 2025, Dr. Pappa was featured on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agingmattersonline.com\/radio-show\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aging Matters Podcast<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, where she discussed the importance of fall risk awareness and prevention strategies for older adults. The episode went live last Tuesday, and it is available to listen to now on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/aging-matters\/id1526204286\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Apple Podcast<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0HvZeXmoVAmtXmbQwBJVvM\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/redcircle.com\/show\/89c0483f-e683-4667-8550-8fc560f85e1b\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">RedCircle<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/AgingMatters\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mixcloud<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Pappa\u2019s advocacy work continues this week, on Wednesday, September 17<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, as she heads to Washington, D.C., to join the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncoa.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Council on Aging (NCOA)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for a Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill. 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