Gov. Kate Brown has declared May 16 “Rural Senior Day” in Oregon.

Oregon’s Rural Senior Day marks the first day of the 6th Annual Forum on Aging in Rural Oregon hosted by the Oregon Office of Rural Health. The Forum on Aging is a three-day event where providers and professionals in the field of aging present their ideas, learn from one another and bring forth new innovations to improve care and services for rural elders.

The event takes place May 16-18 at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center in Seaside; www.ohsu.edu/forumonaging.