Joan Lunden

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An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, television host, and motivational speaker, Joan Lunden has been a trusted voice in American homes for more than 40 years. For nearly two decades, Lunden greeted viewers each morning on Good Morning America making her the longest running female host ever on early morning television.

Lunden continues to be one of America’s most recognized and trusted personalities which has made her a sought-after speaker for events across the country. As an ardent health & senior advocate, Lunden has testified before the Food and Drug Administration advocating mandatory mammogram reporting and the Congressional House Ways and Means Committee advocating for the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Lunden is the host of the host the PBS television series, Second Opinion with Joan Lunden and the Washington Post Podcast series, Caring for Tomorrow on the future of healthcare. Lunden is also the ambassador to the Poynter Institute’s MediaWise for Seniors program which educates individuals over 50 on media literacy – separating fact from fiction online. Recently, Lunden joined the faculty of Lehigh University as a visiting professor in their College of Health teaching Population Health and the Media.

As a part of the sandwich generation, Lunden’s demographic is far-reaching. She is a mother of seven including two sets of teenage twins. Like many Boomers in America she has juggled being a working mom while caring for an aging parent, and brings this experience to her role as the spokesperson for the nation’s leading senior referral service, A Place for Mom, a company helping caregivers and families find the right care and resources for their loved ones.

Lunden also encourages Americans to ensure that they have adequate medical insurance coverage to protect their health and wellbeing as spokesperson for the Assurance Medicare Advantage program.

One of the most visible women in America, Lunden has graced the covers of more than 60 magazines and book covers. Lunden’s newest book, Why Did I Come into This Room: A Candid Conversation About Aging quickly became a New York Times bestseller.

In June of 2014, Lunden was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. An eternal optimist, she turned her diagnosis into an opportunity to become an advocate and help others. She chronicled her experience in her memoir Had I Known. Lunden continues to interact with American’s daily on her website, Joanlunden.com as well as her social media platforms. Lunden has served as national spokesperson for various organizations such as the American Heart Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, American Lung Association, American Red Cross, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Colon Cancer Alliance.

Joan Lunden’s books include Why Did I Come into This Room: A Candid Conversation About Aging; Had I Known; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Caregiving; Growing Up Healthy: Protecting Your Child From Diseases Now Through Adulthood; Wake-Up Calls; A Bend in the Road is Not the End of the Road; Joan Lunden’s Healthy Living; Joan Lunden’s Healthy Cooking; Mother’s Minutes; Your Newborn Baby; and Good Morning, I’m Joan Lunden.

Joan Lunden truly exemplifies today’s modern working woman.

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Joan was wonderful! I have been inundated with emails and phone calls since yesterday. Everyone is giving me positive feedback - Joan was engaging, funny, heartfelt, approachable, and so very nice! The entire day was a huge success.

– Valley Hospital Foundation

We received a lot of positive feedback from everyone in attendance and we were absolutely thrilled with how the session went. You were a truly captivating speaker and provided us all with a lot of life lessons and advice that will stick with us for life.

– Stanford

Numerous ladies have shared their enthusiasm and gratefulness for Joan's incredibly meaningful and inspiring visit, along with her dispensing excellent advice! [O]ur mammogram center has been flooded with phone calls! We all thank you for coming to Richmond and assisting us with raising important research funds while providing education - the BEST of both passions we all share! So very glad we met!

– Becky Massey - VCU Massey Cancer Center

I would like you to know that Joan Lunden inspired one of the attendees at our Oncology Symposium to get her long overdue mammogram Lo and Behold it was positive. She was an early stage but still need surgery [and treatment]. She is absolutely convinced that if she did not attend this symposium, she would not have gotten this exam and who knows when she would have followed thru. Joan makes a difference.

– Dori Holnagel, Executive Administrative Director - Hoag Family Cancer Institute

Joan "hit it out of the park!" We absolutely loved her and appreciated the work she did in preparing her remarks. It really resonated with our attendees.

– Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

Numerous ladies have shared their enthusiasm and gratefulness for Joan’s incredibly meaningful and inspiring visit, along with her dispensing excellent advice! Our mammogram center has been flooded with phone calls! We all thank you for coming to Richmond and assisting us with raising important research funds while providing education – the BEST of both passions we all share! So very glad we met!

– Health Care Audience

I would like you to know that Joan Lunden inspired one of the attendees at our Oncology Symposium to get her long overdue mammogram… lo and behold it was positive. She was an early stage but still need surgery [and treatment]. She is absolutely convinced that if she did not attend this symposium, she would not have gotten this exam… and who knows when she would have followed through. Joan makes a difference.

– Health Care Audience

Joan was wonderful! I have been inundated with emails and phone calls since yesterday. Everyone is giving me positive feedback – Joan was engaging, funny, heartfelt, approachable, and so very nice! The entire day was a huge success.

– Health Care Audience

Booksby Joan Lunden

Had I Known

Why Did I Come Into This Room?

Wake-up Calls

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Caregivers

A Bend in the Road Is Not the End of the Road

Growing Up Healthy

Healthy Living

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