3122.0: Monday, November 17, 2003: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
Panel Discussion | |||
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| Americans while living longer, are not necessarily living in better health after the age of 65. Since 1990, healthy life expectancy (the number of healthy years of life remaining after reaching the age of 65) has remained somewhat constant at about 12 years. The literature has shown that healthy aging and quality of life can be enhanced by taking advantage of recommended preventive health services and adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors. This session will focus on creative approaches that demonstrate how health promotion and chronic disease prevention strategies for older adults may be implemented in the community. Emphasis will be given to translating science into practice. Specific examples discussed will include the health promotion initiative for older adults being conducted by the national network of Prevention Research Centers, the identification of best practice health promotion projects from a recent National Council on Aging Survey, the findings of the Healthy Aging States Project which evaluated the potential to promote wellness program collaboration between the Public Health and Aging Networks and finally the role of physical activity and community coalitions in supporting successful aging. | |||
| Learning Objectives: 1) Attendees will be able to explain the national network of Prevention Research Centers and their role in promoting healthy aging. 2) Attendees will be able to describe three best practice health promotion projects identified by the National Council on Aging. 3) Attendees will be able to discuss four specific options for increasing collaboration between State Units on Aging and Public Health Departments in chronic disease prevention. 4) Attendees will be able to discuss the significance of physical activity in maintaining the health of individuals as they age. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Allan Goldman | |||
| Reducing the burden of arthritis: An impact evaluation of a partnership model in Illinois Karen Peters, DrPH | |||
| Organized by: | Gerontological Health | ||
| Endorsed by: | American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus; Medical Care; Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Nursing, Pharmacy | ||