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4366.1 Promoting Aging-Friendly CommunitiesTuesday, November 1, 2011: 4:30 PM
Oral
Promoting aging-friendly communities is increasingly important with the aging of the US population. This session covers the following topics related to this important issue: trends of the aging population and the implications for public policy, environmental factors related with physical activity level in elderly people, ageism in the retail environment, evaluation of the Aging Well at Home Demonstration Program on promoting aging friendly urban neighborhoods, and a collaboration between Adult Protective Services and the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System to link cases of elder maltreatment to injury and violent deaths.
Session Objectives: 1. Explain why if we, as a society, are to promote "successful aging" it is critical to look beyond the minimal provision of four walls and a roof to address how that senior in the home is able to connect to his/her neighborhood and community.
2. Identify and describe key aspects of elder maltreatment and injury and violent death.
Moderator:
Mary Ellen Kullman, MPH
5:24 PM
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. Organized by: Aging & Public Health
CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)
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