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About evidence-based health programs for older adults

If you would like further information about evidence-based health programs for older adults, the following websites may be useful:

American Society on Aging is the largest organization of professionals in the field of aging and is geared toward enhancing the knowledge and skills of people working with older adults and their families.

Center for Healthy Aging (CHA) was founded in 1976 in response to unmet needs for health services for older adults in the community. Since then, CHA has become a nationally recognized agency for developing effective models of care for seniors and their caregivers.

Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN) is funded by the CDC and envisioned to assist with the development of a research and dissemination agenda related to the public health aspects of healthy aging. The nine universities participating in the HAN — Texas A & M University; University of California, Berkeley; University of Colorado; University of Illinois, Chicago; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Pittsburgh; University of South Carolina; University of Washington; and West Virginia University — are a subset of the 33 Prevention Research Centers located throughout the United States and provide HAN with the area expertise necessary for its success. As with all PRC research programs, there is a strong focus on partnering with community- based groups to develop programs that improve health, with a special emphasis on those communities and populations that bear a disproportionate burden of illness and disease.

Living a Healthy Life is a workshop for older adults with chronic health problems. In the past 20 years or so, the Stanford Patient Education Research Center (formerly the Stanford Arthritis Center Education Office) has developed, tested, and evaluated self-management programs for people with chronic health problems. Their first program was the Arthritis Self-Management Course (also known as the Arthritis Self-Help Workshop), which became the prototype for all their self-management programs.

National Council on the Aging (NCOA) founded in 1950, is a national network of organizations and individuals dedicated to improving the health and independence of older persons and increasing their continuing contributions to communities, society, and future generations.

NCOA Center for Healthy Aging is a national resource center for aging service providers, Administration on Aging Evidence-Based Disease Prevention Grants Program grantees, and those interested in healthy aging programs.

U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) has launched a new grants program and public/private partnership in support of community-level, evidence-based prevention programs that have proven effective in reducing the risk of disease, disability, and injury in older adults.

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