National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability Awards Funding to Advance Partnerships for Inclusive Health
The National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) at the UAB-Lakeshore Research Collaborative announces awards for the Partnership for Inclusive Health Innovation Grants. These grants, awarded to seven prominent organizations, builds off the...
Project Enhance and ACSM Exercise is Medicine (EIM) Older Adults Committee
Project Enhance is honored to work as part of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Exercise is Medicine (EIM) Older Adults Committee to contribute to an issue brief on physical activity and aging recently published in the Journal on Active Aging. Mary E....
Enhance®Fitness partnering with NCHPAD to improve participant program access nationally
According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of older Americans will nearly double in size by 2050 due largely to the aging of baby boomers. Among this group are individuals with long-term disability who, because of advances in medicine and...
Dr. Basia Belza presents at ACSM Exercise Is Medicine World Congress
Dr Basia Belza spoke on Physical Activity Across the Life Course at the American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Is Medicine World Congress. Her presentation included Sound Generations and UW Health Promotion Research Center’s EnhanceFitness as an example of an...
Aging Today article – ‘Yes, Exercise is medicine’
The March-April 2019 edition of Aging Today features an article by Paige Denison (Director, Project Enhance) and Mark Stoutenberg (Director of the Masters in Public Health program at University of Tennessee in Chattanooga) titled 'Yes, exercise is medicine - and...
‘Using Evidence-based Programs to promote Age-Friendly Systems’ Webinar
Project Enhance Using Evidence-Based Programs to Promote Age-Friendly Health Systems Part of the Aging and Disability Business Institute Series—a Collaboration of n4a and ASA On April 4th, 2019 Project Enhance Director Paige Denison and Fit & Strong’s Dr. Sue...
NACDD – Advocating for Investment in Chronic Disease Prevention Work
The NACDD released a new white paper titled 'Why Preventing Chronic Disease is Essential - Prevention Works'. Click here to view a PDF of the white...
Attention EW Counselors – New Manual Supplement
EW Counselor Manual Supplement: 'Providing EnhanceWellness to Adults with Long-Term Disability' is now available! The long-awaited EW Counselor Manual Supplement on Providing EnhanceWellness to Adults with Long-Term Disability is available for download on WellWare....
Updated Physical Activity Guidelines For Americans, 2nd Edition – EnhanceFitness Meets All Recommendations For Older Adults
Key Guidelines for Older Adults in the just released Physical Activity Guidelines, 2nd edition support the EnhanceFitness evidence-based program design - let's take a closer look: The key guidelines for adults also apply to older adults. In addition, the...
Project Enhance Selected For Aging And Disability Business Institute’s Health IT Learning Collaborative
Sound Generations/Project Enhance selected for Aging and Disability Business Institute’s Health IT Learning Collaborative. Click to read:...
EnhanceFitness Partnership With Kaiser Permanente Featured On NCOA’s Roadmap To Community Integrated Health Care
EnhanceFitness partnership with Kaiser Permanente featured on NCOA’s Roadmap to Community Integrated Health Care – Check it out under # Medicare Advantage, See It in Action: https://www.ncoa.org/toolkits/community-integrated-healthcare-toolkit/#medicare-advantage...
NY State Dept Of Health’s Arthritis Program And The NY State YMCA Foundation Inc. Work Together With EnhanceFitness
New York State Department of Health's Arthritis Program and the New York State YMCA Foundation Inc. work together to make the EnhanceFitness Program available through corporate YMCA Associations statewide – check out the inspiring videos!...