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Healthy Aging
As the Baby Boom generation grows older, people are exploring how to remain active, independent, informed and productive. Americans are paying more attention to issues of aging – from staying healthy longer to advocating for new treatment options and ending life with dignity. How to ensure a healthy quality of life for seniors is a primary question for communities throughout California and the nation.
Falls Prevention
Active Options for Aging Americans
A guide to local physical activity programs and opportunities for older adults.
Archstone Foundation
The Archstone Foundation is a leader in the world of philanthropy for issues related to Older Americans.
American Senior Fitness Association
Senior fitness information, senior fitness education, senior fitness certification, american senior fitness association, senior exercise, exercise and aging, fitness training, professional certification, health and wellness resources for exercise instructors and program developers who serve older adults. SFA is also a primary internet resource for elderly exercise participants. SFA programs include senior personal trainer, senior fitness instructor and long term care fitness leader. Distance certification is available. The SFA also publishes Mature Fitness magazine, a number of articles of which have been selected for this website. Subscription to Mature Fitness magazine is available with or without membership in SFA.
CHAMPS: Community Healthy Activities Model Program For Seniors - University of California, San Francisco
Physical activity and exercise health promotion program for seniors.
Fall Prevention Center of Excellence
This is the official website of the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence. Their mission is to identify best practices in fall prevention and to help communities offer fall prevention programs to older people who are at risk of falling.
Falls in the Home and Community - National Safety Council
This webpage, regularly updated, offers articles, resources and links about the hazards of falls for families, researchers and journalists.
First Step to Active Health
First Step to Active Health® provides an evidence-based, progressive activity program. The goal of the program is to improve health and functional ability, to promote independence, and to help prevent chronic disease and disability in adults over age 50.
National Council on Aging - Center for Healthy Aging
U.S. Fall Prevention Programs for Seniors - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
WHO | Falls Prevention in Older Age
City of Phoenix Matter of Balance
Center for Disease Control Fall Prevention Pages
Long Term Care
AARP Research Long-Term Care Insurance Coverage
Aging Services of California
California Community Choices
CHHS Olmstead Promoting Home and Community-Based Alternative to Institutionalization
Long-Term Care Champions of Choice
National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care
National Long Term Care Survey (NLTCS) Home Page
RAND California Long Term Care Statistics
Reports & Initiatives - Long Term Care - CHCF.org
California Community Choices LTC
Information about Long Term Care in California
National Center on Elder Abuse
Caregiving Project for Older Americans
The United States is in the midst of a significant and growing caregiving crisis. About 1.4 million older Americans live in nursing homes, nearly 6 million receive care at home, and significant numbers go completely without the help they need. And the growing disparity between the demand and supply of caregiving services will only worsen with the aging of baby boomers in this country.
Transportation Websites
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Senior Driver Website
American Society on Aging - DriveWell Home Page
American Society on Aging Car Fit
Beverly Foundation
California Department of Motor Vehicles Senior Home Page
Community Transportation Association of America
ElderSafety.org
National Center on Senior Transportation
Older Driver Safety Project
SeniorDrivers.org
Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
Transportation Resources
AAA. (No Date). Roadwise Review: A Tool to Help Seniors Drive Safely Longer. [On-line]. Available: www.aaapublicaffairs.com
AARP (2004). Enhancing Mobility for Older Americans: A Five Year National Action Agenda. [On-line]. Available: www.assets.aarp.org/www.aarp.org_/articles/families/Mobility_Agenda.pdf
Administration on Aging. (2005). Seniors Benefit From Transportation Partnerships: Promising Practices From the Aging Network. [On-line]. Available: www.seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/1.UsageGuide.pdf?docID=99963
Bailey, L. (2004). Aging Americans: Stranded Without Options. Surface Transportation Policy Project. [On-line]. Available: www.transact.org/report.asp?id=232
Burkhardt, J., and Kerschner, H. (2005). How to Establish and Maintain Door-Through-Door Transportation Services for Seniors. Administration on Aging, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. [On-line]. Available:
www.seniortransportation.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/HowToGuide_DoorThroughDoorTransportation.pdf?docID=100143
Foley, D., Heimovitz, H., Guralnik, J., and Brock, D. (2002). Driving Life Expectancy of Persons Aged 70 Years and Older in the United States. American Journal of Public Health. v.92, no.8. 1284-1289.
Harris Interactive. (2005). Older American Attitudes Toward Mobility and Transportation. [On-line]. Available: http://www.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/92/8/1284.pdf
Kerschner, H. (no date). Rural Transportation and Aging: Problems and Solutions. [On-line]. Available: www.beverlyfoundation.org/library/ruraltransportation/rural_transportation_and_aging.pdf
Kerschner, H., and Aizenberg, R. (1999). Transportation in an Aging Society: Focus Group Project. The Beverly Foundation. [On-line]. Available: www.seniordrivers.org/researchers/researchers.cfm?selection=0
Paratransit, Inc. Spending Tomorrow’s Dollars on Yesterday’s Problems: A Joint Report Released by Groups Concerned About Transportation Issues and an Aging Population in Sacramento. (No Date). [On-line]. Available: www.paratransit.org/report/download/paratransit_report.pdf
Transportation Research Board of the National Academies. (2006). Estimating the Impacts of the Aging Population on Transit Ridership. [On-line]. Available: www.trb.org/publications/nchrp/nchrp_w86.pdf
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