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Direct linkFrank, Janet C.; Altpeter, Mary; Damron-Rodriguez, JoAnn; Driggers, Joann; Lachenmayr, Susan; Manning, Colleen; Martinez, Dana M.; Price, Rachel M.; Robinson, Patricia – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
Current public health and aging service agency personnel have little training in gerontology, and virtually no training in evidence-based health promotion and disease management programs for older adults. These programs are rapidly becoming the future of our community-based long-term care support system. The purpose of this project was to develop…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Labor Force, Gerontology, Community Colleges
Fox, Patrick J.; Vazquez, Laurie; Tonner, Chris; Stevens, Judy A.; Fineman, Norman; Ross, Leslie K. – Health Education & Behavior, 2010
Using a randomized controlled trial, we tested the efficacy of a fall prevention intervention to reduce falls among adults in a community-based health promotion program. Adults aged 65 and older within two counties were recruited (control n = 257; intervention n = 286). After 12 months, there was a significant decrease in the number of falls in…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Intervention, Health Promotion, Public Health
Download full textCarlson, Charles R.; Paine, Miriam – 1974
Guidelines resulting from a demonstration project to test approaches and methods in providing direct educational opportunities to the aging are provided. The sections of this book of guidelines are: Introduction--Why This Book of Guidelines (A Philosophy for Developing Educational Programs for the Aging, Basic Facts About the Aging, and The Aging…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
