We know that if adults and older adults increase their physical activity, improve their eating habits, practice self-care skills and take steps to minimize their risk of falling they can live longer and healthier lives. The same is true for adults who care for family or friends.
Communities provide a critical role in supporting healthy aging. Communities that provide effective programs and supportive environments that allow older adults to get regular physical activity, eat a healthy diet, and avoid tobacco, can reduce the risk of chronic diseases and disability and promote health for people of all ages.
Regulatory Authority
The federal Older Americans Act provides limited funding to states support health promotion and disease prevention efforts through Title IIID – Health Promotion/Disease Prevention. These Title IIID funds are received by the State Unit on Aging and distributed to Oregon’s Area Agencies on Aging based on the state’s approved intrastate funding formula. As of 2012, the Older Americans Act requires that Area Agencies on Aging use the IIID funds to support programs and activities that are considered evidence-based.
Program Standards
Older Americans Act Criteria for Evidence-Based Programs
Information on the required use of IIID funds to support evidence-based programs, and the Administration on Aging’s list of programs they recognize as evidence-based.
Oregon List of evidence-based programs (February 2013)
Programs recognized as evidence-based or best practice interventions by the Administration on Aging, National Council on Aging, and/or the Centers for Disease Control.
Links to Key Areas Impacting Healthy Aging
Use the following links to find information on these core areas that impact healthy aging.
Healthy aging resources and reports
- Evidence-based and best practice resources
List of evidence-based programs (February 2013)
Programs recognized as evidence-based or best practice interventions by the Administration on Aging, National Council on Aging, and/or the Centers for Disease Control.
Highest Level Evidence-Based Program from the National Council on Aging
Detailed list of programs that meet the highest-level criteria for use of Older Americans Act IIID funding, developed by the National Council on Aging in July 2012
Healthy aging: Programs that make a difference
Summary report based on three-year grant supporting evidence-based programs in Oregon.
National Council on Aging Model Programs
Information on nationally recognized programs and the on-line Introduction to Health Promotion Programs for Older Adults Series on effective community-based healthy aging programs.
The Community Guide to Preventive Services
Recommended program and policy interventions from the national Task Force on Community Preventive Services.
- Oregon Healthy Aging Resources and Reports
Oregon Healthy Aging Listserv A listserv providing updates on training, new resources, and events relating to healthy aging efforts in Oregon.
Healthy Aging in Oregon Counties 2009 report on issues impacting the health of older Oregonians. The report includes regional and county fact sheets, and detailed on-line county and AAA-region data for on health conditions, risk factors, and costs.
Healthy Aging: Programs that Make a Difference Summary report based on three-year grant supporting evidence-based programs in Oregon.
Healthy Aging Survey 2009 Summary results of an on-line survey of directors of AAAs and local Health Departments in Oregon on interest and involvement in addressing healthy aging.
- National Healthy Aging Resources and Reports
State of Aging & Health in America State-by-state comparison of key health indicators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Older Americans: Key Indicators of Well-Being National health and aging data from the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Healthy Aging Program The CDC's healthy aging program, including reports and recommendations on brain health and caregiving.
Health Information from the National Institute on Aging Health information, publications, clinical trials, and links to related sites and organizations.
The Community Guide to Preventive Services Recommended program and policy interventions from the national Task Force on Community Preventive Services.
The Aging States Project Report with recommendations and examples of collaborative projects in various states.