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January 25, 2007 | Story
This energetic, unconventional Harvard-trained physician has come up with a long list of ideas for reforming elderly care - all aimed at not just enriching the lives of seniors but also allowing seniors to enrich the lives of their juniors.
October 31, 2008 | Program Result
The University of Illinois established a National Blueprint Office to help implement the National Blueprint for Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older, released in 2001 and funded by RWJF.
August 1, 2007 | Program Result
The California Center for Physical Activity helped three communities promote safe and accessible neighborhood walking routes for seniors.
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Cooper Institute of Dallas, Texas, convened two annual conferences, in October 2001 and October 2002, and published papers from the conferences in two supplements to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
Brigid McHugh Sanner, a health and behavior communications consultant to RWJF, developed a national blueprint to help increase physical activity among adults age 50 and over.
January 1, 2007 | Program Result
A multisite research team, led by a researcher from the Pennsylvania State University's College of Health and Human Development, examined the factors that encourage older adults to use local parks and recreational services and what policy changes might be made to promote park use among older adults to increase their physical activity.
January 1, 2006 | Book
Statistics that show aging of the American population have led health experts to issue dire warnings. Many concerns about this vulnerable population and the strain it may place on social service programs are warranted, but focusing only on the chall ...