Web Resources

• Health Promotion Programs
  National Council on Aging Center for Healthy Aging (NCOA)
  www.healthyagingprograms.org
The Center for Healthy Aging at NCOA is dedicated to helping communities promote and implement evidence-based programs that promote healthy aging and healthy behaviors among older adults. On their Web site, the center provides many resources for this purpose: manuals and toolkits for evidence-based programs, examples of model programs and research to demonstrate the effectiveness of these programs. Links to other health promotion Web sites are also available on this site.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Healthy Aging for Older Adults
http://www.cdc.gov/Aging/publications.htm
In response to the increase in the U.S. aging population, the CDC has devoted much time to the study of the management of chronic illness and heath promotion for older adults. On this Web site, you can find publications examining health promotion programs as well as descriptions of evidence-based health promotion programs endorsed by the CDC. The Web site also provides the most up-to-date health and mental health statistics for our aging population, including the yearly report entitled, The State of Aging and Health in America.

The National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity among Adults Age 50 and Older
www.agingblueprint.org/PDFs/final_Blueprint_Doc.pdf
Developed by a national coalition of agencies serving the aging population, The National Blueprint concludes that there is a large scientific body of evidence to show that physical activity has many benefits for improving health and the quality of life for older adults. This report outlines community barriers to physical activities and provides broad strategies that agencies, local communities, and key stakeholders in the aging network can use to promote physical activity among individuals aged 50 and older.

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