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Altpeter M, Bryant L, Schneider E, Whitelaw N. Evidence-based health practice: Knowing and using what works for older adults. Home Health Care Services Quarterly 2006(1/2):1-11; co-published as a chapter in Enguidanos S.M., ed. Evidence-based interventions for community dwelling older adults. Binghamton NY: Hayworth Press, 2006.  

Altpeter M, Bryant L, Schneider, E, Whitelaw N, Beattie L. Using the evidence base to promote healthy aging [Issue Brief, Evidence-based Health Promotion Series, no.1]. National Council on the Aging, Center for Healthy Aging, 2004. Available from: URL http://www.ncoa.org/Downloads/Evidence%2DbasedIssue%20Brief1%2Epdf.

Belza B, Shumway-Cook A, Phelan E, Williams B, Snyder S, LoGerfo J. The effects of a community-based exercise program on function and health in older adults: The EnhanceFitness Program. Journal of Applied Gerontology 2006;25(4):291-306

Bryant L, Altpeter M, Whitelaw N. Evaluation of Health Promotion Programs for Older Adults: An Introduction. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2006;25(3), 197-213

The Healthy Aging Research Network Writing Group. The Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2006 Jan.   www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2006/jan/05_0054.htm

Healthy Aging Research Network Writing Group. Aging and Physical Activity:  Assessments of the Physical Environment. (2006, Draft in Progress).

Hughes SL, Williams B, Molina LC, Bayles C, Bryant LL, Harris JR, et al. Characteristics of Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults: Results of a Multisite Survey. Gerontologist 2005;45(5):667-675. PMID:16199402

Prohaska T, Belansky E, Belza B, et al. Physical activity, public health, and aging: critical issues and research priorities. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. Sep 2006;61(5):S267-273. PMID:16960240

Abstracts and Posters

What makes this route better? A 7-site pilot study of walking among older adults (Poster) Feb. 2006

Making Evidence-Based Lifestyle Programs for Older Adults Ready for Prime-Time in Communities: Role of CDC's Healthy Aging Research Network (Poster) Oct. 2005

Healthy Aging Network Audit Tool Development and Pilot Project, Active Living Research Meeting- Feb. 2005

Physical activity program capacity: a multi-site discussion on methods and findings in assessing community capacity for providing physical activity programs for older adults - April 2004

National Best Practice Study to Improve Reach and Quality of Physical Activity Programming for Older Adults - Feb. 2004

Methods for Examining Environmental Factors in Physical Activity and Nutrition - Feb. 2003

2007 PRC-HAN Physical Activity Research-to-Practice Symposium Presentations

Belza B, LoGerfo J, Anderson L. Welcome and Conference Overview. In: HAN Symposium: Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults, From Research to Practice; 2007 Feb 14; Seattle, WA; 2007.

Bryant L, Altpeter M. Strategies to Enhance Adoption. In: HAN Symposium: Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults, From Research to Practice; 2007 Feb 14; Seattle, WA; 2007.

Goins T. Lessons Learned for Effective REACH to Target Communities. In: HAN Symposium: Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults, From Research to Practice; 2007 Feb 14; Seattle, WA; 2007.

Hughes S, Prohaska T. Fit and Strong: Strategies for REACH to Target Communities. In: HAN Symposium: Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults, From Research to Practice; 2007 Feb 14; Seattle, WA; 2007.

Levinger D. Maintenance and Sustainability: State-level Political Action for our Aging Population. In: HAN Symposium: Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults, From Research to Practice; 2007 Feb 15; Seattle, WA; 2007.

LoGerfo J, Snyder S, Piering P, Pollet C. EnhanceFitness: Strategies for Implementation and Fidelity. In: HAN Symposium: Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults, From Research to Practice; 2007 Feb 15; Seattle, WA; 2007.

Ory M. Maintenance and Sustainability: Embedding in an Organizational Setting. In: HAN Symposium: Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults, From Research to Practice; 2007 Feb 15; Seattle, WA; 2007.

PRC Healthy Aging Research Network Physical Activity Conference Planning Workgroup. HAN Symposium:  Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults, From Research to Practice; 2007 Feb 14 & 15; Seattle, WA; 2007.

Whitelaw N, Glasgow R. Laying the Foundation. In: HAN Symposium: Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults, From Research to Practice; 2007 Feb 14; Seattle, WA; 2007.

Wilcox S. Identifying and Adhering to Essential Elements. In: HAN Symposium: Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults, From Research to Practice; 2007 Feb 15; Seattle, WA; 2007.

Conference Presentations

  1. Belza B, PRC-HAN Physical Activity Conference Planning Workgroup. Moving Ahead:  Strategies and Tools to Plan, Conduct, and Maintain Effective Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults. In: PRC-HAN Physical Activity Conference; 2007 June; Seattle, WA: CDC; 2007.

  2. Belza B, Anderson L, Ory M, Altpeter M. Strategies to Assure Maintenance of Evidence-Based Physical Activity. In: Joint NCOA/ASA Conference; 2007 March 7-10; Chicago, IL; 2007.

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  3. Bryant, L. and members of the San Luis Valley Healthy Aging Research Network. Community Team (Blevins, S., Davis, S., Lopez, J., Morgan-Lloyd, P., Seegrist, M., Trujillo, J.) "You can see them, like they work until the age of 90 and still be sharp": What it means to age well. Poster presentation. Gerontological Society of America 60thAnnual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 19, 2007.

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  4. CDC, PRC-Healthy Aging Research Network, Alzheimer's Association. The Healthy Brain Initiative: A National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health; 2007 June.

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  5. Corwin, S., S.B. Laditka, J.N. Laditka, R. Liu, S. Wilcox, A. Mathews.  “’I Gotta Keep Mine Sharp’:  Concerns about Cognitive Aging among Older People.”  Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.  November 16-20, 2007.  San Francisco, CA.

  6. Corwin S.J., J.N. Laditka, S.B. Laditka, R. Liu, K. Butler, S. Wilcox, and C.B. Cornman. "Seniors' perceptions of aging well: Implications for brain health promotion." American Public Health Association 135 Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, November 3-7, 2007.

  7. Laditka, J.N., S.B. Laditka, S. Corwin, R. Liu, S. Wilcox, A. Mathews. "’Puzzles. Doctors say so; everybody's saying they're healthy to do’: Older Individuals' Ideas for Promoting Brain Health.” Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.  November 16-20, 2007.  San Francisco, CA.

  8. Liu, R., J.N. Laditka, S.B. Laditka, S. Corwin, S. Wilcox, K. Butler.  "Aging Can Be Fun!” How Seniors Inform Others To Maintain Cognitive Health.  Annual Meeting of The American College Of Epidemiology. Miami, Fl.  September 15-18, 2007.

  9. Liu, R., J.N. Laditka, S.B. Laditka, S. Corwin, S. Wilcox, K. Butler, A. Mathews.  "We Don’t Know What to Believe Anymore”:  Formative Research Identifying Opportunities to Promote Cognitive Health.  Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America. November 16-20, 2007.  San Francisco, CA.

  10. Liu, R., J.N. Laditka, S.B. Laditka, S. Corwin, S. Wilcox, K. Butler, A. Price.   "We Don’t Know What to Believe Anymore”:  The Impact of Popular Media on Seniors’ Perceptions of Cognitive Health.  4th Annual Aging Research Day, “Diversity in Aging Research.” Columbia, SC.  April 13, 2007.

  11. Sharkey, J., J.N. Laditka, S.B. Laditka, A. Hochhalter, S. Corwin, R. Liu, D. Friedman, S. Wilcox. Attitudes about Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Brain Health Among Older Adults in the United States. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.  Oslo, Norway, June 20-23, 2007.

  12. Tseng, W., S. Ivey, W. Satariano.  Cultural Beliefs and Motivations about Brain Health among Chinese and Vietnamese Older Adults.    Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.  November 16-20, 2007.  San Francisco, CA.

  13. Wu, B., R. Turner-Goins, J.N. Laditka.  Perception of Dementia and Healthy Lifestyle among Older Adults in Rural West Virginia.  16th International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences.  Kunming, China, July, 2008.  [Abstract Submitted]

  14. Lacenski A, Karras B, Moni G, Dockrey M, LoGerfo J. Active Options: A Web Application to Help Seniors Locate Fitness Resources. In: American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Fall Symposium; Nov 2006; Washington DC.

  15. PRC - Healthy Aging Research Network. Case Study Report. Atlanta, GA: CDC; 2007 March.

  16. Altpeter M, Anderson L, Buchner D, Ory M, Phelan E, Whitelaw N. Evidence-Based Disability and Disease Prevention for Elders. In: Translating Research into Community-Based Programs:  A Workshop for State and Local Teams. Feb 14-16; Atlanta, GA; 2006.
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  17. Beard, R.  2006.  "Promoting brain health: the impact of diagnosis, ethnicity and socioeconomic status on health beliefs and behaviors." International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders to be held in Madrid, Spain. July 15-20. 2.

  18. Beard, R.  2006.  "Whose Brain Health Are We Talking About? Understanding Beliefs Regarding Memory Loss Across Race, Socioeconomic Status, And Gender."  Dementia Care Conference meeting to be held in Atlanta, GA. September 11-13. 3).

  19. Beard, R.  2006.  "Successful according to whom?  comparing perceptions of aging across race and mental status." Gerontological Society of America.  Dallas, TX. November 16-20.

  20. Beard, R. Sue Hughes, and Tom Prohaska.  2006.  "What is brain health?  situating perceptions of Alzheimer's across race, class, and gender." American Public Health Association meetings to be held in Boston, MA.  November 4-8. 4).

  21. Davis, C.B., J.N. Laditka, S.B. Laditka, S. Corwin, S. Wilcox, C.B. Cornman, and the Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN).  “Keep the Brain You Do Have Working:” Attitudes about Brain Health in the United States. Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America. November 16-20, 2006. 
  22. Healthy Aging Research Network, Laditka JN, Bryant L, Altpeter M, Sharkey J, Wilcox S, et al. Promoting Brain Health through Physical Activity:  A Project of the Healthy Aging Research Network. In: International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health. Atlanta, Georgia; 2006.
  23. Healthy Aging Research Network, Prohaska T, Satariano W, Ory M, Buchner D, Hunter R. Aging and Physical Activity: Across Geographical Regions and Settings. In: International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health. Atlanta, Georgia; 2006.
  24. J. Laditka, L. Bryant, S. Albert, M. Altpeter, L. Anderson, C. Bayles, R. Beard, K. Butler, S. Corwin, D. Fetterman, C. Graham, S. Hughes, R. Hunter, S. Laditka, R. Liu, R. Logsdon, J. Sharkey, S. Ivey, S. Wilcox, B. Wu, and the Health Aging Research Network (HAN).  National Community-Based Research to Promote and Protect Brain Health: The Healthy Aging Research Network.  CDC’s 2006 National Health Promotion Conference: Innovations in Health Promotion, New Avenues for Collaboration.  Atlanta, GA.  September 14, 2006. 
  25. Laditka SB, Laditka JN, Wilcox S, Healthy Aging Research Network. "Remember the Creator in the Days of Your Youth and Your Days Will Be Long and Sharp":  Attitudes about Brain Health among Older African Americans in the United States. In: International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders; Summer 2006.
  26. Laditka, J.N.,Bryant, L., Altpeter, M., Sharkey, J., Wilcox, S., Anderson, L., Satariano, W., and the Health Aging Research Network.  Promoting Brain Health through Physical Activity:  A Project of the Healthy Aging Research Network.  International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health.  Atlanta, GA,  April 17-20, 2006.
  27. Laditka, J.N., S.B. Laditka, and S. Wilcox. Attitudes about Brain Health among Older African Americans in the United States.  10th Annual International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ICAD).  Madrid, Spain.  July 15-20, 2006. 
  28. Laditka, S.B., J.N. Laditka, S. Wilcox, C.B. Davis, M.J. Lane, S. Corwin, K. Butler.  Staying Sharp: Attitudes About Brain Health Among Older African Americans In South Carolina.3rd Annual Aging Research Day, “Diversity in Aging Research.” Charleston, SC.  April 7, 2006.
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  29. Moni G. Active Options for Aging Americans: Creating and Utilizing an Online Census Survey of Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults. Washington Alliance for Healthy Aging - Healthy Aging Summit. Seattle, WA; 2006.
  30. PRC - Healthy Aging Research Network. PRC-HAN exhibit/display. In: Choices for Independence, A National Leadership Summit; 2006 Dec 5-6; Washington D.C.; 2006.
  31. Sanker S, Lewis K. Active Options for Aging Americans: Using the Web to Increase Accessibility to Physical Activity Programs. In: NCOA/ASA Pre-conference Program; March 15; Anaheim, CA; 2006.
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  32. Satariano W. Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Older Populations. In: Active Living Research; Feb 16-18; San Diego, CA; 2006.
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  33. Brownson R, Ballew P, Levinger D. Proven Practices:  Improving Community Health through Physical Activity “Approaches to Auditing Communities for Activity Friendliness: Finding the Forest Among the Trees" (Panel Discussion). In: WCPPA Annual Meeting; 2005 Dec. 5; Seattle, WA; 2005.
  34. Bryant L, Altpeter M, Schneider E, Whitelaw N. Working together to provide evidence-based healthy aging programs: Public health, aging and university communities. In: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting; Philadelphia, PA; 2005 Dec 10-14.
  35. Bryant L, Hunter R, Sible C, Pluto D, Wilcox S, Tindall S, et al. Healthy Aging Network Audit Tool Development and Pilot project. In: 2nd Annual Active Living Research Meeting. Coronado, CA; 2005 Feb 25-26.
  36. Kealey M, Kruger J, Hunter R, Ivey S, Satariano W, Bayles C, et al. Engaging older adults to be more active where they live: audit tool development [abstract]. In: 19th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Atlanta, GA; 2005 March.
  37. Sharkey JR, Belza B, Altpeter MA. Making Evidence-Based Lifestyle Programs for Older Adults Ready for Prime Time in Communities: Role of the CDC’s Healthy Aging Research Network (HAN). In: 3rd National Prevention Summit:  Innovations in Community Prevention; Washington, DC; 2005 Oct. 24-25.
  38. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, December 6-7, 2004. Hughes S, Bayles C, Prohaska T, Hunter R, Williams B. Estimating the supply of physical activity programs for older adults: Results and applications of a multi-site survey. In: Gerontological Society of America 57th Annual Scientific Meeting; Washington, DC; 2004 November 19-23.
  39. LoGerfo JP, Piering P: PEARLS of Partnership. Presented at "Evidence Based Disability and Disease Prevention for Elders: Translating Research into Community Based Programs. A Workshop for State and Local Teams." Dec, 2004.
  40. Sible C, Hunter R, Hughes S, Bayles C, Bryant L, Harris J, et al. Physical activity programs for older adults: results and applications of a multi-site survey (poster presentation). In: The Cooper Institute:  An Agenda for Diffusion and Dissemination: Increasing Physical Activity in World Populations. Dallas, TX; 2004.