The Role of Prevention in an Aging and Disability Resource Center – Issue Brief

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  • Prevention Brief PDF
  • Prevention Brief Word
  • Simple Strategies Word
  • Simple Strategies PDF

Article Publication Date: 
6/1/2010
Summary: 
Review an overview of federal priorities and recent trends in the field of prevention including descriptions of current initiatives in the public and private sectors, discussion of the potential role of ADRCs and other coordinated points of entry in health promotion and disease prevention programs, and sources of further information for program development. Also find a companion document that offers ten simple strategies that ADRCs can use to promote health and wellness.
Article Author: 
Flanzer, Samantha; Lash, Sarah
Topics: 
Resource Center
Populations: 
N/A
Programs/Initiatives: 
Aging and Disability Resource Center
Keywords: 
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behavioral risk factors; disease management; dm; care management; health coaching; chronic disease self-management; CDSM; care transition; veterans; evidence-based Prevention; senior risk reduction demonstration; Biopsychosocial Model; Health Promotion Initiative; A Matter of Balance; Connecticut Collaboration for Fall Prevention; Kaiser Disease Management Model; Wisconsin Family Care, Care Management Organization Prevention Practice Guidelines; Exercise Plus Program; Chronic Disease Self-Management Program; Geriatric Resources for Assessment and Care of Elders; GRACE; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic Health Coach Program

Contact

Sarah Lash
3130 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 800
Falls Church, VA 22042
sarah.lash@lewin.com
Phone: 
703-269-5723

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52557