The National Council on Aging (NCOA)

The National Council on Aging is leading the 17th annual Falls Prevention Week during the week of September 23-27. Community organizations and senior centers nationwide will hold events to educate older adults about how to reduce their risk of a fall by offering evidence-based falls prevention programs, workshops, screenings, and more. NCOA partners in cities such as Albuquerque, Seattle, Dallas, and Fort Worth will host events targeted to Native American, Japanese, Chinese, Black, and Hispanic older adults. The participants will explore home safety tips, strength and balance tests, medication reviews, and shoe fitting screenings.

A new Policy Spotlight from the Aging and Disability Business Institute and the National Council on Aging provides an overview of how telehealth has changed as a result of the pandemic. The Policy Spotlight outlines the current challenges related to access to telehealth, identifies opportunities for the Aging Network and discusses legislative actions for expanding telehealth.

Evidence-based community falls prevention programs can reduce falls, risk factors, and costs associated with falls. Community-based programs address a wide range of risk factors such as improving muscle strength and balance, removing home hazards that contribute to falls, and increasing confidence to engage in falls-reduction activities. NCOA's infographic highlights key statistics on falls injuries and solutions to help save lives and money.

NCOA has published a resource to help older adults navigate mental health information online. The resource discusses important details to pay attention to when reviewing digital content, including the source, author, and date of publication. The resource also explores how individuals can identify misinformation on the internet.

NCOA has published a resource to help older adults navigate mental health information online. The resource discusses important considerations to pay attention to when reviewing digital content, including the source, author, and date of publication, as well explains how to identitfy misinformation.

NCOA's Boost Your Budget Week is an annual campaign to educate low-income older adults about money-saving benefits. From April 11-15, 2022 NCOA will be encouraging older adults to see if they qualify for benefits programs to help pay for food, medicine, utilities, and more.

This blog post explores how the aging network can leverage home and community based services to address needs and improve the quality of life for older adults with HIV/AIDS. The post explains what evidence-based programs are and provides examples of a few that can support this population, including Falls Prevention and Positive Self-Management programs. It also provides a list of trainings and resources to help better serve older adults with HIV/AIDS.