Recreation programming recognized for encouraging healthier seniors.After completing a national competition to identify best practices in physical activity programming for older adults, The National Council on the Aging (NCOA NCOA National Change Of Address (USPS) NCOA National Council On the Aging NCOA Nuclear Receptor Coactivator NCOA National Corvette Owners Association NCoA New Care-Of Address NCOA Non-Commissioned Officer Academy ) has selected 10 programs to receive a cash award and recognition out of the more than 1,100 organizations that applied. Each of the following will receive a $1,000 award and certificate of achievement from NCOA. Three programs will also be invited to participate in a year-long University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
* Chicago Department on Aging, Chicago, Ill. * City of Aurora Senior Services, Aurora, Colo. * Holy Cross Hospital Holy Cross Hospital may refer to: In the United Kingdom:
* Hospital of Saint Raphael The Hospital of Saint Raphael or Saint Raphael Hospital, located in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, is a 511-bed hospital and an academic health center affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine. It was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth in 1907. , New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , Conn. * Johnson City Seniors Center, Johnson City, Tenn. * Madison School & Community Recreation, Madison, Wisc. * MU School of Health Professions Columbia, Mo. * Resources for Seniors, Inc., Raleigh, N.C. * Senior Services of Seattle/ King County, Seattle, Wash. * The Capital Senior Center, Columbia, S.C. Lack of physical activity and poor diets contribute to chronic diseases and are the major causes of the obesity epidemic in this country. Despite overwhelming evidence demonstrating the now well-known benefits of physical activity, older adults have the lowest rates of activity among all adults. Nearly 75 percent of older Americans don't participate in any routine physical activities. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS , few older Americans achieve the minimum recommended 30 or more minutes of physical activity on five or more days a week. Through October, researchers conducted on-site assessments at the winning organizations to learn what makes their programs successful. Time was spent looking at their physical activity programs, the program's ability to attract and retain hundreds of participants, and the way in which an agency provides resources and long-term supports. What they found will be used to help other agencies increase quality and capacity of their physical activity programs, and to garner support for state and national policies greatly needed for program expansion. Also, much of what is learned will be published in future issue briefs that NCOA will disseminate. NCOA has also launched a three-year, multi-pronged effort to assist community service organizations in offering higher quality, accessible programs that will reduce the rates of physical inactivity physical inactivity A sedentary state. Cf Physical activity. among seniors in communities across the nation. The NCOA project, which began last fall, addresses a number of strategies identified by the Robert Wood Johnson Robert Wood Johnson was the name shared by members of the family that descended from the President of Johnson & Johnson:
For more information on NCOA's project, go to www.ncoa.org. |
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