NC Healthy Aging materials

Journal Articles

Altpeter, M., Bryant, L., Schneider, E., & Whitelaw, N. (2006). Evidence-based health practice: Knowing and using what works for older adults. Home Health Care Quarterly: The Journal of Community Care, 25 (1/2), 1 - 11. [abstract]

Bors, P., Altpeter, M., Luken, K., & Marshall, V.W. (2004). Community design: The next step to an active society? Journal on Active Aging, 3(1), 24-35.

Bryant, L., Altpeter, M., & Whitelaw, N. (2006). Evaluation of programs to promote health
in older adults: An introduction. Journal of Applied Gerontology 25(3), 197-213.

Hughes, Susan L; Williams, Barbara; Molina, Lourdes C.; Bayles, Constance; Bryant, Lucinda L.; Harris, Jeffrey R.; Hunter, Rebecca; Ivey, Susan; Watkins, Ken. (2005). Characteristics of physical activity programs for older adults: results of a multisite study. The Gerontologist 45(5): 667-75.

Marshall, V.M. & Altpeter, M. (2005). Cultivating social work leadership in health promotion and aging: Strategies for active aging interventions. Health & Social Work, 30(2), 135-144.

The Healthy Aging Research Network Writing Group. (2006). The Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network. Preventing Chronic Disease, 3(1). Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2006/jan/05_0054.htm.

Community Education Materials

BeAlive: A community guide to fitness programs for older adults (Durham, NC)

BeAlive guides for other U.S. communities

“Healthy Aging: A Resource Guide for North Carolina”
Not available online - for information about this brochure and posters, please contact the NC DHHS/PH Older Adults Branch

Healthy Aging: Spread the Word (Powerpoint slideshow; warning: this is a large (7MB) file)

NC Roadmap for Healthy Aging

Online Community Action Resources for Promoting Healthy Aging: a guide from the North Carolina Healthy Aging Network and the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center

Taking extra precautions can cut risk of falls in older adults (two-part video, October 2008)

Presentations

Approaches to Strengthening NC’s Capacity to Promote Healthy Aging
AHRQ, June 28, 2005

North Carolina Demographics: An Overview of Aging and Health
North Carolina Health Promotion and Aging Leader’s Meeting, March 29, 2005

The NC Healthy Aging Network: Public Health, Aging, and Campus Communities Promoting Healthy Aging
National Conference on Chronic Disease and Prevention and Control, February 20, 2003

Building a Statewide Prevention Initiative: Lessons from the NC Healthy Aging Network
North Carolina Conference on Aging, October 29, 2002

Building a Statewide Prevention Initiative: Lessons from the NC Healthy Aging Network
Southern Gerontological Society 23rd Annual Meeting, May 23, 2002