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)

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

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