Welcome to PubAlerts. This is a service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center. Our goal is 
to alert you to new publications in the area of Healthy Aging, drawing from a wide pool of sources. 
Please contact one of the library staff at aginginfo@unc.edu if you have comments or suggestions.


--JOURNAL ARTICLES--

Dynamic Balance and Stepping Versus Tai Chi Training to Improve Balance and Stepping in At-Risk Older Adults
Joseph O. Nnodim, Debra Strasburg, Martina Nabozny, Linda Nyquist, Andrzej Galecki, Shu Chen, Neil B. Alexander
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2006 Dec 1; 54(12): 1825.
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00971.x?ai=100&ui=1cbze&af=T

The impact of professionally conducted cultural programs on the physical health, mental health, and social functioning of older adults.
Cohen GD, Perlstein S, Chapline J, Kelly J, Firth KM, Simmens S.
Gerontologist. 2006 Dec;46(6):726-34.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17169928&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum

Effects of exercise frequency on functional fitness in older adult women
Yoichi Nakamura, Kiyoji Tanaka, Noriko Yabushita, Tomoaki Sakai and Ryosuke Shigematsu
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2007 March-April; 44(2): 163-173.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T4H-4K2T529-2&_coverDate=04%2F30%2F2007&_alid=505839089&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=4975&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000004198&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=130907&md5=ea1cf6061e8bb52d7ba10e3942b64c3f

Feeling hindered by health problems and functional capacity at 60 years and above
Cecilia Fagerström, Göran Holst and Ingalill R. Hallberg
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2007 March-April; 44(2): 181-201.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T4H-4KB10XK-1&_coverDate=04%2F30%2F2007&_alid=505846676&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_qd=1&_cdi=4975&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000004198&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=130907&md5=024411773066ef23f8483024d64f20c5

Effects of aquatic exercise on flexibility, strength and aerobic fitness in adults with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee
Tsae-Jyy Wang, Basia Belza, F. Elaine Thompson, Joanne D. Whitney, Kim Bennett
Journal of Advanced Nursing
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04102.x

Healthy lifestyle behaviors among older U.S. adults with and without disabilities, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003.
McGuire LC, Strine TW, Okoro CA, Ahluwalia IB, Ford ES.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 Jan;4(1):A09.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17173717&itool=iconabstr&itool=pubmed_DocSum


--REPORTS--

Promotion of physical activity among adults: evidence into practice briefing - 2006
NHS: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
http://www.nice.org.uk/download.aspx?o=299207


--NEWS--

Structured Exercise Program May Enhance Seniors' Physical Functioning
US NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (November 17, 2006)
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2006/nia-17.htm

Researcher hopes to pinpoint factors behind healthy aging
UConn Advance - Storrs,CT,USA
... Heller, associate professor of social work, is working on a study of adult development that she hopes will help identify the predictors of healthy aging. ...
http://www.advance.uconn.edu/2006/061211/06121109.htm

Tips for Senior Citizens to Get a Good Nights Sleep Offered by ...
SeniorJournal.com - San Antonio,TX,USA
... being, quality of life and overall health, especially among the older population according to the new report The Role of Sleep In Healthy Aging, published by ...
http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Aging/6-12-07-TipsforSeniorCitizens.htm

Moderate drinking may help older women live longer
SpiritIndia - New Delhi,New Delhi,India
... in the state. ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine -- Healthy Aging News - Healthy aging is a journey and a process. Read articles on ...
http://www.spiritindia.com/health-care-news-articles-4823.html

Ten Keys To Healthy Aging
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York,NY,USA
By University of Pittsburgh's Center for Healthy Aging. (HealthNewsDigest.com)-What is longevity without health? Adults today are ...
http://healthnewsdigest.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=12&num=5038