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Focus On Falls Prevention

Activities set for NC Falls Prevention Awareness Week 9/20-26; Falls prevention broadens reach. Preventing falls, and consequently preventing disability and reining in health care costs, are receiving special attention as Fall begins. Through the efforts of the North Carolina Falls Prevention Coalition, of which the UNC Institute on Aging is a founding partner, and the national Falls Free Coalition of 35 states and 70 organizations, awareness of falls prevention interventions, and implementation of programming to carry them out, are increasing throughout the state and nation. Ellen Schneider, Associate Director at the Institute on Aging and steering committee member of the North Carolina Falls Prevention Coalition notes, “Falls are not an inevitable part of aging. We are undertaking a concerted effort in our state to raise awareness of the evidence-based actions that can be taken to help reduce the chances of falling and to increase the availability of programs that have been proven to help reduce falls. We all want seniors to remain as safe and independent as possible for as long as possible.”
Each day of North Carolina’s Falls Prevention Awareness Week will have a specific focus:

Monday: Kickoff
Tuesday: Assessing Risks for Falls
Wednesday: Managing Medications
Thursday: Moving Your Body
Friday: Maximizing Vision
Saturday: Increasing Home and Environmental Safety

NC DAAS Profiles Orange County program participants. Visit the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services news page to view profiles of two Orange County residents who have participated in the "Get Some Balance In Your Life" programs in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough.

IOA Research Scientist Dr. Tiffany Shubert speaks on falls prevention. Tiffany Shubert and Dr. Debbie Rose, the originator of Fallproof! and leader in the field of comunity-based balance intervention, co-presented at the Exercise and Physical Activity in Aging Conference: Blending Research and Practice, in Indianapolis in July. Their talk, "Evidence-Based Exercise Prescription for Balance and Fall Prevention", presented the cutting-edge research on falls and discussed ways to re-engineer the delivery of physical therapy to meet the current guidelines for falls prevention. Also presenting was Dr. Lori Schrodt, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at Western Carolina University, and former fellow in the IOA's CPHAR program. Dr. Schrodt's research paper was titled, Exercise Characteristics of Older Women in a Rural Community. Dr. Shubert was a co-author.

These are selected new additions to the AgeLib Digital Library. The links below will open a new window displaying the AgeLib record.

How Boomers can contribute to student success: Emerging encore opportunities in K-12 education/ report
view the record

Older adults and social media / report
view the record

Pension partcipation and uncovered workers / report
view the record

Featured Web Site:
Senior Community Service Employment Program
http://www.doleta.gov/seniors/
A program of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) enhances employment opportunities for older Americans and promotes them as a solution for businesses seeking trained, qualified, and reliable employees. The web site offers workers resources and online tools help in all stages of job and career development, and offers employers information to understand the public workforce system and how it can help meet business objectives. Links to state and regional level contacts are also provided.

NC*AGING e-newsletter #102 \| a service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center \| September, 2010
Governor's Conference On Aging: Deadlines Approaching The 2010 North Carolina Governor's Conference on Aging is scheduled for October 13-15, 2010. The preprogram, session abstracts and registration form are available on the conference website. Tuesday, September 21st is the deadline for the conference hotel special block room rate of $105/night plus tax. Make reservations at this rate at the hotel's Conference link, or call the Sheraton Imperial (919-941-5050) and ask for the NC Conference on Aging block room rate. DeFriese Doctoral Award Nominations Open To 9/13/10 The UNC Institute on Aging has extended the deadline for doctoral student nominations for the 2010 Gordon H. DeFriese Career Development in Aging Research Awards until September 13, 2010. (The extension does not apply to the faculty/staff award nominations.) Two $2,500 awards will be available for doctoral students. Please visit the DeFriese Awards web page for the application form and additional information. First IOA Seminar Scheduled For 9/20/10 All are invited to the first IOA Seminar of the Fall semester, "2010 Governor's Conference on Aging: Building a Livable and Senior-Friendly North Carolina", with speaker Bill Lamb. Bill is the IOA Associate Director for Public Service, and Conference Chair of the October 2010 Governor's Conference on Aging. He will provide summaries of Senate Bill 195 activities, the State Aging Readiness Survey, and the upcoming Governor's Conference on Aging, all of which will form the basis for the 2011 State Aging Plan. The seminar is scheduled for 3:30-5:00 pm in the second floor conference room at the UNC Institute on Aging, 720 MLK Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill. SGS Call For Presentations- Due 10/1/10 The 32nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society, themed "The New Aging Enterprise", will be held April 14-17, 2011 in Raleigh, NC. The Call for Presentations is now online. The submission deadline is October 1, 2010. PubAlerts Current Awareness Service A free service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center, PubAlerts are available in four topic areas. Each PubAlert lists new publications such as journal articles and reports and other grey literature. Subject areas covered are frontline healthcare workers, health promotion and healthy aging, older workers, and lifelong learning, civic engagement and library and information services for older adults. Visit the PubAlerts page to view pdf versions of archived alerts, or to subscribe to alerts for one or more topics. IOA Researchers Develop Jobs to Careers Readiness Tool Jennifer Craft Morgan, PhD, IOA Associate Director for Research, and Thomas R. (Bob) Konrad, PhD, IOA Senior Research Scientist, have developed an online tool to help organizations self-assess their readiness for implementing innovations in the area of work-based learning and career pathway initiatives for Frontline Health and Healthcare Workers (FLWs). This tool allows organizations to assess strengths and limitations related to policies, practices and work processes that are likely to contribute to the successful implementation and adoption of FLW workforce development initiatives. Read more... IOA Staff Changes Mary Altpeter, PhD, has stepped down as Interim Co-Director to focus fulltime on directing the IOA's Healthy Aging Initiatives program. Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, PhD, and Mary H. Palmer, PhD, will continue as IOA Interim Co-Directors. The IOA welcomes Tara Green-Royster as the WIN A STEP UP Program Manager. Tara will be conducting trainings, making site visits, and recruiting facilities to participate in the WIN A STEP UP program. IOA Accepting Donations For Victor Marshall GSA Scholarship Fund Student mentoring has been a very important and significant aspect of the faculty career of Dr. Victor Marshall, former director of the UNC Institute on Aging. In 2009, the IOA established the Victor Marshall Scholarship Fund, to support student attendance at the annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America. Many thanks to all who gave to the fund last year. New contributions are welcome by check to the UNC Institute on Aging (memo: Victor Marshall scholarship fund). Send to: Robin Burke, UNC Institute on Aging, 720 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.,CB #1030, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1030. September Marks Many National Aging Awareness Events Visit the various web sites for these events to find ideas and toolkits for participating in a big month for aging observances. Healthy Aging Month National Senior Center Month Adult Day Services Week Active Aging Week National Falls Prevention Awareness Day Grandparents' Day	Aging & Health Promotion News Focus On Falls Prevention Activities set for NC Falls Prevention Awareness Week 9/20-26; Falls prevention broadens reach. Preventing falls, and consequently preventing disability and reining in health care costs, are receiving special attention as Fall begins. Through the efforts of the North Carolina Falls Prevention Coalition, of which the UNC Institute on Aging is a founding partner, and the national Falls Free Coalition of 35 states and 70 organizations, awareness of falls prevention interventions, and implementation of programming to carry them out, are increasing throughout the state and nation. Ellen Schneider, Associate Director at the Institute on Aging and steering committee member of the North Carolina Falls Prevention Coalition notes, “Falls are not an inevitable part of aging. We are undertaking a concerted effort in our state to raise awareness of the evidence-based actions that can be taken to help reduce the chances of falling and to increase the availability of programs that have been proven to help reduce falls. We all want seniors to remain as safe and independent as possible for as long as possible.” Each day of North Carolina’s Falls Prevention Awareness Week will have a specific focus: Monday: Kickoff Tuesday: Assessing Risks for Falls Wednesday: Managing Medications Thursday: Moving Your Body Friday: Maximizing Vision Saturday: Increasing Home and Environmental Safety NC DAAS Profiles Orange County program participants. Visit the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services news page to view profiles of two Orange County residents who have participated in the "Get Some Balance In Your Life" programs in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. IOA Research Scientist Dr. Tiffany Shubert speaks on falls prevention. Tiffany Shubert and Dr. Debbie Rose, the originator of Fallproof! and leader in the field of comunity-based balance intervention, co-presented at the Exercise and Physical Activity in Aging Conference: Blending Research and Practice, in Indianapolis in July. Their talk, "Evidence-Based Exercise Prescription for Balance and Fall Prevention", presented the cutting-edge research on falls and discussed ways to re-engineer the delivery of physical therapy to meet the current guidelines for falls prevention. Also presenting was Dr. Lori Schrodt, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at Western Carolina University, and former fellow in the IOA's CPHAR program. Dr. Schrodt's research paper was titled, Exercise Characteristics of Older Women in a Rural Community. Dr. Shubert was a co-author. New from NC Researchers For a list of items recently published by North Carolina faculty, see New & Notable Publications. New from the Digital Library These are selected new additions to the AgeLib Digital Library. The links below will open a new window displaying the AgeLib record. How Boomers can contribute to student success: Emerging encore opportunities in K-12 education/ report view the record Older adults and social media / report view the record Pension partcipation and uncovered workers / report view the record Featured Web Site: Senior Community Service Employment Program http://www.doleta.gov/seniors/ A program of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) enhances employment opportunities for older Americans and promotes them as a solution for businesses seeking trained, qualified, and reliable employees. The web site offers workers resources and online tools help in all stages of job and career development, and offers employers information to understand the public workforce system and how it can help meet business objectives. Links to state and regional level contacts are also provided.
Upcoming Events In NC September 20, 2010 IOA Seminar: "2010 Governor's Conference on Aging: Building a Livable and Senior-Friendly North Carolina" 3:30-5:00 p.m., UNC Institute on Aging, 720 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 2nd Floor conference room Free and open to the public September 27 - October 3, 2010 North Carolina Senior Games September 29, 2010 Alzheimer's From The Inside Out Richard Taylor, PhD 5:00-6:30 pm, UNC Greensboro RSVP: Lori Kerr, lakerr@uncg.edu, 336-256-1020 Save The Dates October 13-15, 2010 North Carolina Conference On Aging Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Research Triangle Park View our complete events calendar at www.aging.unc.edu/events/. Subscribe to News Services from the IOA IOA News Releases: Subscribe to an RSS feed of our current news page. *NCAging*: Subscribe to the ioanews listserv to receive notice of the publication of NCAging. PubAlerts: Subscribe to the IOA's PubAlerts service on literature in selected fields of interest. Jobs in Aging: The Jobs in Aging web page lists available positions both within North Carolina and nationally. An RSS feed is available.
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Governor's Conference On Aging: Deadlines Approaching

DeFriese Doctoral Award Nominations Open To 9/13/10

First IOA Seminar Scheduled For 9/20/10

SGS Call For Presentations- Due 10/1/10

PubAlerts Current Awareness Service

IOA Researchers Develop Jobs to Careers Readiness Tool

IOA Staff Changes

IOA Accepting Donations For Victor Marshall GSA Scholarship Fund

September Marks Many National Aging Awareness Events

Focus On Falls Prevention

Upcoming Events In NC

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