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Professional ResourcesDietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010On January 31, 2011, the Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius announced the release of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the federal government’s evidence-based guidance to promote health, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity through improved nutrition and physical activity. Falls Among Older AdultsThere are more people age 65 and older in Washington hospitalized for injuries due to falls than the number of people, of all ages combined, hospitalized due to motor vehicle crashes. Health Promotion Practice SAIL articleA Translational Research Evaluation of the Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) Community-Based Fall Prevention Exercise and Education Program Healthy People 2020 - Improving the Health of AmericansHealthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to: Encourage collaborations across sectors. Guide individuals toward making informed health decisions. Measure the impact of prevention activities. NCOA (National Council on Aging) WebsiteThe Center for Healthy Aging encourages and assists community based organizations serving older adults to develop and implement evidence-based/disease prevention programs. Oral HealthPeople are living longer and healthier lives and a healthy mouth is necessary for a healthy body. Oregon's Living Well Sustainability ToolkitThe Living Well Sustainability Toolkit is designed to provide coordinators with tools and resources to successfully recruit a strong network of partners to support their program, market the program to potential participants using a wide range of strategies, and identify and implement measures to ensure programs are financially sustainable in the long term. Promoting Medicare's Preventive BenefitsA June 2011 report on use of preventive services by Medicare beneficiaries shows that more people with traditional Medicare are using services, like the annual wellness visit, that are now covered at no cost under the Affordable Care Act. SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders)SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders) is the world's oldest and largest non-profit agency addressing the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender elders. The SAGE website focuses on gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender seniors, and encourages advocacy and services to this community. You can join a section of the website called SageConnect, and as a member participate with other service providers in sharing ideas and practices for services to LGBT seniors. SAIL - Stay Active & Independent for Life Strength and Balance ProgramSAIL (Stay Active & Independent for Life) is a strength, balance and fitness program for adults 65 and older. Performing exercises that improve strength, balance and fitness are the single most important activity that adults can do to stay active and reduce their chance of falling. The entire curriculum of activities in the SAIL Program can help improve strength and balance, if done regularly. SAIL Fitness Classes may be offered at senior centers, community centers, YMCAs, parks and recreation facilities, churches, indoor malls and community colleges. Some sites offer the SAIL Program as one of many benefits of being a member of that community. SAIL is a public-domain program, which means there are no initial site license fees and no yearly renewal fees for conducting SAIL classes. The Older Americans Act provides funding to states for Area Agencies on Aging to support programs that promote healthy lifestyles and healthy behaviors among people aged 60 and older. Beginning in 2012, these funds must be spent on programs and activities which have been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation to be evidence-based and effective. SAIL has been approved as a Tier III (the highest level) Evidence-Based Program by the Administration on Aging. For more information, contact Mary Borges Washington State Department of Health mary.borges@doh.wa.gov Document Actions
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