Press Releases

Better Choices, Better Health™ Goes National

No-cost online workshop for people with arthritis, diabetes, heart disease and all other chronic conditions now available nationwide at SelfManage.org

Washington, D.C.(May 3, 2011) – The National Council on Aging (NCOA) today announced the national launch of Better Choices, Better Health™, the online version of the internationally recognized Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP). Registration for, and information about, the online workshop can be found at SelfManage.org. Offered at no-cost, spaces are limited, and availability is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Better Choices, Better Health™ is a six-week online workshop that helps people with chronic long-term conditions manage their symptoms and take control of their health.

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NICHE Publishes “Solutions” Success Story Series

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 23, 2010
Contact Barbara Bricolo, (212) 992-9753

New York, NY – NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders), announces the launch of a series that profiles innovations in geriatric care at NICHE designated hospitals. The series, called “Solutions,” is targeted at the NICHE community and other audiences in an effort to help healthcare professionals improve the care of older adult hospital patients.

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U.S. Senate Declares September 23, 2010 “National Falls Prevention Awareness Day”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 22, 2010
Contact Ken Schwartz, (202) 600-3131

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed resolution S. Res. 633, designating September 23, 2010 as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults. The declaration can be viewed at www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=sr111-633.

The Falls Free™ Coalition and the National Council on Aging (NCOA) would like to thank sponsor Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) and co-sponsors Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA), Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI), Sen. George LeMieux (R-FL), and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) for their support in sponsoring the passage of the resolution.

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With Two Million Older Adults Injured By Falls Every Year, 35 States Stand Up to Falls on Falls Prevention Awareness Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 16, 2010
Contact Ken Schwartz, (202) 600-3131

Washington DC – Across the country, state government, senior centers, and older adults will observe Falls Prevention Awareness Day on the first day of fall, September 23, 2010. Thirty five states will participate, joining the 70 national organizations, professional associations, and federal agencies that comprise the Falls Free™ Coalition to raise awareness of the dangers of fall-related injury and death among older adults.

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Gerontological Advanced Practice Curriculum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 1, 2009
Contact Karen Love, (703) 533-3225

New Resource Available at www.hartfordign.org

“Geriatrics and the Advanced Practice Curriculum: A Series of Web-Based Interactive Case Studies”

The “Geriatrics and the Advanced Practice Curriculum: A Series of Web-Based Interactive Case Studies” was developed to provide a “user-friendly” way for faculty to integrate essential geriatric nursing content into non-gerontological nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist programs. However, practicing NPs or CNSs may also find them useful as a means for updating or adding to their “geriatric” knowledge base.

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