From emily at tcaging.org Tue Sep 8 07:31:09 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 07:31:09 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] National Fall Prevention Awareness Day - September 22 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02AFE41DB3F@exch.tcaging.org> National Fall Prevention Awareness Day, September 22, First Day of Fall The National Falls Free Coalition Falls Prevention Awareness and Advocacy Committee has created a web page with a variety of tools and resources for states and communities to use to promote falls prevention. For more information, please visit: http://www.healthyagingprograms.org/content.asp?sectionid=149 Help increase awareness and spread the message that falls are preventable by ordering free resources and distributing them to older adults in your community. CDC Falls Among Older Adults (order free brochures, posters, checklists) What YOU Can Do To Prevent Falls Check for Safety: A Home Fall Prevention Checklist for Older Adults http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Falls/fallsmaterial.html CDC Help Seniors Live Better Longer: Prevent Brain Injury (order free materials) http://www.cdc.gov/braininjuryinseniors/ National Institute on Aging (order free publications) Age Page - Exercise and Physical Activity: Getting Fit For Life http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/exercise.htm Age Page - Falls and Fractures http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/falls.htm Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/ExerciseGuide/ Talking With Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/TalkingWithYourDoctor/ Download Handouts from the Minnesota Falls Prevention Website Overview Don't Be Swept Off Your Feet Move Your Body Be Safe At Home Eye Can See Clearly Now Word Find Enjoy the Outdoors Know Your Medications Crossword Available in English, Hmong, Lao, Vietnamese, Somali, Spanish, Khmer at: www.mnfallsprevention.org ------------------------ The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 350+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org www.mnfallsprevention.org Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. 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URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20090908/92778271/attachment.htm From emily at tcaging.org Wed Sep 9 07:32:54 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 07:32:54 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv Sept 9 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB02AFE41DB51@exch.tcaging.org> Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research Falls are listed are page 4 in the first quartile of priorities. The wording is as follows: "Compare the effectiveness of primary prevention methods, such as exercise and balance training, versus clinical treatments in preventing falls to older adults at varying degrees of risk." For more information, please visit: http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3809/63608/71025.aspx ------------------------ Tai Chi for Falls Prevention Program Successfully Implemented Researchers at the Oregon Research Institute demonstrated that a tai chi based falls-prevention program developed from a clinical trial could be replicated. The program was evaluated at 6 community centers. All 6 centers successfully implemented the program with an 87% reach into the target population. The participants showed significant improvements in health-related outcome measures. For more information, please visit: http://www.taichiresearch.com/?p=810 How to Implement an Effective Fall Prevention Screening and Balance Training Program Balance and fall prevention training is increasingly becoming a primary tool in the chiropractor's arsenal of treatment strategies. The importance of this treatment approach cannot be underestimated. With an increasing number of seniors needing to improve their strength and prevent potentially catastrophic falls, balance training can be an effective component of comprehensive chiropractic care, broadening the scope of your practice and ultimately leading to greater referrals. Let's discuss the research and statistics supporting the need for balance and fall prevention training, as well as the key components of a successful balance training program and how to implement them. For more information, please visit: http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=54049 ------------------------ Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Deadline: October 16, 2009 This Funding Opportunity Announcement encourages innovative research to enhance the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity. Applications submitted under this FOA may include development of: novel assessment approaches; better methods to evaluate instruments; assessment tools for culturally diverse populations or various age groups, including children and older adults; improved technology or applications of existing technology; statistical methods to assess or correct for measurement errors or biases, methods to investigate the multidimensionality of diet and physical activity behavior through pattern analysis; or integrated measurement of diet and physical activity along with the environmental context of such behaviors. For more information, please visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-225.html ------------------------ The Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship Deadline: November 5, 2009 5PM EDT The Brookdale Foundation is pleased to announce the 2010 Brookdale Leadership in Aging Fellowship Program. The Fellowship, which is open to all professionals in the field of aging, was created by the Foundation to encourage emerging leaders in the field of aging. We seek applications from a broad range of disciplines related to the field of aging including, but not limited to, the medical, biological and basic sciences, social sciences, nursing, the arts and humanities. The award is a two-year grant paid to the candidate's sponsoring institution in support of the candidate's research project. A grant award of up to $125,000 each year is intended to cover 75% of the Fellow's time, base salary and fringe benefits. For more information, please visit: www.brookdalefoundation.org ------------------------ Mastery of Aging Go on-line to check out this new free 5-module course on healthy aging developed by OSU Extension in collaboration with AARP. Practical, research-based segments on memory, depression, medication, nutrition, and physical activity are available to older adults and their families. For more information, please visit: http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/workforce/aging-well/ ------------------------ The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 350+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org www.mnfallsprevention.org Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. E-mail containing private or protected information should not be sent over a public (nonsecure) Internet unless it is encrypted pursuant to Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Inc. standards. This e-mail should be forwarded only on a strictly need-to-know basis. 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Half of women 75 years and older report feeling dizzy, and 40 percent of men of that age, report Dr. Anna Ekwall, at Lund University, and colleagues in the journal Gerontology. For more information, please visit: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2009/09/09/eline/links/20090909elin002.html Prevention of Falls Network Europe August 2009 Newsletter For more information, please visit: http://www.profane.eu.org/newsletters/pdf/ProFaNE_NL_Volume02_Issue04.pdf National Fall Prevention Awareness Day, September 22, First Day of Fall The National Falls Free Coalition Falls Prevention Awareness and Advocacy Committee has created a web page with a variety of tools and resources for states and communities to use to promote falls prevention. For more information, please visit: http://www.healthyagingprograms.org/content.asp?sectionid=149 ------------------------ The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 350+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org www.mnfallsprevention.org Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. E-mail containing private or protected information should not be sent over a public (nonsecure) Internet unless it is encrypted pursuant to Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Inc. standards. This e-mail should be forwarded only on a strictly need-to-know basis. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (1) notify the sender immediately, (2) do not forward the message, (3) do not print the message and (4) erase the message from your system. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/pipermail/fallsprevention/attachments/20090914/eb087083/attachment.htm From emily at tcaging.org Mon Sep 21 07:58:54 2009 From: emily at tcaging.org (Emily Farah-Miller) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:58:54 -0500 Subject: [Fallsprevention] MNFP Listserv - Sept 21 Message-ID: <80B2A7179839464CB92F45D5F4BC8FB033B1AA486D@exch.tcaging.org> We Can't Afford to Fall Down on Falls Every 18 seconds. That's how often a shaken older adult goes to the emergency room, often in pain, after a fall. The explanations can sound mundane - slipping on a loose rug, getting dizzy rising from a chair, tripping over the cat. But one out of three older adults in America falls every year and for many the experience is life-changing, causing hip fracture, traumatic brain injury, or early nursing home admission. In 2005, falls killed nearly 16,000 older adults. In addition to the human cost, fall-related injuries also cause $19 billion a year in direct health care costs, projected to rise to $54.9 billion by 2020. Fortunately, falls are not an inevitable consequence of aging. Simple evidence-based strategies can help reduce the growing number of fall-related injuries. Exercising to increase strength, flexibility and balance, an annual eye exam, removing household hazards like throw rugs, installing grab bars in bathrooms, and having a doctor or pharmacist check their prescriptions for medications that affect balance can all help to greatly reduce older adults' risk of falling. We want to help older adults stay on their feet. Since 2005, the Falls Free Coalition, a group of 23 state and 68 national organizations, has promoted public awareness, disseminated evidence-based fall-prevention programs in communities, and supported legislation. This includes the Safety of Seniors Act, now P.L. 110-202, which was signed into law in 2008 but never funded. Despite a small 2009 increase in falls funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls-related injuries remain a $19 billion health care issue for which the CDC receives just $2 million a year. Losing older adults to avoidable falls wastes a valuable resource. Beyond their gifts of wisdom and experience, older adults who are healthy and independent contribute enormously to our society. More than 2 million grandparents are heads of household for families with more than 4.5 million children, according to the Administration on Aging. Older adults form a rich volunteer network and provide billions of dollars of care-giving support for aging spouses and other family members. Sept. 22 is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. But awareness alone is not enough. We need to fund the Safety for Seniors Act so we can train health care providers to cost-effectively manage their patients' risk of falling. We need more evidence-based interventions and programs in communities throughout the country. We need to make fall-prevention services reimbursable. And fall-prevention screening needs to be a covered Medicare benefit. Research shows that every dollar invested in fall-prevention programs yields $2.50 in return on investment, according to the CDC. In the minute it's taken you to read this, three more older adults have been hurt in a fall, perhaps permanently altering their lives and the lives of their families. It's time for us to stand up to falls. Lynn Beattie is vice president for injury prevention at the National Council on Aging and chairwoman of the national Falls Free Coalition. For more information, please visit: http://www.rollcall.com/news/38675-1.html Activity adds years to life, even for octogenarians Old people who are physically active are apt to live longer than their couch-potato peers, and are more likely to maintain their independence, new research from Israel shows. And people who had been sedentary but became active -- even those who started when they were well into their 80s -- cut their risk of dying and lengthened the amount of time they were able to live on their own. For more information, please visit: http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2009/09/14/eline/links/20090914elin005.html 2009 MN Age & Disabilities Odyssey PowerPoint Presentations On-line By running your mouse over the titles of the sessions (in orange font), the sessions we have PowerPoint's for will become underlined. Click on the title and open the file. Those sessions that did not provide us with PowerPoint's, the title will be in blue font. For more information, please visit: http://www.mnaging.org/odyssey/attend/session_desc.html Cultural Proficiency Workshops-Introduction to Somali, Latino and Hmong Cultures Are you serving more Hmong, Somalis or Latinos in your business or organization? Does your organization need to learn how to interact with individuals from these cultures? In each workshop, you will: Learn the basics of each culture's history, family systems, beliefs and practices Become more confident in your interactions with other cultures Learn how to reach out and engage members of other cultures Learn general attitudes and experiences of each culture toward health care, education, mental health and more Learn why each culture settled in Minnesota For more information, please visit: http://www.neighb.org/culturalproficiency.aspx Database Offers Access to Research and Innovations in Aging The New York Academy of Medicine's Social Work Leadership Institute has released a new online database with the latest research and evidence-based innovations in aging, across areas that include health care, social services, and workforce issues. For more information, please visit: http://socialworkleadership.org/nsw/cap/search.php AARP Launches Online Resource for Older Volunteers AARP has launched a new Web site called Create the Good to connect older volunteers with ways to serve. In addition to searching for local volunteer opportunities, visitors can watch how-to videos of simple service projects they can organize on their own, and they can submit their ideas for self-directed projects. For more information, please visit: http://www.createthegood.org/ Webinar for Prescription Drug Options for Older Adults Join n4a and Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs in a new webinar for professionals working with older adults in the areas of generic drugs, comparative effectiveness and medication management. The presentation, to be held on October 6 from 1 - 2:30 p.m., ET, will feature n4a's newest consumer toolkit: "Taking an Active Role in Your Health Care: Prescription Drug Options for Older Adults" (coming soon to the n4a website). For more information, please visit: http://www.n4a.org/training-events/ ------------------------ The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is comprised of 350+ individuals throughout Minnesota, please use this resource to share information and access the expertise of those professionals subscribed to the listserv. To post to the listserv, send your message to: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the listserv, please visit: http://mailman.stpaul.visi.com/mailman/listinfo/fallsprevention Keep Minnesotans Right Side Up! Learn the easy ways we can reduce falls for Minnesotans, please visit the Minnesota Falls Prevention website at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ Emily Farah-Miller Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging 2365 N McKnight Rd North Saint Paul, MN 55109 Phone: 651-245-2927 Fax: 651-641-8618 emily at tcaging.org www.tcaging.org www.mnfallsprevention.org Caution: This e-mail and attached documents, if any, may contain information that is protected by state or federal law. E-mail containing private or protected information should not be sent over a public (nonsecure) Internet unless it is encrypted pursuant to Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Inc. standards. This e-mail should be forwarded only on a strictly need-to-know basis. 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Kristine Gjerde Physical Therapist Consultant 651-334-5622 From: fallsprevention-bounces+kgjerde=gmail.com at mailman.stpaul.visi.com [mailto:fallsprevention-bounces+kgjerde=gmail.com at mailman.stpaul.visi.com] On Behalf Of Lamar Hudson Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 3:36 PM To: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com Subject: Re: [Fallsprevention] Welcome to the "Fallsprevention" mailing list Please include NBS Orthotics Laboratory as a resource and referral program for addressing and preventing Falls Among Seniors in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North & South Dakota. We look forward to posting Seminar /Trainings, Events, and Services. NBS Orthotics Laboratory 526 West Seventh Street Suite A. St. Paul, MN 55102 651-298-0652 Appointment 651-298-8711 Fax 1-8888-4-SOLE-1 Toll Free www.NBSOrthotics.com Admin at NBSOrthotics.com A provider of Senior Foot Related Balance and Function Correction through Computerized Foot Function Analysis, Customized Insoles, and Select Comfort Shoes. We offer our clients a 100% Money Back Guarantee, 3 year Warranty on Insole products. We guarantee Prevention, Comfort and Correction for Bunions, Hammertoes, Plantar Faciitis - Heel Pain, Pronation, Supination, Sciatic Nerve Entrapment, Neuroma. Not to mention Ankle, Knee, Hip, & Lower Back Pain/Discomfort. Senior & Group Discounts Available. We offer Home Visits through our Mobile Laboratory Service We also conduct a Comprehensive Senior Falls Prevention Seminar for Facilities interested in training residents to prevent falls. Thank you for your time in reviewing this information. If we may provide any additional information please feel free to cointact our Manager, R. Lamar Hudson @ 651-890-6205. > Subject: Welcome to the "Fallsprevention" mailing list > From: fallsprevention-request at mailman.stpaul.visi.com > To: admin at nbsorthotics.com > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:41:24 -0500 > > Welcome to the Fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com mailing list! > Welcome to the Minnesota Falls Prevention listserv. It is intended to > provide an open-discussion forum for individuals interested in Falls > Prevention among older adults in Minnesota. 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Kristine Gjerde Physical Therapist Consultant 651-334-5622 From: fallsprevention-bounces+kgjerde=gmail.com at mailman.stpaul.visi.com [mailto:fallsprevention-bounces+kgjerde=gmail.com at mailman.stpaul.visi.com] On Behalf Of Lamar Hudson Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 3:36 PM To: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com Subject: Re: [Fallsprevention] Welcome to the "Fallsprevention" mailing list Please include NBS Orthotics Laboratory as a resource and referral program for addressing and preventing Falls Among Seniors in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North & South Dakota. We look forward to posting Seminar /Trainings, Events, and Services. NBS Orthotics Laboratory 526 West Seventh Street Suite A. St. Paul, MN 55102 651-298-0652 Appointment 651-298-8711 Fax 1-8888-4-SOLE-1 Toll Free www.NBSOrthotics.com Admin at NBSOrthotics.com A provider of Senior Foot Related Balance and Function Correction through Computerized Foot Function Analysis, Customized Insoles, and Select Comfort Shoes. We offer our clients a 100% Money Back Guarantee, 3 year Warranty on Insole products. We guarantee Prevention, Comfort and Correction for Bunions, Hammertoes, Plantar Faciitis - Heel Pain, Pronation, Supination, Sciatic Nerve Entrapment, Neuroma. Not to mention Ankle, Knee, Hip, & Lower Back Pain/Discomfort. Senior & Group Discounts Available. We offer Home Visits through our Mobile Laboratory Service We also conduct a Comprehensive Senior Falls Prevention Seminar for Facilities interested in training residents to prevent falls. Thank you for your time in reviewing this information. If we may provide any additional information please feel free to cointact our Manager, R. Lamar Hudson @ 651-890-6205. > Subject: Welcome to the "Fallsprevention" mailing list > From: fallsprevention-request at mailman.stpaul.visi.com > To: admin at nbsorthotics.com > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:41:24 -0500 > > Welcome to the Fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com mailing list! > Welcome to the Minnesota Falls Prevention listserv. It is intended to > provide an open-discussion forum for individuals interested in Falls > Prevention among older adults in Minnesota. 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Kristine Gjerde Physical Therapist Consultant 651-334-5622 From: fallsprevention-bounces+kgjerde=gmail.com at mailman.stpaul.visi.com [mailto:fallsprevention-bounces+kgjerde=gmail.com at mailman.stpaul.visi.com] On Behalf Of Lamar Hudson Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 3:36 PM To: fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com Subject: Re: [Fallsprevention] Welcome to the "Fallsprevention" mailing list Please include NBS Orthotics Laboratory as a resource and referral program for addressing and preventing Falls Among Seniors in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North & South Dakota. We look forward to posting Seminar /Trainings, Events, and Services. NBS Orthotics Laboratory 526 West Seventh Street Suite A. St. Paul, MN 55102 651-298-0652 Appointment 651-298-8711 Fax 1-8888-4-SOLE-1 Toll Free www.NBSOrthotics.com Admin at NBSOrthotics.com A provider of Senior Foot Related Balance and Function Correction through Computerized Foot Function Analysis, Customized Insoles, and Select Comfort Shoes. 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Lamar Hudson @ 651-890-6205. > Subject: Welcome to the "Fallsprevention" mailing list > From: fallsprevention-request at mailman.stpaul.visi.com > To: admin at nbsorthotics.com > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:41:24 -0500 > > Welcome to the Fallsprevention at mailman.stpaul.visi.com mailing list! > Welcome to the Minnesota Falls Prevention listserv. It is intended to > provide an open-discussion forum for individuals interested in Falls > Prevention among older adults in Minnesota. 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On Wednesday, September 30, 90,000+ women will participate in the 8th Annual National Women's Health & Fitness Day, the nation's largest women's health promotion event. Visit the website for all of the materials and resources your senior center will need to host a local National Women's Health & Fitness Day event. For more information, please visit: http://www.fitnessday.com/ncoa/ ------------------------ Preventing Falls Among the Elderly Washington Post, September 23, 2009 For more information, please visit: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2009/09/older_people_falling_down.html ------------------------ Governor Pawlenty declared September 22, 2009 Fall Prevention Awareness Day in the State of Minnesota Read the proclamation at: http://www.mnfallsprevention.org/ ------------------------ NIH Announces Funding Opportunities to build partnerships between Academic Research Centers and Community-Based Organizations Recovery Act Limited Competition: Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the availability of $30 million provided by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to support the development of partnerships between academic research centers and community-based organizations. This funding opportunity, developed in collaboration with the Administration on Aging (AoA), supports the development of infrastructure and staff for productive and sustainable academic-community research partnerships. The goal is to accelerate the pace, productivity, dissemination, and implementation of research translation in community-based settings by strengthening and transforming relationships between academic centers and community organizations. Academic research centers must take the lead in applying for these grant funds, but they are required to have a full collaboration with community-based organization(s). This grant announcement gives special attention to projects that involve partnerships with HHS funded networks, including the AoA supported Aging Services Network. NIH anticipates awarding 30 or more grants with a funding maximum of $1 million per applicant. Letters of intent are due November 12, 2009 and the application due date is December 11, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-010.html ------------------------ ARRA 2009 Communities Putting Prevention to Work CDC's Procurement and Grants Office just announced a funding opportunity entitled "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Communities Putting Prevention to Work". Approximately $373 million will be available in fiscal year 2009 to fund thirty to forty awards through public health departments. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to create healthier communities through sustainable, proven, population-based approaches such as broad-based policy, systems, organizational and environmental changes in communities and schools. Deadline: December 01, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/aging/grants/grantofo.htm#2009_1201_grantofo_1 ------------------------ Chronic Disease Indicators Web Site Updated The CDC Web site draws upon numerous data sets to collect information on 98 chronic disease indicators, including measures related to physical activity, tobacco use, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and other conditions and behaviors. The large metropolitan area recently added to the Chronic Disease Indicators Web site: Minnesota: Hennepin County. For more information, please visit: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/cdi/ ------------------------ Minnesota Gerontological Society - Submit Session Abstract The Minnesota Gerontological Society (MGS) invites you or someone you know in the field of gerontology to submit a session abstract for the 2010 Conference. About 250 participants from a wide variety of disciplines typically attend the yearly MGS conference. The submission form can be downloaded from www.mngero.org. Conference details: The conference occurs April 30, 2010 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center, Minn. Speakers must complete and sign a speaker agreement. Breakout session requirements: Sessions must fit a one-hour long format. Speakers of accepted sessions receive complimentary registration to the conference. All breakout sessions must fit into the theme Be the Change: New Ideas for Transforming Aging Services AND one of the tracks: Innovations in Diversity; Innovative Partnerships; Innovations in Housing & Health Care; Innovations in Evidence Based Interventions. Poster and exchange session requirements: Poster and exchange session presenters receive discounted conference registration. All poster and exchange sessions should fit into the field of gerontology. The deadline for break-out session submissions is October 30, 2009. Submissions should be sent to mgs at mngero.org. Questions on the call for sessions may be addressed to mgs at mngero.org. ------------------------ DO YOU OR DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION WORK WITH SENIORS? KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE FLU ? Join U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee, Sandy Markwood, CEO, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), Jim Firman, President and CEO, National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) for a special FLU.GOV WEBCAST FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK WITH SENIORS. DETAILS: Join us WEDNESDAY September 30th, from 1-2 PM (EDT) to learn more about how to prevent or reduce the spread of the flu with experts from the U.S. Administration on Aging, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Council on Aging, and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging. Hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the discussion will be webcast live on flu.gov. WHAT: H1N1 Preparedness Webcast for the Aging Network WHEN: Wednesday September 30, 1-2 PM (EDT) WHERE: Live on www.flu.gov/live No advance registration necessary WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THOSE WHO WORK WITH SENIORS SHOULD DO ABOUT THE FLU? Flu.gov is your one-stop website for all the latest information about the flu and the new H1N1 flu virus from the CDC and other top scientists and doctors across the federal government. Use our www.flu.gov marketing tools to spread the word about flu.gov to your seniors, friends and families and help them get the facts too. ------------------------ The Minnesota Falls Prevention Listserv is a vehicle for sharing information related to the Minnesota Falls Prevention Initiative, led by the MN Board on Aging in partnership with the MN Department of Human Services, MN Department of Health and numerous public and private organizations. 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