Health Promotion Strategies

Health promotion helps us spread vital information about how to take care of ourselves and stay healthy. Learn about health promotion and disease prevention programs that teach participants about a healthy diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes.

Guides

Guidelines for Delivering Telewellness Programs to Older Adults with Disabilities— TeachSAge guidelines
for designing wellness classes delivered via video conferencing for older adults with disabilities
Dementia Training Resources for Professionals and Volunteers — List of resources for professionals,
caregivers, and volunteers
Health Promotion — ACL information on evidence-based programs
Title III-D FAQ — ACL responses to questions about Title III-D programs during the pandemic
High Obesity Program— CDC-funded program to increase access to healthier
foods and safe and accessible places for physical activity
Navigating Older Americans Act Title III-D — Best practices for selecting and
delivering evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention programs, with a focus on the delivery of programs in remote formats

Fact Sheets

Nutrition Medicare Benefits— Information on eight Medicare-covered preventive services
Healthy Blood Pressure for Healthy Hearts— NIH tip sheet on taking control for your blood pressure
Making the Move to DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)— Tips from NIH to make DASH work for you

Tools & Toolkits

Sarcopenia Resources— Handouts from HHS Office of Women's Health to help clients prevent and treat age-related muscle loss
Move Your Way— Campaign materials from Health.gov for promoting physical activity among older adults
- How to Get Your Community Moving with Move Your Way (YouTube)
On the Move to Better Heart Health for African Americans— NIH toolkit explaining heart disease and its risk factors
Partnering with Food Service to Reduce Sodium— Toolkit from NNPHI and HRiA
Rural Community Health Toolkit— Information from RHIhub on developing a rural health program
Rural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention— Toolkit from RHIhub for identifying and implementing a health promotion program
Teaching Adults Technology— TeachSD toolkit for developing intergenerational technology programs
Tools for Action— Resources for promoting public health priorities from Healthy People 2030

Presentations

Healthy Aging Webinar with Tai Chi Demonstration (YouTube)— Short webinar highlighting resources for healthy aging, malnutrition, and falls prevention as well as a Tai Chi warm-up demonstration
Improving the Healthspan of Older Adults through Nutrition (YouTube)— Tufts University webinar series
Health & Well-Being Webinar (YouTube)

Reports

Older Americans 2020: Key Indicators of Well-Being— Latest data from the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
Physical Activity: Home-based Exercise Interventions for Adults Aged 65 years and Older— Summary of Community Preventive Services Task Force finding on benefits of home-based exercise interventions for older adults