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
or 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
- 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
- Move Your Way— Campaign materials from Health.gov for promoting physical activity among older adults
- 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
- 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
Related Topics
- Healthy Aging — Information and resources on additional health concerns facing aging adults