Healthy Aging Topics
Discover resources to address health care amongst older adults, including healthy living with HIV, oral health, osteoporosis, and physical activity. These tips and recommendations can help older adults reduce health risks, prevent falls and disease complications, maintain strong bones and teeth, and support overall healthy aging.
- Healthy Living with HIV— Information (CDC, 2024)
- HIV/AIDS — Information about ACL Grantees that support older adults with HIV (ACL)
- Nutrition and Exercise— Recommendations for individuals living with HIV (U.S. Department of the Veterans Affairs)
- Hunger Pains: How Food Insecurity Affects Oral Health— Report highlighting additional health outcomes of food insecurity (CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 2023)
- Medications and Oral Health— Brief (American Dental Association)
- Nutrition: Adults Over 60— Resource on food choices help prevent tooth decay (American Dental Association)
- Oral Health Overview — Information and resources (ACL)
- Oral Health Quick Guide for Older Adults (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center)
- Beyond a Nice Smile: Links Between Oral Health and Overall Health for Older Adults— Handouts illustrating affects of poor oral health on other aspects of an older adults’ health (CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, 2023)
- Dental Aging Tips— App with modules for family caregivers on the importance of oral health, providing daily care, and overcoming barriers (University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics)
- Rural Oral Health Toolkit— Resources for developing and implementing oral health programs in rural communities (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Understanding Osteoporosis — Prevention strategies (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2022)
- Health Benefits of Physical Activity for Older Adults— Resources on benefits of physical activity for adults 65 years and older (CDC, 2024)
- Get Active With DASH— Fact sheet on health benefits of physical activity (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2020)
- Physical Activity is What the Doctor Ordered — Infographic (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- What’s Your Move— Physical activity fact sheet (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Midcourse Report: Implementation Strategies for Older Adults— Guidelines that highlight strategies to increase physical activity among older adults in key settings and reinforce the amount and types of activity needed (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2023)
- Healthy Aging in Parks Initiative (YouTube)— Evidence-based program (National Recreation and Park Association, 2020)
- Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans— Recommendations for and benefits of physical activity (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Move Your Way Materials for Older Adults— Fact sheets, poster, sample social media messages, and more (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- 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 (The Community Guide, 2022)
- Healthy Blood Pressure for Healthy Hearts— Tip sheet on taking control for your blood pressure (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2019)