Ideas at work
Find initiatives and collaborations working on aging issues and learn about effective strategies for action.
INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATIONS
Aging Services of Minnesota
Minnesota's largest association of aging services organizations. Nationally recognized for expertise in aging services issues related to long term care, senior housing and supportive services.
Communities For A Lifetime
Transform 2010 is a project to prepare Minnesota for the coming age wave of baby boomers. It is a partnership between the Department of Human Services and the Minnesota Board on Aging, the Department of Health and other state agencies..
Department of Human Services Continuing Care Intiatives
The DHS’ Continuing Care Administration is currently implementing a number of legislatively-mandated initiatives that will impact services and programs for older adults.
Imagine Bloomington 2025 Strategic Initiatives
Includes an affordable housing strategy for older adults with a wider range of choices.
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging Senior LinkAge Line
Provides information on services available for seniors and their caregivers. The following links provide information on different topics.
Minnesota Board on Aging (MBA)
MBA listens to senior concerns, researches for solutions, and proposes policy to address senior needs.
Vital Aging Network
Helps older adults be self-sufficient, live fulfilling and meaningful lives, and contribute to vital communities.
Research-based strategies
Listed below are proven, effective strategies linked to reports that
provide data and information about how the strategies were implemented.
- Attention to nutrition and diet (2)
- New vision of aging: Helping older adults make healthier choices
Center for the Advancement of Health, March 2006, 49 pp.
Provides a review of why prevention is important for older adults, interventions that work, and recommendations for federal action. Key topics include self-management, physical activity, falls prevention, and dietary habits. - Elderly nutrition: Special issue of the Family Economics and Nutrition Review
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, January 2003, 15 pp.
This special journal issue includes results of two nutrition progams for older adults: "The influence of the Healthy Eating for Life Program on eating behaviors of nonmetropolitan congregate meal participants" (p. 15) and "A statewide educational intervention to improve older Americans' nutrition and physical activity" (p. 47).
- Caregiver training and support (1)
- Civic and social engagement (2)
- Education in chronic disease self-management (6)
- Healthy Ideas: Replication report
Care for Elders, August 2007, 30 pp.
An evidence-based program designed to detect depression and reduce the severity of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults. - Harvest Health: Replication report
National Council on Aging, May 2007, 28 pp.
Program for people with chronic conditions that empowers them to assume an active role in their own healthcare, enhance their daily functioning, and improve their quality of life. This is an adaptation of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program for the African-American community. - Healthy Changes replication report
Elders in Action, April 2007, 27 pp.
An educational and support program designed to assist older adults in the day-to-day self-management of diabetes. - Partners on the PATH: Replication report
Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, December 2006, 31 pp.
Program that helps older adults with chronic conditions gain more control of their health and increase their confidence in dealing with the challenges of living with a chronic disease. - New vision of aging: Helping older adults make healthier choices
Center for the Advancement of Health, March 2006, 49 pp.
Provides a review of why prevention is important for older adults, interventions that work, and recommendations for federal action. Key topics include self-management, physical activity, falls prevention, and dietary habits. - Chronic Disease Self-Managment Program
Stanford School of Medicine, January 1996, 3 pp.
Evidence-based program used in community settings to give people the skills to coordinate all the things needed to manage their health, as well as to help them keep active in their lives.
- Education in falls prevention (2)
- A Matter of Balance: Replication report
Partnership for Healthy Aging, December 2006, 28 pp.
The Matter of Balance program is designed to reduce an older adult's fear of falling while increasing activity levels among community-dwelling older adults. - New vision of aging: Helping older adults make healthier choices
Center for the Advancement of Health, March 2006, 49 pp.
Provides a review of why prevention is important for older adults, interventions that work, and recommendations for federal action. Key topics include self-management, physical activity, falls prevention, and dietary habits.
- Independent living (1)
- Livable communities: An Evaluation guide
AARP, January 2005, 162 pp.
Guide to help community members assess the capacity of their community to meet the needs of older adults. Provides guidance on conducting a community survey to measure community livability, includes innovative ideas and success stories from communities throughout the U.S., and suggests additional resources. Topics include transportation, safety, housing, health services, and more.
- Medication management (1)
- Regular physical activity (7)
- Active Start: Replication report
Los Angeles City Department of Aging, The OASIS Institute, February 2009, 38 pp.
Evidence-based program that addresses the barriers sedentary individuals face when they initiate regular physical activity. - Evaluation of the AARP Red Hat Society Step and Stride with Ruby: A year-long walking program
AARP, July 2008, 91 pp.
Evaluation of a year-long walking program that supports the notion that a program with intact social groups can increase the likelihood of individuals remaining in an exercise program over an extended period of time. - Healthy moves: Replication report
Partners in Care Foundation, September 2007, 26 pp.
Exercise program to encourage frail, low-income, and diverse older adults to adopt a more active lifestyle. - Enhance Fitness: Replication report
Senior Services, University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center, December 2006, 22 pp.
A multi-component group exercise program designed for community-based organizations and intended to promote physical activity among older adults. - Activity Centers for Seniors: Replication report
Neighborhood Centers Inc., December 2006, 21 pp.
Physical activity program for participants at a senior center. - Living longer: Exercise
AARP, September 2006, 4 pp.
Reviews evidence showing the importance of regular exercise. - New vision of aging: Helping older adults make healthier choices
Center for the Advancement of Health, March 2006, 49 pp.
Provides a review of why prevention is important for older adults, interventions that work, and recommendations for federal action. Key topics include self-management, physical activity, falls prevention, and dietary habits.
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