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Anniversary on October 1, 2. One highlight of this anniversary year will be the Spring ICAA Forum, to be held May 4 in Washington, DC, as of press time. ICAA has invited participants who are knowledgeable and key individuals in the field of senior living, rehabilitation and corporate wellness. Together with discussion leaders and industry suppliers, this group will form a think tank to explore “The Future of Technology for Active Aging.” The meeting will address the challenge of how digital technology will impact quality of life for older people, while changing environments, services, staffing needs and outcomes for the industry.
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Kicking off the event will be Don Wright, MD, MPH, deputy assistant secretary for health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, United States Department of Health and Human Services. Wright will offer opening comments and moderate the day’s first discussion. Other discussion leaders include Andrew J. Carle, MHSA, George Mason University; Eun- Shim Nahm, Ph. D, RN, FAAN, OSAH; Patricia Ryan, MS, ICAA; Hollie Fowler, Prestige Care; and Maria Connelly, THEWELLNESSEDGE. Forum results will help shape the industry agenda in this area by monitoring and prioritizing challenges and elaborating on solutions. The. Direction’s Tom Kehner will facilitate the 2.
Spring ICAA Forum. Event sponsors include Cybex, Keiser, Life Fitness/SCIFIT, Hydro. Worx, i. N2. L, Milon, Morrison Community Living and Nu. Step, Inc. Resources posted to campaign website. Active Aging Week host organizations will find resources for the 2. These include promotional materials; planning guides, worksheets and webinars; and “Theme day” resources from national sponsors.
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The ICAA- led health- promotion observance takes place September 2. October 1 this year, with an “Explore the possibilities” theme that encourages everyone to consider life’s possibilities with an open mind. Barbara Womer, wellness director at Elim Park in Cheshire, Connecticut, suggested this year’s winning theme in a Name- the- Theme Competition.
In 2. 01. 6, Active Aging Week again takes place in partnership with the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition. Sponsors include Abbott, Aegis Therapies/Ener. G® by Aegis, Caption.
Call, MARS Center for Cocoa Health Science, Nestlé Skin Health and Swim. Ex. Learn more about Active Aging Week 2. Spreading the message. To promote the value of active aging, ICAA takes advantage of all kinds of opportunities to reach audiences, including the recent ones below: —Colin Milner, ICAA’s CEO, recently traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, to present at the Association of Health Care Journalists’ Health Journalism 2.
On April 9, Milner participated in the panel presentation, “Aging Well: Innovative Approaches for Boomers and Beyond,” alongside Francoise Adnan, MD, medical director of University Hospitals Connor Integrative Health Network and assistant professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; and Ronan Factora, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Geriatric Medicine and codirector of its Aging Brain Clinic. Journalist Liz Seegert moderated the panel.—Milner then headed to the Governor’s Healthy Aging Summit in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 1. Governor Mary Fallin and a trio of speakers began the day’s proceedings, which focused on “Living Longer Better.” The Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI) organized this year’s summit as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to address its 4.
United. Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Senior Report. To learn more about OHAI, visit www. Home. aspx.—Finally, Constance Guske, who writes for The New York Times, interviewed Milner for her article “Making Technology Easier for Older People to Use” (published March 1. ICAA leader pointed to the role of technology in helping people stay socially connected. ICAA CEO to discuss an aging workforce. ICAA’s Colin Milner will head to Dresden, Germany, later in March to present a keynote and participate in the think tank at the 4th International Strategy Conference on Safety and Health at Work (ISC2.
Milner will deliver a keynote that looks at the impact of demographic change in the workplace and provides a vision of the future workforce. He notes that the meeting’s outcomes may set the tone for workplace safety and health for a truly multigenerational workforce. Conference organizers include German Social Accident Insurance (Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung [DGUV]), the World Health Organization, and other international and national institutions. New reports released.
The most recent ICAA Forum brought together invited attendees to create a vision of an ideal wellness culture—one that pervades an organization or community—and strategies/steps to implement it. The recently released report, called “Inspiring wellness across the organization,” is available as a PDF file for download at www. Also, Pro. Matura Group and ICAA released the 3.
ICAA/Pro. Matura Wellness Benchmarks National Report, which aggregates input from communities enrolled in the ICAA/Pro. Matura benchmarking system. Included is a profile of amenities offered in benchmark communities, average length of stay of wellness participants compared to the entire resident population, staffing ratios, residents’ self- rated health, and residents’ perceptions of value of the entire community. For information, email info@icaa. Duo contributes chapter to newly published review.
Released in November 2. Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics features an opening chapter by Colin Milner, ICAA’s CEO, and Jenifer Milner, editor- in- chief, Journal on Active Aging. The edition centers on “Optimizing Physical Activity and Function Across All Settings.” The Milners’ chapter focuses on policy and its impact. It is available for purchase at www.
Theme, sponsors announced for Active Aging Week 2. Led by the International Council on Active Aging®, Active Aging Week® 2. The week’s successes spurred ICAA to hold a Name- the- Theme Competition for Active Aging Week 2. Submitted by Barbara Womer, wellness director of Elim Park in Cheshire, Connecticut, the winning theme for this year’s campaign is “Explore the possibilities.” Womer says her entry was inspired by the “Why not?” attitude at Elim Park since the launch of a new wellness initiative, as well as the community’s commitment to engaging residents in wellness. We encourage exploration year- round and keep an open mind when considering the possibilities,” Womer shares.
Wouldn’t Active Aging Week be the perfect time to encourage this across the globe?”Active Aging Week 2. September 2. 5 through October 1—the International Day of Older Persons and ICAA’s 1. Anniversary. The association is again partnering with the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition. National sponsors include Abbott, Aegis Therapies/Ener. G® by Aegis, Caption. Call, MARS Center for Cocoa Health Science, Nestlé Skin Health and Swim.
Ex. For information and to register as a host site, visit www. Poster presentations invited. Do you have a program, best practice or research study that enhances the wellness of the aging population?
ICAA invites you to apply for its poster session at the ICAA Conference 2. November 1. 7–1. 9 in Orlando, Florida. The deadline is April 1, 2. If your poster is accepted, you can register for the ICAA Conference at the lowest registration rate of USD$3.
The Call for Poster Presentations and application are online at http: //icaa. ICAA supporter to join Hall of Fame. The Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Committee recently elected Jim Throneburg, CEO and owner of THOR•LO, Inc., and longtime International Council on Active Aging supporter. Throneburg will join the more than 1. Hall of Fame, created in 1. National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA). He will officially be recognized at the 5.
Annual NSGA Management Conference next May in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. ICAA congratulates Jim Throneburg on this honor. More than 4. 0 years’ ago, Throneburg experienced severe foot pain while walking to lose weight and regain his health. This pain was the catalyst for the padded foot protection he originated with his father’s hosiery mill in Statesville, North Carolina. In 1. 98. 0, the company changed its name to THOR•LO, Inc., and introduced the Thorlos® brand of activity- specific padded sock products. Today, THOR•LO is a USD$3.
United States and 3. Throneburg also founded the Institute for Preventive Foot Health, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to research and education related to preventive foot health and other foot issues. Go. 4Life’s ‘A Capitol Walk’ highlights healthy aging.
A partner in the National Institute on Aging’s Go. Life® exercise and physical activity campaign, ICAA supported the first- ever Go. Life® Month in September 2. One event that the Institute organized during the month was “A Capitol Walk with Go. Life®.” Older adults joined leaders from some campaign partner agencies and organizations in Washington, DC, for the September 1. The event featured the Go.
Life® campaign as well as “Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities.” Among the participants were the US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD; National Institute on Aging Director Richard J. Hodes, MD; fitness expert and President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition member Donna Richardson; and 2.
White House Conference on Aging Executive Director Nora Super.