Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Programs
(Older Americans Act Title III D)

Health Promotion

Local partners develop and implement workshops, seminars, and health screening opportunities for Florida's elders on a variety of health related topics. Health education programs are available to seniors and technical assistance and information are available to organizations that serve elders.

Health Promotion Related Information

• Mental Health

• Mental Health America

• Nutrition

• National Agriculture Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture

• U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Information Center

• Oral Health

• Medline Plus

• American Dental Hygienists' Association

• Physical Fitness

• Healthier United States

• Suicide

• Centers for Disease Control - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

• Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention

• Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention

• Prevention in Florida

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Brochures

• Fire Safety Tips for Florida's Elders (PDF 1.47 MB)

• Nutrition and Falls Prevention (PDF 1.73 MB)

• Are you afraid of falls? Let's try Tai Chi (PDF 2.08 MB)

Disease Prevention

These programs target health conditions that plague older adults. Local partners develop and implement chronic disease self-management courses, chronic disease prevention courses such as arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, flu, osteoporosis, and stroke. Highly qualified trainers provide evidence-based chronic disease self-management courses to enable seniors to live fuller lives despite chronic illnesses.

Disease Prevention Related Information

• Arthritis

• Arthritis Foundation

• Cancer

• American Cancer Society

• Cardiovascular Disease

• American Heart Association

• Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association

• Flu

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – H1N1 (Swine Flu), Seasonal Flu

• Osteoporosis

• National Osteoporosis Foundation

• Stroke

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Stroke