| 834 | Saturday, April 29, 2006 |
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| 1:00 PM-2:15 PM | Convention Center:252 |
| AAPAR/Council on Aging and Adult Development |
| Promoting Physical Activity: Does Peer Leadership Make a Difference in Assisted-Living Older Adults? |
| Using peer leaders for physical activity programs is virtually an untouched area in assisted-living older adult facilities. This session will discuss the parameters and methods for developing physical activity programming using peer leaders vs. typical trained leaders in assisted-living older adult facilities. Discussion will also focus on how the program evolved, how peer leaders were trained, and how assessments were accomplished at the intervals for evaluation. |
Keyword(s): older adult/aging issues, physical activity, wellness/disease prevention
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| Speaker: Diane Klein, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN |