| 349 | Thursday, April 3, 2003 |
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| 8:45 AM-10:00 AM | Convention Center:201A |
| AAALF/American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness |
| AAALF General Session: Physical Activity Among Older Adults -- The National Blueprint |
| The presentation explores promoting physical activity among older adults, which is a national public health priority. In response to the large, preventable burden of disease, disability and related costs associated with inactivity, 50 national organizations convened to create the "National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older", released in 2001. The Blueprint includes recommendations for a collaborative approach to increasing physical activity among older adults. The presentation will describe the Blueprint, the Active Aging Partnership, and the status of a number of activities, which support the recommendations of the Blueprint.
The AAALF Honor Award and Presidential Citations will be presented during the session. |
Keyword(s): advocacy, physical activity, research
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| Presider: Neil Dougherty, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
| Speakers: Wotjek Jan Chodzko-Zajko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D, Urbana, IL; and Jacqueline N. Epping, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA |
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Physical Activity Among Older Adults: The National Blueprint
Jacqueline N. Epping, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA and Wotjek Jan Chodzko-Zajko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL |
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