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Topic- Innovator awards
Feeling Fit Clubs: wellness for the underserved
In the five years since the County of San Diego’s Feeling Fit Clubs got underway, the award-winning wellness initiative has made fitness accessible to older adults with traditionally few opportunities to take part in physical activity programs. Developed in June 1999 by Aging and Independence Services (AIS), formerly the Area Agency on Aging, the health promotion program targets culturally diverse, low-income regions of California’s San Diego County. To reach older adults in these areas, Feeling Fit Clubs partner with senior nutrition sites throughout the county, which serve 2,500 individuals daily.
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The Erickson Foundation: research in action
In 1998, John C. Erickson and his wife, Nancy, established perhaps the first health and wellness-oriented research institution to evolve from the U.S. retirement housing industry. Under the direction of the Ericksons and their four children, the Maryland-based Erickson Foundation has invested in research areas it defines, designs and manages. Active aging research is one area that receives strong support.
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Active for Life brings research to community settings by Brigid McHugh Sanner
Jim Bald is one of the many success stories emerging from the 12 communities throughout the United States where Active for Life programs were launched in early 2003.
Bald was sedentary when he signed up for the Active for Life program offered through the OASIS Institute in San Antonio, Texas. He used goal-setting techniques to help him focus his activity regimen, and applied tools to help track his activity levels and remain motivated. The self-described former couch potato set a goal of a daily 2.5-mile walk at a 16 minute per mile pace - a goal he has achieved.
