COME COLLBORATE WITH US Collaborative Projects Empirical Research • Effectiveness of Information Communication Technology Social Network for Older Adults, Sajay Arthanat and Kerryellen Vroman • Resistance Training for Older Adults, Summer Cook Academic Programming • Age of Champions, CHHS Faculty, Staff, and Students • Gerontology Multidisciplanry Minor Program Evaluation • Care receiver assessment (2013)- Raelene Shippee-Rice and Donna Pelletier • Senior Leadership Series Graduate Evaluation (current) Sponsored Events & Conferences • Dr. Harry R. Moody Positive Aging: Promise & Policy, May 2012. • Todd Manini, Ph.D. Strengthening Our Grip on the Semantics of Sarcopenia, March 2013. • Dr. Edward Ansello, New Perspectives on Aging, October 2011. • Exploring the Complexities of Care Transitions, a 2-day conference in Spring 2011, organized by UNH Center on Aging and Community Living in collaboration with the Dartmouth Hitchcock Northern New England Geriatric Education Center. RESEARCH AFFINITY GROUP: AGING FACULTY STUDENTS COMMUNITY Are you aware: • In 2010, falls among older adults cost the U.S. healthcare system $30 billion in medical costs. • 12.8% of NH’s population is over 65. • Approximately 92% of older adults have at least one chronic disease. • Depression affects seven million older Americans. Allison Wilder, PhD Recreation Managerment and Policy [email protected] Laura Davie, M.A. Institute for Health Policy & Practice [email protected]

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COME COLLBORATE WITH US

Collaborative Projects

Empirical Research•EffectivenessofInformationCommunicationTechnologySocialNetworkforOlderAdults,SajayArthanatandKerryellenVroman•ResistanceTrainingforOlderAdults,SummerCook

Academic Programming•AgeofChampions,CHHSFaculty,Staff,andStudents•GerontologyMultidisciplanryMinor

Program Evaluation•Carereceiverassessment(2013)-RaeleneShippee-RiceandDonnaPelletier•SeniorLeadershipSeriesGraduateEvaluation(current)

Sponsored Events & Conferences

•Dr.HarryR.MoodyPositiveAging:Promise&Policy,May2012.

•ToddManini,Ph.D.StrengtheningOurGripontheSemanticsofSarcopenia,March2013.

•Dr.EdwardAnsello,NewPerspectivesonAging,October2011.

•ExploringtheComplexitiesofCareTransitions,a2-dayconferenceinSpring2011,organizedbyUNHCenteronAgingandCommunityLivingincollaborationwiththeDartmouthHitchcockNorthernNewEnglandGeriatricEducationCenter.

RESEARCH AFFINITY GROUP: AGING FACULTY STUDENTS

COMMUNITY

Are you aware:

•In 2010, falls among older adults cost the U.S. healthcare system $30 billion in medical costs.

•12.8% of NH’s population is over 65.

•Approximately 92% of older adults have at least one chronic disease.

•Depression affects seven million older Americans.

Allison Wilder, PhDRecreation Managerment and [email protected]

Laura Davie, M.A.Institute for Health Policy & [email protected]