Health Promotion and Disease Prevention encompasses a variety of activities that maintain and improve the health of older adults. These activities include:
- -Exercise and physical fitness training. i.e. NC Senior Games
- -Nutrition education.
- -Guidance on managing medications.
- -Evidence-based health promotion programs; that is, activities such as Living Healthy,
- -Living Healthy with Diabetes, Arthritis Foundation Exercise, Matter of Balance and Walk with Ease that have been shown to have a positive effect on health.
- -Accident prevention.
- -Smoking cessation.
- -Immunizations.
- -Screening for dental health, vision care, foot care and environmental health issues.
Area Agencies on Aging and county aging agencies, contract with local groups to provide services to older adults.