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.