Improve Health

• Chronic Conditions
• Falls Prevention
• Community Education
• Behavioral Health
• Center for Healthy Aging

Resources

For Professionals

• NCOA Urges Older Adults to Get a Hearing Test So They Can Stay in the Conversation
• Congratulations to Newly Accredited Heritage Center
• Turn Old Cell Phones into Cash for Your Center
• Awards Recognize National Leadership in Senior Centers
• Meet Our Latest Accredited Centers
• Cutting Edge Resources for Meeting the Needs of LGBT Older Adults
• 2011 NISC Programs of Excellence Winners

For Older Adults and Caregivers

• Out of the Recliner and into Helping Others
• Healthy Aging: Fact Sheet

For Advocates

• Sen. Sanders’ Older Americans Act Bill: What it Means for Senior Centers
• Out of the Recliner and into Helping Others

Join the Pace Makers

NCOA is partnering with dancer Debbie Allen and Medtronic on a national campaign to educate older adults about heart health, the risks between MRIs and pacemakers, and treatment options.

An estimated 50-70% of people with a pacemaker may need to undergo an MRI scan at some point of their life. While there are risks to this treatment, there are also alternatives.

Senior Dances

We're hosting workshops for older adults at senior centers nationwide, including at members of our National Institute of Senior Centers.

After the workshop, attendees are invited to put on their dancing shoes, kick up their heels, and join a fun dance event to exercise and stay healthy.

Professional dancer Debbie Allen may surprise her fellow Pace Makers by showing off her moves at some of these events! 

For more information about this campaign, please contact Christine Harding at christine.harding@ncoa.org or 202-479-6605.

Upcoming Events:

Town ‘N Country Senior Center
7606 Paula Drive
Tampa, FL 33615
Monday May 21
12-2 p.m.

A Special Note from Dancer Debbie Allen

Dear Friends,

I have built a career around acting, directing, and choreographing, but my great passion in life is dancing. I have performed in television, film, and theaters all over the world for nearly 40 years.

I lead a very active life and need to keep my health in close check. My intense dance schedule has caused me numerous muscle strains and pains, three times requiring the need for an MRI to create a detailed, “inside” picture of my muscles, joints, and other soft tissue. My family also has a long history of heart disease, and I am aware that some of the devices used to treat these conditions can interfere with other important medical technology.

I joined the Pace Makers because I believe in the power of a well-informed patient, especially when it comes to having access to technology that could help manage their medical condition.

People invest more time in deciding what car to buy than they do on a device that may help improve the quality of their life. I want everyone to know there are options. That’s why I chose to become an advocate for the Join the Pace Makers Campaign.

I encourage you to take the first step by visiting the campaign website www.jointhepacemakers.com. It’s here where people can connect with one another, share their personal story, and encourage others who may need a pacemaker to talk with their physicians about the best treatment option for them.

Won’t you join me and become a Pace Maker, too?

Blessings,
Debbie

want to live in a country where

older adults don't have to worry about their senior center being closed.