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Sep 8, 2023

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Attachment formatting skills and/or PDF management skills are essential to competitive grant application submissions. These tips can help your grant application succeed.

Oct 13, 2023

How Attachment Uploads Can Make Or Break Your Grant Application Read Article

Oct 6, 2023

How to Provide Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Evidence-Based Programs for Chinese Americans Read Article

Oct 4, 2023

How Evidence-Based Program Providers and Accountable Care Organizations Can Work Together on Quality and Performance Improvement Read Article

Aug 22, 2023

About the Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database (HAPI-D) Read Article

Get the Facts on Healthy Aging

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Mar 13, 2023

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Over one out of four older adults fall each year. Learn about falls prevention and how to help families and caregivers support aging adults by preventing falls.

Mar 13, 2023

Get the Facts on Falls Prevention Read Article

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Mar 13, 2023

Get the Facts on Chronic Disease Self-Management Read Article

Women face specific challenges to their right to age well, including health disparities and unequal access to health care, caregiving responsibilities that can drain health and retirement security, and lower participation in employer-sponsored retirement plans. Get the facts from NCOA.

Dec 13, 2022

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Adults age 65+ are a fast-growing segment of America’s population. Get the facts on our nation’s older adults, including key trends and challenges.

Dec 12, 2022

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Health Promotion

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Evidence-based programs offer proven ways to promote health and prevent disease among older adults. Find one that meets the needs of your community.

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The Healthy Aging Programs Integrated Database

Learn more about the Healthy Aging Program Integrated Database (HAPI-D), a one-stop shop for all grantees and database users to enter workshop data and track performance for both falls prevention and CDSME evidence-based programs.

Learn more about the Healthy Aging Program Integrated Database (HAPI-D), a one-stop shop for all grantees and database users to enter workshop data and track performance for both falls prevention and CDSME evidence-based programs.

Fidelity Hub

The COVID-19 shutdown of in-person exercise classes led to innovations with the EnhanceFitness program to help bring this falls prevention and physical fitness class to older rural adults.

Falls Prevention Programs

At every phase of implementation of an evidence-based program, fidelity is considered and monitored by all involved. Go to our new hub to learn more.

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Fidelity Hub

Chronic anxiety is not an inevitable part of getting older. Learn about the risk factors for anxiety disorders and how older adults can get the help they need.

CDSME Programs

At every phase of implementation of an evidence-based program, fidelity is considered and monitored by all involved. Go to our new hub to learn more.

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Get Help Building A Community-Integrated Health Network

Community-integrated health care is more important than ever as older adults elect to age in place and community-based organizations deliver essential services. Explore resources for pursuing complex sustainability strategies and creating stronger linkages with the health care sector.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many community-based organizations to alter or cancel health promotion programs. Keep track of the updates coming from individual programs, including whether it's feasible to continue implementation or if telehealth options have been put in place.

Aug 8, 2023

Tracking Health Promotion Program Guidance During COVID-19

These tips will help your organization develop long-term sustainability of grant-funded programs using social entrepreneurship and an eye toward lasting change.

Jun 28, 2023

Tips for Sustaining a Project Beyond the Grant Period

Learn how home-delivered meals programs for older adults can serve as a link to other services including chronic disease management and health and technology education.

Jun 20, 2023

Connecting Home Delivered Meal Participants to Remote Evidence-Based Programs

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Jun 14, 2023

Chronic Conditions and Fall Risk: Cross-Promoting Programs Across the Continuum of Care

NCOA is now making an additional investment in senior centers to support the work that they have been doing all along in reaching the older adults and people with disabilities in their communities.

Jun 8, 2023

New Investment in Senior Centers to Support Vaccine Initiative

Incentives can be an effective strategy to encourage participation and retention in community-based programs. Learn examples of effective incentives and guidelines for use.

May 25, 2023

How to Use Incentives: A Guide for ACL CDSME and Falls Prevention Grantees

Join our webinar to learn about the roles of service delivery partners in a community care hub and hear firsthand from a community-based organization.

May 23, 2023

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Establishing Standards Across Service Delivery Providers, Leaders, and Volunteers

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May 23, 2023

Join Future "Grand Rounds" Webinars on Evidence-Based Program Implementation

Join our webinar to learn about the roles of service delivery partners in a community care hub and hear first-hand from a community-based organization.

Apr 27, 2023

The Essentials of Data Sharing in a Coordinated Network of Community-Based Organizations

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Apr 20, 2023

Falls Prevention Awareness Week Impact Reports

Most people choose to remain in their homes as they age. Get tools, tips, and resources to ensure that the home environment is free from fall risks.

Apr 11, 2023

Home Modification Tools and Tips to Help Prevent Falls

Join our webinar and learn about common contractual obligations under health care contracts and how the performance of one service delivery provider can affect the whole contract.

Mar 23, 2023

Quality, Fidelity, and Compliance Expectations for Service Delivery Providers

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Mar 9, 2023

How to Collect Powerful Testimonials from Program Participants

Join the first in a four-part webinar series on how community-based organizations, including falls prevention and chronic disease self-management education grantees, can be partners in a community-integrated health network.

Feb 28, 2023

The Important Role of Evidence-Based Program Service Delivery Providers in Community Care Hubs

Senior centers are powerful partners for organizations seeking to reach more older adults with evidence-based health promotion programs like falls prevention and Chronic Disease Self-Management Education.

Dec 16, 2022

4 Reasons to Partner with a Senior Center for Evidence-Based Programming and Beyond

Be ready when the next notice of funding opportunity comes out. These tips from a seasoned contracted external reviewer will help ensure your success.

Dec 1, 2022

Top Five Ways to Prepare for a Notice of Funding Opportunity

Learn tips on how to create a compelling and successful budget justification presentation for grant proposals and the pitfalls to avoid.

Nov 30, 2022

Tips for Developing a Compelling Budget Justification Presentation for a Grant Proposal

2021 ACL falls prevention and chronic disease self management education grantees share their strategies for reaching underserved populations through marketing, partnerships, technology, and trained leaders.

Sep 30, 2022

4 Ways Falls Prevention and CDSME Grantees are Reaching Underserved Populations

Chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) grantees represent different entities in various states with goals and activities tailored to reach their target population.

Sep 13, 2022

Meet the CDSME Grantees

Read the ACL falls prevention grantee profiles to learn more about their falls prevention goals and activities.

Sep 13, 2022

Meet the Falls Prevention Grantees

This guide not only helps us deepen the understanding of disabilities, inclusivity, and accessibility, but also provides practical and effective strategies to create an accessible and inclusive environment for all community members to participate in health promotion programs.

Aug 30, 2022

Disability, Accessibility, and Inclusivity: A Best Practices Guide for Health Education Providers

When submitting a grant proposal, a clearly defined management process and plan can help guide the proposal team to a competitive, on-time submission.

Aug 29, 2022

Succeed at Grant Proposals: Have a Plan and a Process

Join us for this webinar to learn more about HARP, a newly approved Older Americans Act Title III-D evidence-based program.

Aug 10, 2022

Home Hazard Removal Program (HARP): An Evidence-Based Program Created from the Older Americans Act

Join this webinar to hear discussion among a panel of experts on the value of community-based organization engagement with local Health Information Exchanges (HIE).

Aug 9, 2022

Strengthening Connections Between Community-Based Organizations and Health Information Exchanges

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Jun 22, 2022

Apply to Become an Evidence-Based Program

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Jun 22, 2022

Guidelines for Operationalizing ACL Criteria for Evidence-Based Programs

Planning ahead and tapping into the expertise of your community members and support of local businesses will help ensure a successful falls prevention event.

May 20, 2022

How to Plan a Falls Prevention Event

Improving mental health care for older adults requires changes such as strengthening the mental health workforce, continued expansion of Medicare coverage of tele-health visits, parity between physical and mental health care, and increased Older Americans Act funding.

May 18, 2022

How to Improve Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Care for Older Adults

Many mental health care provides won't accept Medicare. The Biden administration and Congress are considering strategies to modernize the Medicare program so mental health needs for older adults can be adequately met.

May 13, 2022

How to Improve Access to Mental Health Care for Medicare Recipients

A senior Black couple is outside power walking in their neighborhood. Regular exercise can help slow or prevent bone loss as well as boost muscle strength.

Apr 18, 2022

Get Ready for Falls Prevention Awareness Week 2022

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Apr 4, 2022

Get the Facts on Osteoporosis, Falls, and Broken Bones

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Mar 31, 2022

Resource Guide: Remote Delivery of Evidence-based Programs

Give NCOA permission to upload your program data uploaded to the National CDSME or Falls Prevention Database.

Mar 30, 2022

How to Be A Competitive Grant Application Success Story Through Readiness

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Mar 24, 2022

How to Integrate Programming into Care Settings using Community Health Workers

A SNAP interview helps determine your eligibility and qualifies you for benefits. When you know exactly what to expect, you can go to your interview prepared.

Mar 16, 2022

How to Establish the Community Health Worker Position

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Mar 9, 2022

Understanding the Community Health Worker Referral Process

Give NCOA permission to upload your program data uploaded to the National CDSME or Falls Prevention Database.

Feb 23, 2022

How to Successfully Write Competitive Grants as a Community-Based Organization

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Feb 22, 2022

What Is a Community Health Worker and How Do They Support Evidence-Based Programming?

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Feb 11, 2022

A Call to Action to Improve Cultural Relevance and Accessibility: Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs Among American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities

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Jan 3, 2022

Partnering with Fire and Emergency Medical Services to Prevent Falls

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Nov 9, 2021

Fund Development is Mission Critical: Securing Grants for Evidence-Based Programs

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Nov 4, 2021

The Role of Community Health Workers in Fighting Obesity and Chronic Disease

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Oct 27, 2021

"Grand Rounds" Webinars: Health Promotion Programs and COVID-19

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Oct 20, 2021

Climate Change and Its Impact on Older Adults' Mental Health

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Sep 20, 2021

Mental Health First Aid for Older Adults

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Sep 15, 2021

Suicide Prevention Month: Insights and Strategies for Reducing Suicide Among Older Adults

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Sep 9, 2021

Fire and Falls Webinar Series: Engaging Firefighters and EMS for Falls Prevention

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Aug 26, 2021

Strengthening Falls Prevention Efforts with the Help of First Responders

Find resources to serve adults with disabilities more effectively in your community.

Aug 25, 2021

Resources for Engaging Adults with Disabilities in Evidence-Based Programs

A telehealth service is a full visit with a provider that requires real-time communication through audio and video technology. Find out how Medicare covers telehealth.

Aug 6, 2021

Resource Guide: Terminology for Virtual Programming

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Aug 6, 2021

Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 and Technology Resources

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Aug 4, 2021

Get Ready for Falls Prevention Awareness Week 2021

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Jul 28, 2021

Understanding Social Isolation and its Impact on Older Adults and Those Living with Disabilities

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Jul 21, 2021

Business Acumen “Office Hour”: Navigating Network Partnerships

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Jul 13, 2021

NCOA Partnership Assessment Tool

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Jul 9, 2021

It’s Time to Address Broadband Connectivity Issues for Older Adults

Two Administration for Community Living grantees discuss their partnership experiences and evaluate the impact and return on investment of evidence-based programs.

Jun 29, 2021

Maximizing Data and Partnerships to Enhance Evidence-Based Program Sustainability

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Jun 10, 2021

How to Partner with Hospitals for Community-Based Services

Community-based organizations and federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs) have great potential for partnering to implement evidence-based programs and market opportunities among patients.

Jun 3, 2021

Why You Should Partner with a Federally Qualified Health Center for Evidence-Based Programs

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Jun 1, 2021

Recruitment Strategies for Community-Integrated Health Networks

This webinar provides an overview of the magnitude of the connection between older adult falls and brain injury and provides stories from two states who have trained aging professionals on screening protocols.

May 25, 2021

The Importance of Screening for Brain Injury in Older Adults: Case Studies of Success

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May 21, 2021

Navigating Older Americans Act Title IIID During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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May 13, 2021

Health Care Contracting: Tips for Quality Assurance and Evaluation

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May 13, 2021

How to Build Referral Systems for Community-Integrated Health Networks

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May 12, 2021

Covering the Cost of Chronic Disease Self-Management Education with Medicaid

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May 12, 2021

Connecting with your State Medicaid Agency

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May 1, 2021

Business Acumen “Office Hour”: Navigating Opportunities for Medicaid Payment for Evidence-Based Programs

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Apr 1, 2021

Five Key Steps to Building Community-Integrated Health Networks

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Mar 31, 2021

COVID-Driven Isolation Can Be Dangerous for Older Adults

Opportunities through Data Across Sectors for Health (DASH) can support and provide awareness of the value of sharing data to maximize delivery of comprehensive care for consumers.

Mar 17, 2021

Opportunities to Improve Data Sharing to Support Community Health

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Mar 17, 2021

National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging Webinar Series - Transforming Mental Health and Addiction Services

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Mar 17, 2021

Navigating the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Look-up Tool

Dive into what the expansion of telehealth and other changes in the market means for Medicare reimbursement of evidence-based programs.

Mar 2, 2021

What’s Current in Medicare Reimbursement for Evidence-Based Programs

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Feb 24, 2021

Business Acumen “Office Hour”: Revising Your Value Proposition During COVID-19

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Feb 23, 2021

Program Staff Perspectives on Health Promotion Programs in Indigenous Communities

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Feb 17, 2021

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Feb 8, 2021

Successful Strategies & Lessons Learned from Implementing Evidence- Based Programs in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities

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Feb 8, 2021

What American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Elders Say About Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs

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Dec 16, 2020

Lessons Learned from Health Management Associates Report on Medicaid Reimbursement for Evidence-Based Programs

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Dec 8, 2020

Showcasing Community-Based Organization's Innovative Response to COVID-19 with Evidence Based Programs

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Oct 14, 2020

National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging Webinar Series - Older Adult Peer Support in a Time of COVID-19

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Oct 1, 2020

Report: Reimbursement for Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs in the Community

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Apr 1, 2020

Tools for Reaching A Remote Audience

Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs) help Medicare members with low income get benefits that pay for food, healthcare, and more.

Mar 26, 2020

National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging Webinar Series - Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Illness Among Older Adults: The Problem and New Management Approaches

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Jan 23, 2020

National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging Webinar Series - Solutions to Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages and Lack of Funding

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Aug 23, 2019

Community Health Workers: Working in a Meaningful & Impactful Manner with Older Adults

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May 9, 2019

Making the Most of Your Organization's Partnerships and Tools

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