September is Healthy Aging® Month
"because there's lots of living left to do..."
Healthy Aging® Month is an annual observance month designed to focus national attention on the positive aspects of growing older.
The main objective of Healthy Aging® Month for 2008 is to encourage local level Healthy Aging® events.
May is Older Americans Month
May is the official month during which we acknowledge, as a nation, the extraordinary contributions of our 34 million older Americans. Older Americans Month also presents us with the opportunity to draw attention to the remarkable longevity of our population and to the challenges and opportunities which will accompany population aging in the next millennium.
For more information,
contact the Administration on Aging.
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Event Suggestions:
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Stage an event and have an elected official proclaim the national month -- generating publicity for your event.
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Create a Healthy Aging® Open House.
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Create an Intergenerational Program.
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Set up a Healthy Aging® Walk-a-Thon.
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Give away free Healthy Aging® Materials.
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Sponsor a senior athletic event, such as a mall-walk, 5K run, or family fun bicycle ride.
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Promote and run a reading night at your local library. Invite local older adult celebrities to read passages from inspirational books at the event, and promote the event by advertising the celebrity participation.
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