 The Arizona Department of
Health Services has established a position of Healthy Aging Liaison to serve as an advocate, resource, and
communication link between the Department and other agencies and entities
providing direct or indirect public health services to Arizona’s older adults in
communities across the state. The Healthy Aging Liaison works in partnership
with Department programs to promote collaborative planning and participation
with all local, county, tribal, and state agencies that seek to promote good
health and quality of life for all older Arizonans.
Additionally, the Healthy Aging Liaison serves as an internal resource to
Department staff related to Older Adult health promotion and disease prevention
efforts and represents the Department on councils, work groups and committees.
The Healthy Aging Liaison can provide health information for older adults and
identify resources for program planning (Professional Resources), data on the health of older Arizonans
(Reports
and
Fast Facts), and information on successful initiatives and strategies being
used in Arizona communities to promote healthy lifestyles and maintain optimal
levels of activity and well being in older adults through the
Healthy Aging Communication Network (HACN) and
News & Events). The HACN can foster community building, resource assessment
and the development of links across government agencies, non-profit, and private
community-based programs as they relate to health promotion and disease and
disability prevention for older adults in Arizona.
Healthy Aging Goals for Arizona adults 50 years and older:
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Age well: staying well in body, mind and spirit
(healthy, active and socially engaged).
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Live with, and manage chronic conditions (optimal wellness,
preventing or compressing disability).
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Age with maximum independence (aging in place, with good
quality of life).
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Access quality care (timely and appropriate
services/care in the right place, at the right time, & with the right
interventions).
"You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine
what you will have, be and do in the tomorrow of your life." Zig Ziglar, Author |
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