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 OHSU’s
Center for Healthy Aging, created in 2000, combines research on successful
aging, education for health professionals in the care of older adults,
and selected health services to people in their 40’s, 50’s and beyond.
The focus of the Center is on aging well, promoting health, preventing
illness and helping people deal with chronic medical conditions when they
do occur.
Investigators at the center are working to better understand aging
and how to help when individuals want to make positive changes in health
behaviors.
The
Center is also home to the Oregon Geriatric Education Center, offering
educational programs to health care students and practicing professionals
on a variety of issues and topics related to aging. The Center’s
Healthy Aging Demonstration Project concluded in 2004. The Center is currently
recruiting volunteers for a new study. The study is entitled, The Energy
Balance Study: Aging Well Through Nutrition and Activity. The purpose
of the study is to investigate the influence of nutrition and physical
activity over a five-year period.
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