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Physical Activity Interest Group

Group members can share ideas about increasing physical activity in their communities and find physical activity-related resources and updates from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This group is moderated by staff from the HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Tagged With "Older adults"

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Physical Activity for Older Adults

Bianca Macias ·
Earlier this year, ODPHP collaborated with Connect Extension on a webinar, Increasing Physical Activity Among Older Adults . In this webinar, participants were introduced to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Midcourse Report: Implementation Strategies for Older Adults, learned a summary of key strategies to increase physical activity among older adults, and the webinar highlighted Move Your Way® resources that Extension professionals can use to promote physical activity in their...
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Re: Physical Activity for Older Adults

Heather Wingo ·
Thank you for the invite to present! Because of this webinar, we get to travel to NMSU to train their Extension Service in Extension Get Fit. I'm loving the opportunity to collaborate across states!
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Use Move Your Way® Materials to Get Older Adults Moving in Your Community!

Malorie Polster ·
May is Older Americans Month and National Physical Fitness & Sports Month — and to celebrate, ODPHP is inviting you to use Move Your Way materials for older adults in your work. Move Your Way is the promotional campaign for the  Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans , and it provides a variety of resources to promote the Guidelines’ key messages. The older adult materials help adults ages 65 years and older learn about the benefits of staying active — and provide tips on finding...

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