Healthy Aging

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Walk With Ease: Walk With Ease (WWE) is an exercise program that can reduce pain and improve overall health. If you can be on your feet for 10 minutes without increased pain, you can have success with Walk With Ease!
Better Bones and Balance®: Better Bones and Balance® is an exercise program designed to gradually improve balance and strength to avoid falls and maintain independence.
StrongPeople™: StrongPeople™ is a nationally recognized, evidence-based community exercise program designed to increase the number of mid-life and older women participating in safe and effective strength training.

Helping Memory-Impaired Elders: A Guide for Caregivers

By Vicki L. Schmall Sally Bowman and Clara Pratt

Discusses the causes of dementia and how to cope with a progressive dementing illness, respond to dementia-caused behaviors, and communicate with a memory-impaired person. Provides guidelines for effective caregiving and for self-care for the caregiver.

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Tips for a healthy heart?

P: I'd like to know if there are any tips you can provide for improving my heart health. Are there certain foods I can eat or activities I should do?

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Extension exercise classes?

P: I just read about a program called StrongWomen that is offered in some parts of the country. It sounds as though it's something I could really benefit from in the new year. Does my county Extension office offer anything like this? Thank you in advance.

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Preventing Falls at Home: Room by Room (in English)

This checklist from the National Institute of Aging has safety features and suggestions for each room of the home to prevent falls.

Oct 2022 | Online resource

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Coping with Caregiving: How to Manage Stress When Caring for the Elderly

By Vicki L. Schmall Clara Pratt and Sally Bowman

This guide offers suggestions to help caregivers maintain their personal well-being while providing quality care for a relative or another care receiver.

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Latest News

Virtual Walk With Ease class increases accessibility to disabled adults

Because of this class, all virtual Walk With Ease classes are now more accessible, and the images represent a broader spectrum of physical abilities, as well as ages and race and ethnicities.

Allison Harris | Apr 2021 | Impact story

StrongWomen participants and volunteers gain a resource in new website

The website provides participants with everything they need to know about the program, including exercise videos that allow them to follow along at home.

Chris Branam | Feb 24, 2021 | News story

OSU Extension adult exercise programs keep Oregonians active

Walk With Ease and Strong Women & StrongPeople are focusing on self-directed programs and virtual meetings to stay connected to their participants.

Chris Branam | Apr 24, 2020 | News story

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Nutrition for Older Adults: Preventing Malnutrition as the Body Ages

By Dusti Linnell Cheryl Kirk Rose Jepson-Sullivan Christine Mouzong and Sally Bowman

Poor nutrition can cause a cascade of health problems for older adults. This guide lists the nutrients of concern for people over 60 — from antioxidants to calcium to water. Learn how eating well can stave off chronic disease.

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