CDC's Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network (CDC-HAN)
About the CDC's Healthy Aging Research Network
Since 2001, CDC's Healthy Aging Research Network (CDC-HAN)
has used a coordinated approach to develop, test, and share
the best strategies for keeping older adults healthy. This
innovative network promotes an ongoing agenda of
community-based research to support and promote healthy
aging projects while working with national and local
partners. A part of CDC's Prevention Research Centers
program, the HAN comprises nine member universities from
throughout the U.S.
HAN's uniqueness is that it is able to dovetail the diverse perspectives and resources of network members, many of whom are luminaries in the fields of public health and aging. Participating universities are able to enhance the focus on older adult health within their own institutions and foster collaboration with national, state, and local partners to expand and extend the HAN's capacity to address community needs. The HAN works closely with CDC's Healthy Aging Program to help ensure promising research findings translate to healthier, higher-quality lives for older Americans.
More specifically, HAN undertakes activities to:
- Implement interventions that promote good health in older adults
- Provide community decision-makers with useful information and resources
- Develop practical and effective tools for assessing and evaluating programs and policies
- Summarize and disseminate findings to colleagues across multiple sectors and communities
- Mentor and train public-health practitioners
- Inform research priorities
- Provide access to experts in healthy aging
CDC-HAN's mission
The mission of the CDC Healthy Aging Research Network
(CDC-HAN) is to better understand the determinants of
healthy aging in diverse populations and settings; to
identify, develop and evaluate programs and policies that
promote healthy aging; and to translate and disseminate
research into effective and sustainable public health
programs and policies throughout the nation.
CDC-HAN's work is
based on the social-ecological model
Sources: McLeroy et al., 1988, Health Educ Q; Sallis et al.,
1998, Am J Prev Med (modified).
CDC-HAN Topics
- Member Centers and Affiliates
- The HAN comprises member centers and affiliates that share common goals
- CDC-HAN Focus Areas and Publications
- Focus areas and relevant publications
- Health Promotion and Physical Activity
- Evidence-based health promotion for older adults
- Action briefs and webinars on cognitive health
- Current research activities and information for agencies
- Environmental and Policy Change for Healthy Aging
- Clearing house, policy briefs, environmental audit tools and protocol
- Additional Materials and Resources
- Checklists,
- Case Study,
- Strategies and Links
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthy Aging Program
4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Mailstop K-45
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
8am-8pm
ET/Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays - cdcinfo@cdc.gov