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. 2013 Sep-Oct;28(1):2-6.
doi: 10.4278/ajhp.121116-CIT-564.

The healthy aging research network: resources for building capacity for public health and aging practice

Sara Wilcox  1 , Mary Altpeter, Lynda A Anderson, Basia Belza, Lucinda Bryant, Dina L Jones, Katherine H Leith, Elizabeth A Phelan, William A Satariano
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The healthy aging research network: resources for building capacity for public health and aging practice

Sara Wilcox et al. Am J Health Promot. 2013 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

There is an urgent need to translate science into practice and help enhance the capacity of professionals to deliver evidence-based programming. We describe contributions of the Healthy Aging Research Network in building professional capacity through online modules, issue briefs, monographs, and tools focused on health promotion practice, physical activity, mental health, and environment and policy. We also describe practice partnerships and research activities that helped inform product development and ways these products have been incorporated into real-world practice to illustrate possibilities for future applications. Our work aims to bridge the research-to-practice gap to meet the demands of an aging population.

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