Seniors, Wellness and Social Development
April 21, 2015
Healthy Aging Supports Healthy Communities
Seven Projects Funded Through the Healthy Aging Research Program
Seven research projects that focus on healthy aging have received a total of $108,980 through the Newfoundland and Labrador Healthy Aging Research Program. The program provides support for a wide range of research related to the utilization of health care, chronic pain and health care education for seniors.
�Newfoundland and Labrador is expected to have the highest proportion of seniors in the country by 2026. That is a statistic we cannot ignore. Investment in research projects such as these will help inform current and future programs and policies designed to allow seniors to remain healthy, active, and engaged in their communities for as long as possible.�
- The Honourable Clyde Jackman, Minister of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development
The Healthy Aging Research Program is administered by the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research at Memorial University. The centre facilitates health research designed to address practical issues through its grants and awards programs and is committed to sharing knowledge and building capacity in communities. Since its inception in 2008, the Healthy Aging Research Program has provided close to $1.1 million in support of research into healthy aging.
This year�s selected projects are listed in the backgrounder below.
�The Healthy Aging Research Program is a unique example of a research program that was built right into a major policy initiative � the Provincial Healthy Aging Policy Framework. It is an innovative approach to blending policy and research in an area that is of critical importance to Newfoundland and Labrador, given our aging population.�
- Dr. Stephen Bornstein, Director, Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research
The Healthy Aging Research Program provides funding for student awards, faculty awards, and research grants to support research on issues of relevance to the Provincial Healthy Aging Policy Framework.
QUICK FACTS
- Seven research projects that focus on healthy aging have received a total of almost $109,000 through the Provincial Government�s Healthy Aging Research Program.
- The Healthy Aging Research Program is funded through the Department of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development and administered by the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research at Memorial University.
- Since its inception in 2008, the program has provided close to $1.1 million for research into healthy aging.
- For more information on the Newfoundland and Labrador Healthy Aging Research Program, visit: www.swsd.gov.nl.ca/seniors/research.html.
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Media contacts:
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Heather May
Director of Communications Department of Seniors, Wellness and Social Development 709-729-0928, 697-5061 heathermay@gov.nl.ca |
Tyrone White Finance Officer and Awards Coordinator NL Centre for Applied Health Research 709-777-7973 tkwhite@mun.ca |
BACKGROUNDER
2014-15 Healthly Aging Research Program Recipients
Project Grants: These grants enable a team of local and national /international researchers to be assembled to conduct research on a topic related to healthy aging.
- Marshall Godwin � Descriptive Analysis of the Health and Health Services Utilization of Very Elderly Newfoundlanders ($30,000).
- Rick Audas � Chronic Pain and Aging in Newfoundland and Labrador: a Quality of Life and Health Care Utilization Profile ($30,000).
- Roberta Didonato � Do Visual Enhancements of Healthcare Instructions Improve Learning and Memory Performance in Older Adults? ($20,000)
Seed Grants: These grants support the development of research teams in Newfoundland and Labrador capable of obtaining funding from national and international granting agencies in the area of applied health research.
- Caroline Porr � Developing and Testing a Dialect-Sensitive and Culturally Appropriate Diabetes Educational Tool for Older Adults of Rural Newfoundland and Labrador ($9,480).
- Marilyn Porter � Grandmothers on the Move: Older Women Immigrants and Healthy Aging ($10,000).
Doctoral Dissertation Award: This grant category helps doctoral candidates in covering the cost of their research and its dissemination.
- Jennifer Woodrow � Osteoarthritis in Newfoundland and Labrador: An Examination of Prevalence, Incidence, Comorbidity, Financial Burden and Accessibility to Care ($2,000).
- Nicholas Snow � Using Long-Term Aerobic Exercise to Modulate Corticospinal Excitability and Intracortical Networks in Sedentary Younger and Older Adults ($7,500).
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