Forth Valley: “Braveheart” project: Supporting older people who have had heart attacks. The Braveheart Project is an innovative Ageing Well Health Demonstration Project which has looked at the feasibility and effect of training non-medical senior members of the local community to run mentoring groups to educate, support and empower patients aged 60 years and over…
The Ageing Well and Healthily (AWH) programme in the Netherlands consists of health education by peers and low intensity exercise taught by a
professional physical activity instructors. Similar to the CHAMPs programme in design. Further information and publications can be found by clicking here.
CHAMPS (Community Healthy Activities Model Program For Seniors) is a public health model program to promote increased lifetime physical activity levels of seniors. Substantial scientific evidence supports increased physical activity as a promising approach to improve the health and well-being of seniors. Accordingly, CHAMPS promotes and facilitates physically active lifestyles for seniors. It encourages participants…
This review, by Peel, published in the Australasian Journal on Ageing in 2009, covers the evidence of effectiveness of peer mentors in falls prevention research. Click here to download.
This review by Morrow-Howell, published in the Journal of Gerontology 2010, summarizes the current knowledge about volunteering in later life and suggests 5 research questions at the forefront of knowledge development. Click here to download.
This A4 work book is a step-by-step guide of chair-based and standing exercises to improve strength and balance. Each exercise is clearly illustrated and described, one per page, within a spiral-bound stand. The pages can be easily displayed and flipped over during a workout. You can either buy the booklet (click here), or you can…
There are lots of simple things you can do to help you stay steady on your feet. This guide has information for everyone, whether you’re fit and active, have difficulty walking and getting around, or are worried about falling. Download this leaflet free from Age UK.
The LLT EfS Course is also mentioned in the Nov 2010 edition of the British Association of Stroke Physicians Newsletter.
The LLT EfS course is recommended in the Best Practice Guidance for the Development of Exercise after Stroke Services in Community Settings November 2010, which can be downloaded from the Exercise After Stroke Website. This website is part of a Scottish Government funded project to scope the provision of Exercise after Stroke services across Scotland…
