Could I trade you some materials from "Florida/Canada".  We have developed
intergenerational health promotion and prevention activities that have been
used in the African-American church settings?

Mary Sutherland
6393 Mallard Trace Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32312

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At 07:57 PM 3/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Nancy
>
>The following may be applicable to your request for information on
>Seniors
>
>Experience in Action: A National Forum for Healthy Aging was held
>between February 9 and 11, 1997, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A kit was
>developed to disseminate the results.The information in this kit was
>developed from a cross-Canada process designed to gather lessons learned
>from seniors' community projects funded by Health Canada over the last
>25 years. The kit was developed by the Centre for Health Promotion,
>University of Toronto with the participation and support of the New
>Horizons: Partners in Aging program of Health Canada.
>
>The Forum concluded with a synthesis of what delegates said about the
>lessons learned through their participation in a variety of projects
>across the country. Participants suggested actions that seniors can take
>in the future to improve their well-being and to contribute to healthy
>aging. A commitment was made by all of the delegates to share what they
>had learned in their own communities and to make healthy aging a goal
>for all of Canadian society.
>
>The kit includes:
>
>  The Proceedings of Experience in Action: A National Forum for Healthy
>Aging, February 9-11, 1997.
>
>  A short Video filmed during the Forum. It provides a synopsis of the
>presentations, small group sessions and informal discussions which
>shaped the nature and outcome of the events.
>
>  Nine Fact Sheets drawn from all stages of the information gathering
>process. The following topics are covered in these Fact Sheets:
>   Core Values in Seniors' Programs
>   Effective Community Development
>   Partnerships
>   Participation and Leadership by Seniors
>   Volunteer Recruitment, Retention and Recognition
>   Effective Project Management
>   Sustainability
>   Social and Community Change
>   Sources and Resources
>
>
>Those interested in obtaining copies of the kit can contact me for
>further information
>
>Rick Wilson
>
>