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What is PrimeTime Health?

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging receives federal funding through the Older Americans Act to provide disease prevention and health promotion services at multipurpose senior community centers, congregate meal sites, home-delivered meals programs, senior high-rises, retirement communities, or other appropriate sites through the Prime Time Health Program.

The Prime Time Health Commission consists of older adults, representatives from community health organizations, senior community center directors, physicians and other health care providers, agencies serving older adults, local businesses, local community clubs and associations, the Prime Time Health Coordinator and other interested individuals.

Mission

Prime Time Health is unique in that it is the first substantial effort by the national aging network to increase efforts at disease prevention.  Providing support and education to older people before they become ill is a creative and cost-effective way to reduce the demand for medical treatment.  Prime Time Health maintains the philosophy that it is never too late to make lifestyle changes to maintain or improve one's health.

Pennsylvania's Prime Time Health Program

When the program was established, it was decided that the program should focus on the following priority areas:

• injury prevention
• incontinence
• exercise
• medication management
• depression and mental health
• alcoholism
• chronic conditions
• nutrition

The Commission should meet at least twice a year to discuss goals and plans for the program.  The purpose is to create a sense of community ownership for the Prime Time Health program so that the community sees this as something they are doing for older adults.

Commission members are encouraged to make their resources available to the program.  This commission is to be advisory in nature, with the Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Inc. maintaining policy control of the program.

The Prime Time Health Commission consists of:

• the Prime Time Health Coordinator
• older adults
• representatives from community health organizations
• senior community center directors
• physicians and other health care providers
• agencies serving older adults
• local businesses
• local community clubs and associations
• other interested individuals

Contact Prime Time Health Coordinator

Debbie Sanders, RN, MSN to schedule any of the following health programs:

• Agency on Aging services, including adult day care
• Alzeheimer's Disease (various topics, including caregiver issues)
• Arthritis
• Beating the Blues
• Blood Pressure Basics
• Blood Pressure Medications
• Blood Pressure Screening
• Cancer Awareness
• Carbohydrates..The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Emergency Preparedness
• Extreme Heat
• Fall, Fire, Flu Prevention
• Food Safety
• Handwashing
• Home Safety and Fall Prevention
• Low Body Temperature/Winter Safety
• Medication Safety
• Memory Health
• Nutrition (various topics)
• Skin Care
• Sleep, Sleep, Sleep
• Water works (a program on bladder problems)
• Other topics as requested

Email: dsanders@usaaa17.org

Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Inc.
116 North Second Street
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Phone: (570) 524-2100 or (570) 374-5558

Fax: (570) 524-0003 or (570) 524-5999

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