California State University, Fullerton

Description

The specific goals of the Center are to: (1) conduct interdisciplinary research on issues related to healthy aging; (2) provide professional training of students and healthcare practitioners working with older adults in a variety of settings; (3) offer a variety of health, psychological, and functional assessments; (4) conduct a range of community-accessible programs based on the principles of whole-person wellness; (5) collaborate and partner with community agencies and organizations to provide innovative programming and services aimed at improving the quality of life in later years; and (6) serve as an advocate for affecting public policy relative to healthy aging and fall risk reduction. Our whole-person wellness programming is committed to helping older adults maintain a lifestyle that is of the highest quality attainable. A multidisciplinary team of faculty throughout the University works to implement these goals in collaboration with the Director of the Center, Dr. Debra Rose, Professor in Kinesiology.