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GOALS, OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES & MEASURES GOAL 1: HEALTH PROMOTION AND ENGAGEMENT Strengthen services and supports that encourage healthy, active, and engaged lives AGING IN PLACE Objective Strategies Measures Support collaborative initiatives that engage in person-centered practices, eliminate ageism, encourage aging in place, and combat social isolation • • • • • • . • • • . • Discourage ageism within the aging network, health care, and social service systems Use person-centered and culturally sensitive language while working with older adults, when developing DARS materials, and conducting outreach activities Promote and encourage lifelong learning, volunteerism, and other pur- suits that help older adults remain engaged in their communities Engage with AAAs, the aging network, stakeholders, universities, and regional and local initiatives (including Age Wave, Dementia Friendly America, Dementia Friends Initiative, NORCs, and Villages) to increase overall impacts and program sustainability Promote the expansion of regional and local initiatives and programs recognized to improve social engagement and combat isolation, such as adult day services, nutrition programs, assistive technology, and Villages Maintain staff support for the DARS advisory boards Provide staff support to the CCOA and assist with the CCOA annual Best Practices Awards Disseminate information about Best Practices Award winners to en- courage replication or adaptation Leverage the NWD system to promote information on aging in place and HCBS DARS staff participate in DHCD stakeholder processes to develop pro- gram guidelines for housing programs or in the building code updates to assess how changes may particularly impact older Virginians Partner with other Disability Service Agencies to support and coordi- nate efforts that serve individuals with disabilities who are aging Encourage health care professionals to participate in person-centered aging training Encourage the increased use and expansion of telehealth and tele- medicine initiatives to serve older Virginians Best Practices Award winners - annually in May Annual Older Virginians Month (May) Governor's Proclamation Number of collaborative regional and local initiatives . NWD system referrals for HCBS anually in October Local and regional initiative reports on accomplishments by 2023 52 42

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