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AGING PROGRAMS AND PLAN FOCUS AREAS OAA FOCUS 2 - ACL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS (cont.) Live Well, Virginia! Evidence-based health programs fall under the "Live Well, Virginia!" banner. Through the Live Well, Virginia! programs, individuals living with chronic diseases can take steps to improve their overall health, feel better, and live life to the fullest. Older adults and people with disabilities are disproportionately affected by chronic ill- ness. According to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 80 percent of Medicare beneficiaries have at least one chronic condition. CDSMP, developed by Stanford University, is a six week, 2.5 hour workshop that offers tools and information to help people manage their chronic illnesses and participate more fully in life. There is strong evidence across many studies that CDSMP partici- Chronic Disease pants experience several beneficial health outcomes, including greater energy, in- Self- creased participation in physical activity, improved health status, reduced pain symp- toms, and improved psychological well-being. Management Education (CDSME) Falls Prevention Across the last nine years, over 16,155 Virginians have enrolled in the workshops with those completing the program exceeding 12,368. Virginia has continued to maintain a higher completer rate (80.5 percent) than the national average (74 percent). CDSME has been successfully offered in many communities and workshops are coordinated statewide by the AAAS. As a current 2016 ACL grantee, DARS, in partnership with the AAAs, has reached 4,149 completers, exceeding the goal of 2,469 completers by 162 percent to date. With a three-year grant (August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2020) from ACL and through the Live Well, Virginia! programs, DARS is working to: 1) significantly increase the num- ber of older adults and older adults with disabilities at risk for falls who participate in evidence-based community programs to reduce falls and falls risks; and 2) embed pro- grams into an integrated, sustainable evidence-based prevention program network via centralized, coordinated processes. DARS is expanding existing infrastructure by engaging almost 2,000 older adults and adults with disabilities in the Matter of Balance (MOB) evidence-based program. MOB is an eight session community-based workshop designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels. Through structured group intervention, participants learn fall prevention strategies and address physical, social, and cognitive factors that affect their fear of falling. DARS is supporting the expansion of the geographic reach of MOB to include a minimum of 36 unserved and 24 underserved cities and counties. DARS is working to embed and sustain MOB as a core program of Live Well, Virginia!. On April 4, 2019, DARS will host the first annual statewide Virginia Falls Prevention Coalition conference, bringing together professionals from across the aging network. With the grant from ACL, DARS established the Virginia Falls Prevention Coalition, which aims to foster collaboration to increase awareness of fall risk factors, promote access to falls prevention interventions, and empower older adults, individuals with disabilities and caregivers to engage in activities to reduce the risk and incidence of falls. 35

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