Wilcox Resarch: Department of Exercise Science

PROJECT NAME:	Healthy Aging Research Network
TIMELINE:	2001-2009
FUNDING SOURCE:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:	Delores Pluto
CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:	Sara Wilcox
CO-INVESTIGATORS:	Steven Hooker, Katherine Leith, Ken Watkins, Harriet Williams
PROJECT WEBSITE:	http://depts.washington.edu/harn/
PROJECT OVERVIEW/ ABSTRACT:	The Healthy Aging Research Network has been funded since 2001 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The University of South Carolina is one of nine universities who participate in this network. These nine universities are a subset of the 33 Prevention Research Centers located throughout the United States. The mission of the Healthy Aging Research Network is to better understand the determinants of healthy aging in older adult populations; to identify interventions that promote healthy aging; and to assist in the translation of such research into sustainable community-based programs throughout the nation.
PUBLISHED PROJECT ARTICLES:
Prohaska, T., Belansky, E., Belza, B., Buchner, D., Marshall, V., McTigue, K., Satariano, W., & WILCOX, S. (2006). Physical activity, public health, and aging: Critical issues and research priorities. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 61B(5), S267-273. Note: author order beyond 1st is alphabetical by last name. The Healthy Aging Research Network Writing Group. The Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network. (2006) Prev Chronic Dis [serial online]. (S. WILCOX was a member of the writing group) Hughes, S. L., Williams, B., Molina, L. C., Bayles, C., Bryant, L. L., Harris, J. R., et al. (2005). Characteristics of physical activity programs for older adults: results of a multisite survey. The Gerontologist, 45(5), 667-675.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Learn more about the Healthy Aging Research Network Physical Activity Guide for Seniors in Richland and Lexington Counties (South Carolina) developed by the USC Healthy Aging Research Network:

Columbia, SC 29208 • 803-777-8141 • sphweb@gwm.sc.edu