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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 18, 2010 Action Agenda Item No. 3-a SUBJECT: Presentation of the Southern Gerontological Society's 2010 Best Practices in Aging Award to Orange County DEPARTMENT: Aging PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 4/23/10 Award Notification Letter Best Practices Program Description INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Passmore, Director, 245-2020 PURPOSE: To receive the Southern Gerontological Society's 2010 Best Practices in Aging Award from Dr. Janice Wassel, President of the Southern Gerontological Society (SGS). BACKGROUND: The SGS Best Practices Award was established in 1997 to recognize programs that demonstrate an innovative and creative linkage with aging services network, show evidence of sustained impact on improving the quality of life of older adults and have the potential to influence aging services in the south east region of the United States. Orange County and its public Department on Aging are the recipient of the 2010 SGS Best Practices Award for fostering community partnerships and creative programming through an interdisciplinary team of professionals, especially through the County's state-of-art multipurpose senior centers. The three best practices programs of the Department on Aging recognized for the award are: (1) Functionality Screen and Movement Clinic (2) Wellness Screening Clinic: Mood, Memory and Mobility (3) Preventive Home Visit Program These award winning interventions are the result of along-standing university-community partnership involving Department on Aging staff and faculty from UNC Schools of: Medicine, Pharmacy, Occupational Science, Physical Therapy and Public Health-Department of Nutrition. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board accept the Southern Gerontological Society's 2010 Best Practices in Aging Award for Orange County and the Department on Aging.