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Promoting Functional Independence and Activity in Older Adults
Anna H. Chodos, MD, MPH Assistant Professor Division of Geriatrics UCSF
Individual
Mobility Activity Function
Mobility Activity Function Falls
Mobility
What is mobility?
Mobility is broadly defined as the ability to move
- neself …within community environments that
expand from one’s home, to the neighborhood, and to regions beyond.
OPTIMIZING AGING COLLABORATIVE AT UCSF – GERIATRIC WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
The Gerontologist (2010) 50 (4): 443-450.
Mobility is important for health
“Optimal mobility, defined simply as being able to safely and reliably go where you want to go, when you want to go, and how you want to get there, is a key component of healthy aging.”
OPTIMIZING AGING COLLABORATIVE AT UCSF – GERIATRIC WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Am J Public Health. 2012 August; 102(8): 1508–1515.