Title: Archstone Award Winners 2003

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Section/SPIG: Aging & Public Health

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WINNER:
“Alzheimer’s Health Education Initiative”
The Alzheimer’s Health Education Initiative is a consumer-directed intervention that aims to improve dementia health care by increasing disease specific knowledge and enhancing consumer-physician communication.
Contact: Michelle Plauche
Associate Program Director
Alzheimer’s Association
5900 Wilshire Boulevard , Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: (323) 938-3379 x 211 Fax: (323) 938-1036

Honorable Mentions:
1) “The Elder Safe Program”
The Elder Safe Program is a dynamic partnership of the Washington County (Oregon) Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office and Disability, Aging and Veteran’s Services that prevents or mitigates the impact of elder crime and abuse.
Contact: Joyce DeMonnin, MPH
Elder Safe Program
Washington County Sheriff’s Office
215 SW Adams #32
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Tel: (503) 846-6048 Fax: (503) 846-2733
E-mail: joyce_demonnin@co.washington.or.us

2) “The Senior Health Alliance Promoting Exercise (SHAPE)”
SHAPE is a volunteer consortium of government, education, research, not for profit, and health care organizations dedicated to serving older adults in Cook County Illinois, by raising awareness of the importance of physical exercise.
Contact: Dr. Susan Hughes
Center For Research on Health and Aging
University of Illinois at Chicago
850 West Jackson, (M/C) 275
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Tel: (312) 996-1473 Fax: (312) 996-2703
E-mail: shughes@uic.edu