Required Modules

(2) Welcome to the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging

• Watch this webinar to learn who we are and what we do:
  • Part 1: History of the Center
  • Part 2: Website Tour of Resources
  • Part 3: Ehrhart’s Vision for the Center

(3+) Healthy Aging Speaker Series

• Attend live or watch a recording of at least three of the Healthy Aging Speaker Series talks. Each additional talk counts 1 credit toward certificate completion.

(2+) living healthy longer

• Listen to at least two of the Center’s podcast episodes.

(1+) Broadening our Horizons

• Pick a minimum of one activity from the modules below. Each additional activity counts 1 credit toward certificate completion:
  • Mindful Monday: 45-minute meditation with CSU Center for Mindfulness.
  • Healthy Aging Fitness: The Center’s own virtual fitness class.
  • Aspen Club: programming or adults ages 50+ in Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, and Longmont.
  • Research participation: Join the Center’s research registry to volunteer for a CSU research study.
  • Fort Collins Senior Center: Recreation and social engagement for older adults.

Electives

(1.5) Alzheimer’s Association

• Sign up for a live class from the AA via their Community Resource Finder.

(3) Allied Health Professional-Related

• Read to learn why it’s important to have evidence-based health programs in your community.
  • (1) What are Evidence-Based Programs and Why Should I Care?
  • (1) Evidence-Based Programs and Your Practice: A Foundation for Value-Based Care
  • (1) What do I do if my community does not have access to evidence-based programs?

(1+) Prepare to Care

• Browse the local resources available for caregivers in Colorado via the AARP. 0.5 credit is assigned for each resource used.

(2) Volunteer with AmeriCorps Seniors-RSVP. Choose from:

• Catholic Charities
• Homeward Alliance
• Food Bank of Larimer County

(1) Senior Access Points

• Learn about services and resources in Larimer County for older adults.

(1.5) Elder Abuse

• Watch the “Signs of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation” from the National Center on Law and Elder Rights.
• Read the “Facts on Elder Abuse” from the National Council on Aging.
• Read the “Top 10 Financial Scams Targeting Seniors” from the NCOA.

(1) Register with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) to begin taking courses of your interest. Membership fee: $25.

(1+) Attend a webinar from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).

(1) Silver Sneakers: Attend a local or virtual fitness class.

(1+) Browse the Aging Clinic of the Rockies website to review services offered

(1+) Read the Aging Basics or Blogs from the Center

(1+) Read blogs from Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities:

• Still Wisecracking
• Graceful Aging

(1+) Rediscover a hobby. Pick from:

• Beginner fly fishing lessons with Liarflies. Cost: $135.
• Arts and crafts, gardening, cooking, and more from The Gardens on Spring Creek. Cost: $10–$60.
• Become a Colorado Master Gardener.
• Sewing meet-ups with the American Sewing Guild: Fort Collins.
• Join the Northern Colorado Writers Cost: $40.
• Skygazing, ecology walks, birdwatching, and more from the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.
• You pick! Have a hobby you’d like to get into? Tell us about it for a chance to receive credit.