§ 10-1101
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§10–1101.
(a)There is a Healthy Aging Program in the Department.
(b)The purposes of the Program are to:
(1)promote healthy aging and healthy living by older adults at both the State and local levels;
(2)encourage aging safely at home and in the community;
(3)raise public awareness about the importance of healthy aging and aging safely for both individuals and the public at large;
(4)evaluate the need for improving the quality and accessibility of existing healthy aging opportunities and services;
(5)improve the quality of life and contain health care costs of older adults;
(6)provide competitive funding grants to design and test programs and services that help older adults achieve healthy and safe aging and healthy living; and
(7)publicly disseminate the outcomes of the grants awarded under the Program.