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Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.Get help with up-to-date COVID-19 vaccines ACL’s Eldercare Locator and DIAL can connect you to tests and vaccines Announcements For the Network A - Z Browse Search Program and Policy Areas Column 1 - Programs *** COVID-19 *** ACL A to Z: Programs, Networks, & Focus Areas Overview Aging and Disability Networks Aging and Disability Resource Centers Americans with Disabilities Act National Network Area Agencies on Aging Assistive Technology Network Centers for Independent Living Protection and Advocacy Systems Senior Centers and Supportive Services for Older Adults State Councils on Developmental Disabilities State Units on Aging University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Connecting People to Services Aging and Disability Resource Centers Program/No Wrong Door System Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act State Health Insurance Assistance Program Consumer Choice and Control Person-Centered Planning Supported Decision Making Transportation Research and Demonstration Program Veteran Directed Care Program Data Projects Empowering Advocacy President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) Employment For American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians Health & Wellness Behavioral Health Brain Health Chronic Disease Self-Management Falls Prevention Health Promotion I Can Do It! 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The OAA promotes the well-being of older individuals by providing services and programs designed to help them live independently in their homes and communities. The Act also empowers the federal government to distribute funds to the states for supportive services for individuals over the age of 60. Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services For more than 35 years, the AoA has provided home and community-based services to millions of older persons through the programs funded under the OAA. Services provided using AoA funds include, but are not limited to transportation, adult day care, caregiver supports, and health promotion programs. Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs The Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) administers a range of OAA-funded programs, managing numerous grants, providing technical assistance to grantees, and supporting the aging services network carrying out the work of the OAA across the country. ONHPP is also dedicated to fostering partnerships within and outside of the network and government, collaborating to innovate and enhance supports for older Americans. The office’s evidence-based programs focus on nutrition services, falls prevention, behavioral health, chronic disease self-management education; HIV/AIDS education; oral health education, and general disease prevention and health promotion. Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services The Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services manages the operation, administration, and assessment of the elder abuse prevention, legal assistance development, and pension counseling programs funded through the Older Americans Act and leads the development and implementation of comprehensive Adult Protective Services systems in order to provide a coordinated and seamless response for helping adult victims of abuse and to prevent abuse before it happens. Also implements and coordinates innovation and demonstration activities, and develops standards to improve delivery and effectiveness of such services, and provides support for the Elder Justice Coordinating Council. Office for American Indian, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs In 1978, the OAA was amended to include Title VI which established programs for the provision of nutrition and supportive services for Native Americans (American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians)...