Administrative Functions:
The mission of the HCOA is to improve the quality of life for older people. This mission can only be accomplished by the continued support given to the center by our generous donors. Although Ambassador & Mrs. Roy M. Huffington continue to actively support the center they endowed in 1988, the HCOA must rely on funding from other sources. Corporate donations, individual gifts and bequests, grants by both private foundations and government entities enable the center to fulfill our mission through research, education, training, and clinical care. The center has developed a case statement describing our funding priorities. All contributions, small or large, are most welcome. Persons wishing to make a donation or to find out more about how their philanthropic interests can be met by helping us meet a need should contact Carolyn Stubbs at (713) 798-5804 or  e-mail her at cstubbs@bcm.tmc.edu.

The HCOA Registry, established in 1990, is an extensive list of people who are sixty years of age or older and have volunteered to take part in studies conducted by BCM faculty and researchers. The registry contains information on volunteers' sensory functional levels, as well as health conditions and illnesses. HCOA recruits volunteers for the registry; however, the database is maintained under BCM's Volunteer Registry.

The HCOA News, published semiannually, contains information on recent and upcoming center activities, current research, HCOA Web

Community Education & External Programs: HCOA's Spring Forums and Women's and Men's Health Summits are held annually to address the Houston community's interests in aging. The goal of these programs is to provide community education on a variety of topics related to geriatrics and gerontology. Presentations are made by local and national experts in their respecitve fields and have included topics on exercise, nutrition, mood and memory, hormone replacement therapy, vision, and empowerment.

Our faculty members are recognized experts in the field of aging. They are featured speakers at local and national group meetings and have been interviewed for local and national television and radio productions. Additionally, faculty members have authored numerous books and journal articles on aging and aging-related issues. As experts, they are called up to testify in court cases and review medical records. Outside their center responsibilities, numerous faculty members serve as board members and committee members for such organizations as the Alzheimer's Association, Sheltering Arms, and the National Association of Geriatric Education Centers. As part of the speaker's bureau, HCOA faculty, staff, and faculty associates are available to make presentations for community groups and health organizations. Topics vary according to the area of specialization of the individual speaker, but include Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, caregiving issues, physiological changes associated with aging, long-term care, and maintaining independence.

Funding

Affiliated Clinical Activities
ˇGeriatric Medicine Associates
ˇGeriatrics and Extended Care

Core Center Activities
ˇAdministrative Functions
ˇCommunity Education
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Faculty & Staff