Core Center Activities.
• Administrative Functions
• Community Education & External Programs
• Funding
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
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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.
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Funding
Hunffington Center On Aging
Current Income Sources
We have recently raised an additional $1.5 million toward
a $2.0 million endowed chair named after HCOA founding director
Robert J. Luchi, MD. The purpose is to recruit the very best
academic geriatrician to come to HCOA and continue the reputation
of excellence in patient care we enjoy. Should you wish to
help us achieve our goal, contact Ms. Stubbs at the above
number or e-mail address.
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