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Health & Well-Being
Independent Living
Aging Readiness
General
Professional Development

Health Care Quality

Access to Health Care

The Heart of Service (Mary Patricia O’Leary, RN, BSN, Aging and Disability Services, 3:17)
Doctor Hot Spot (PBS Frontline, 13:01)

Care Transitions

Going Home From the Hospital (Qualis Health, 7:00)

Health Care Policy

Comparing Health Care Quality: A Road Map to Better Care (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 4:03)
Healthcare Policy Innovations: Changing Care, Improving Health, Arthur Garson, MD, MPH (AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange, 3:11)
Healthcare Policy Innovations: Changing Care, Improving Health, Bethany Hays, MD (AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange, 2:49)
U.S. Health Care: The Good News—High Quality Care at Low Cost (PBS, 2:06)

Basic Needs

End of Life Planning

Our Lives, Our Choices: End of Life Planning (Mayor’s Council on African American Elders presentation by Dr. Jim deMaine, 4/19/2018)
Preparing for the End Of Life (NIH Senior Health, 2:32)
Exploring End-of-Life Care Options (NIH Senior Health, 4:32)
What Can Be Done About Pain at the End of Life? (NIH Senior Health, 4:32)
Emotions and Cognitive Issues at the End of Life (NIH Senior Health, 3:57)
What Are Advance Directives? (NIH Senior Health, 2:54)

Long Term Care

Adult Day Care (NIH Senior Health, 3:44)
Living in a Continuing Care Community (NIH Senior Health, 5:12—takes awhile to load)
Planning for Long Term Care (NIH Senior Health, 3:15—takes awhile to load)
Washington State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (National Medical Report series, 07:29)
What Does Long Term Care Include? (NIH Senior Health, 4:08—takes awhile to load)

Transportation

Community Travel Video Series (King County Mobility Coalition)
- Riding the Bus (3:16–4:54):
  English | Amharic | Arabic | Burmese | Cantonese | Korean | Mandarin | Nepali | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tigrinya | Vietnamese
- Paying to Ride the Bus and Light Rail Train (4:14–6:51):
  English | Amharic | Arabic | Burmese | Cantonese | Korean | Mandarin | Nepali | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tigrinya | Vietnamese
- Other Ways to Travel (3:21–4:37):
  English | Amharic | Arabic | Burmese | Cantonese | Korean | Mandarin | Nepali | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tigrinya | Vietnamese
King County Metro
- Riding with Your Wheelchair (6:02)
Life in Motion (King County Mobility Coalition)
- Overview (3:13)
- Chris & Debbie (1:11)
- Alyshia & Sharee (1:15)
- Claire (1:15)

Health & Well-Being

Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease: A Guide for Patients and Families (American Academy of Neurology Foundation, 28:32)

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Diagnosing COPD (NIH Senior Health, 2:08—takes awhile to load)
Learn More About COPD (NIH Senior Health, :49—takes awhile to load)
Risk Factors for COPD (NIH Senior Health, 1:25—takes awhile to load)
What is COPD? (NIH Senior Health, 2:26—takes awhile to load)

Colds and Flu

Stop Germs! Stay Healthy! (Public Health—Seattle & King County, also available in Spanish, :30)

Depression

One Woman’s Experience with Depression (NIH Senior Health, 4:11)
PEARLS—A Digital Story for Veterans (Paul Snow, Aging and Disability Services, 3:10)
PEARLS: Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives—A digital story for female veterans (Sgt Lori Sanford, Aging and Disability Services, 2:08)

Diabetes

Aprende a vivir (Learn to Live)—in Spanish with English subtitles, includes links to Spanish-language educational materials (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.W. Department of Health & Human Services)
- Episode 1: Mysterious News (6:15)
- Episode 2: The Scare of the Day (5:07)
- Episode 3: The Surprise (5:45)
Diabetes Health Library (DiviTree Media, series)
Diabetic Nerve Pain: A Guide for Patients and Families (American Academy of Neurology Foundation, 28:30)
Know Your Diabetes ABCs (NIH Senior Health, 2:38)
Native Americans and Diabetes (NIH Senior Health, 4:44)
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes (NIH Senior Health, 5:36)

Falls Prevention

Be Physically Active (NIH Senior Health, 1:40—takes awhile to load)
Home Safety Tips (NIH Senior Health, 1:22—takes awhile to load)
Have Your Medicines Reviewed (NIH Senior Health, :28—takes awhile to load)
What YOU Can Do to Prevent Falls—English (Aging and Disability Services): English (5:38) Russian (5:47)

Fitness

23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? (Dr. Mike Evans & Mercury Films, Inc., 9:19)
Another Day … Another Step (Irene Stewart, Aging and Disability Services, 3:02)
Are You Ever Too Old to Exercise? (NIH Senior Health, :40—takes awhile to load)
Benefits of Exercise (NIH Senior Health, 1:03—takes awhile to load)
Build Exercise into Your Everday Life (NIH Senior Health, 1:25—takes awhile to load)
Exercise: Enjoyment is Key (NIH Senior Health, 1:35—takes awhile to load)
Motivating Yourself (NIH Senior Health, :46—takes awhile to load)
Never, Ever Give Up. Arthur’s Inspirational Transformation! (YouTube, 4:55)
Why I Exercise (NIH Senior Health, :55—takes awhile to load)
Why It’s Important for Older Adults to Exercise (NIH Senior Health, 1:56—takes awhile to load)

Heart Health

Heart Attack: Act in Time (NIH Senior Health, 3:32—takes awhile to load)
Heart Attack: Know the Warning Signs (NIH Senior Health, 3:11—takes awhile to load)
High Blood Pressure (series of videos, eMedTV, varying lengths)
Maintain a Heart Healthy Lifestyle (NIH Senior Health, 2:46—takes awhile to load)

Kidney Health

What Do the Kidneys Do? (NIH Senior Health, :52—takes awhile to load)

Nutrition

Choosing Nutrient Dense Foods (NIH Senior Health, 6:18—takes awhile to load)
Eating for Health (NIH Senior Health, 5:02—takes awhile to load)
Healthy (Nutrient) Wealthy and Wise: Diet for Healthy Aging (University of California San Diego Institute for Research on Aging, 58:53)
Obesity: Ten Things You Thought You Knew (Dr. Robert Baron, UCSF Professor of Medicine, 1:26:33)
Sugar: The Bitter Truth (Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF, 1:29:28)
What to Drink As You Get Older (NIH Senior Health, 3:46—takes awhile to load)

Oral Health

Nuts About Oral Health (Maria Langlais, Aging and Disability Services, 2:16)
What Can I Do about Dry Mouth? (NIH Senior Health, 3:46—takes awhile to load)
What Is Dry Mouth? (NIH Senior Health, 4:06—takes awhile to load)

Smoking Cessation

What is the Single Best Thing You Can Do to Quit Smoking? (Dr. Mike Evans & Mercury Films, Inc., 12:48)

Stress Reducation

The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do For Your Stress (Dr. Mike Evans & Mercury Films, Inc., 90:10)

Independent Living

Accessibility

Building Lives, Building Independence (Accessible Space, Inc., 7:50)

Caregiver Support

Caregiver Burnout (PBS Second Opinion, 26:47)
Voices from the Home Front: Caregivers’ Concerns (Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging, 8:54)

Caregiving

The Caretaker (New York Times Op-Docs, 7:20)

Mobility

See Transportation under Basic Needs, above.

Aging Readiness

Community

The Heart of Service (Mary Patricia O’Leary, RN, BSN, Aging and Disability Services, 3:17)
Hope for the Heart of Our Community (Karen Winston, Aging and Disability Services, 2:41)

Intergenerational

Hope for Lifespan Connections: Bridging the Intergenerational Divide (School of Health Sciences, Seattle Pacific University, 10:09)

Retirement Planning

Take Control of Your Future: Tips for Successful Aging! (School of Health Sciences, Seattle Pacific University, 16:08)

Universal Design

Living Well Iowa Universal Design Series (Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center, University of Iowa, free, account required)

General

Aging (Nova, PBS, 12:36)
Can We Slow Aging? (Nova, PBS, 11:30)

Professional Development

Active Listening (Mind Tools, 4:25, plus additional content)
Active Listening (SHIBA HelpLine training module, 4:32)
Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series (archive/library)
Leadership Training – Active Listening (Gordon Training International, 2:21)
Motivational Interviewing in Tobacco Cessation & Chronic Diseases: 10-Part Video Series (The Doctors Channel, free, account required)