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Active ageing awards announced
The Canada-based International Council on Active Ageing (ICAA) has announced the recipients of its annual Industry Innovators Awards, which were sponsored by SportsArt Fitness and presented at the ICAA’s conference in Las Vegas at the end of last year.
The winning facilities, chosen for their creative promotion of health, wellbeing and quality of life in adults aged 50 and above, are: Inverness Village Wellness Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma for creativity in programming, leading to outstanding participation; Seattle-based Senior Services for its evidence-based programmes, which are now offered at 100 sites; AARP in Washington, DC, for creativity in online programming; SecureHorizons from United HealthCare, Santa Ana, California, for creativity in outreach; Leisure Care, Seattle, Washington, for creativity in life-enriching services; and Sunnyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg, Virginia, for creative marketing and promotions.
The awards also recognised the Life Fitness Circuit Series as the 2006 Industry Equipment Innovator.
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