(a) There is a Healthy Aging Program in the Department.
(b) The purposes of the Program are to:
(1) promote healthy aging and healthy living by older adults at both the State and local levels;
(2) encourage aging safely at home and in the community;
(3) raise public awareness about the importance of healthy aging and aging safely for both individuals and the public at large;
(4) evaluate the need for improving the quality and accessibility of existing healthy aging opportunities and services;
(5) improve the quality of life and contain health care costs of older adults;
(6) provide competitive funding grants to design and test programs and services that help older adults achieve healthy and safe aging and healthy living; and
(7) publicly disseminate the outcomes of the grants awarded under the Program.