The University of Illinois at Chicago offered a proven wellness program to Illinois residents who were age 60 or older, called WRAP®​ for Healthy Aging. 

WRAP is a program anyone can use to feel less isolated and more in control of their lives. 

Download this presentation to learn more about WRAP for Healthy Aging, the evidence for WRAP, how UIC brought it to scale in Illinois, and its ongoing impact. 

Watch this webinar on how WRAP for Healthy Aging helps older adults to self-manage their physical and mental health. 

Download the WRAP Sustainability Report for strategies that might be used to offer this program to older adults statewide. 
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What happens in WRAP for Healthy Aging?

Discover simple & safe wellness tools

Develop a list of things to do every day to stay well

Identify stressors & signs that things in life are getting harder to manage

Develop simple action plans for responding to stress, negative thoughts, & challenging times

Get strategies for talking with doctors & other service providers

Create a plan for what will happen when unable to manage one's health alone

Create a plan for how to resume independence after health crises

Give & receive support

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What do older adults say about WRAP? 

What is the evidence for WRAP?

Check out our rigorous research showing that WRAP can reduce psychiatric symptoms, enhance hopefulness, increase empowerment, improve quality of life, reduce the need for formal services, and promote self-advocacy. 

Why offer WRAP for Healthy Aging? 

WRAP supports people in making their own choices for improved well-being, physical health, & quality of life.

WRAP participants create a personal Wellness Toolbox.

Participants support each other to build on their personal strengths & what works best for them.

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Directory of Certified WRAP for Healthy Aging Facilitators 

Are you interested in starting a WRAP for Healthy Aging class at your agency or organization? Feel free to contact one of the certified WRAP facilitators who taught WRAP to seniors in our project. They are trained and experienced in working with older adults and may be able to set up a class for you. UIC is no longer arranging classes now that its project has finished, so please reach out directly to one of the individuals below. 

WRAP for Healthy Aging Facilitators in Illinois
 
Henry Tyler
[email protected]
815-483-0741
 
Rebecca Bankston
[email protected]
319-470-1508
 
Gloria Centeno (Bilingual in English and Spanish)
[email protected] 
(773) 747-0355
 
Mydalia Cotto, CRSS 
[email protected]
773-630-4010
 
Miriam Smith (Bilingual in English and Spanish)
[email protected]
PLEASE PROVIDE A PHONE NUMBER WHERE I CAN CONTACT YOU,
I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH A PHONE CALL WITHIN 24-48 HOURS
 
Donna Buss, CRSS/Case Management and WRAP Facilitator and Educator
[email protected]
314-393-2954
 
Suzanne Favors, CRSS, CPRS
[email protected]
 224-650-8802 
 
William Hood
[email protected]
 

Learn more about WRAP for Healthy Aging by visiting the Advocates for Human Potential web site. 
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While this project in Illinois has ended, you can also find WRAP for Healthy Aging in the Midwest here:  

WRAP for Healthy Aging on Chicago’s west side, contact the Rush University Generations Team. 
WRAP for Healthy Aging in Southwest Illinois. 

This project involved a partnership with the IL Department on Aging and the IL Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, funded by the U.S. DHHS Administration for Community Living.