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AGING <br />AGING <br />Program Highlights (continued) <br />• Supplemental funds from the State Legislature allowed over 50 more individuals <br />and families to receive home and community based services through the Kupuna <br />Care Program. <br />• HCOA staff did education visits to local and State legislators to garner continued <br />support for Kupuna Care and ADRC development and implementation funding. <br />• Attended training for Remembering When — A Fire and Falls Prevention Program <br />to offer public education and in-home assessments for safety. This is a partnership <br />between HFD and HCOA. <br />• Promoted Better Choices, Better Health — Ke Ola Pono, at Health and Information <br />Fairs around the island. We also did presentations to small organizations; <br />focusing on physicians in particular. Physicians are the initial point of contact for <br />persons with chronic conditions. A new partner for FY 2014 is the East Hawaii <br />IPA (Independent Physicians Association.) <br />Honored twenty four nominees at the popular Outstanding Older Americans <br />Award Luncheon. A capacity crowd of over 400 cheered as Bette Green of <br />Waikoloa and Edward Madamba of Hilo were named the 2014 Outstanding Older <br />Americans for Hawaii County. <br />7 <br />