OWL Age Well™

• Mature and older adults seeking greater confidence in understanding and managing health and wellness information.
• Individuals who want practical tools for navigating healthcare, making informed decisions, and supporting healthy aging.
• Senior centers and organizations serving older adults looking to offer engaging health literacy and wellness education.
• Medicare health insurance plans seeking educational resources that can support member health literacy, engagement, and informed participation in care.
• Community organizations and public health initiatives working to improve health outcomes and access to understandable health information.
• City and county governments seeking resources to support healthy aging, senior engagement, and community wellness initiatives.
• Healthcare and wellness organizations serving mature adults and older populations.
• Organizations developing senior programs that promote health literacy, independence, well-being, connection, and community engagement.

Whether experienced individually or offered through an organization, OWL Age Well provides an opportunity to help mature adults build the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed to navigate health and wellness with greater independence and purpose.

Individuals can enroll in OWL Age Well to build greater confidence in managing their health, communicating with healthcare professionals, understanding health information, and navigating resources.

Organizations serving older adults can incorporate OWL Age Well into senior wellness, education, engagement, and health promotion programs.

Medicare health plans and other healthcare organizations may use the program as a health literacy resource to support member education, engagement, preventive health, and informed participation in care.

Cities, counties, community organizations, senior centers, and public health initiatives can use OWL Age Well as a resource to support older-adult engagement, community health literacy, and efforts to improve population health outcomes.

This organizational focus is consistent with the CDC’s broader definition of health literacy, which recognizes that organizations also have a responsibility to make health information and services easier for people to find, understand, and use.

• Understand health information without feeling overwhelmed by medical terminology.
• Find trustworthy information and resources for everyday health decisions.
• Ask better questions and communicate more confidently with healthcare professionals.
• Navigate healthcare and community resources with greater independence.
• Understand and participate in healthcare decisions.
• Recognize potential health and safety risks and identify appropriate actions.
• Build sustainable habits that support healthy aging.
• Use technology more confidently when accessing health information and services.
• Advocate for themselves and communicate their needs and preferences.
• Maintain greater independence and confidence as health needs and circumstances change.

OWL Age Well explores the knowledge, skills, and practical strategies mature adults can use to navigate health, wellness, and everyday life with greater confidence and independence. Informed by key CDC health literacy principles, the program focuses on helping participants find, understand, evaluate, and use health information and services to make informed decisions and take meaningful action. Learning experiences address healthy aging, healthcare navigation, communication, prevention, safety, wellness habits, digital health, self-advocacy, social connection, community resources, and maintaining purpose and engagement.

Through practical, age-appropriate learning experiences, OWL Age Well helps participants turn health information into understanding, understanding into informed choices, and informed choices into action.

It explores how to navigate the healthcare system, manage chronic conditions, make informed decisions about medications, and build sustainable habits around nutrition and movement. Participants learn practical strategies for mental and emotional resilience, deepen social connection, and engage with community resources that support independence. 

For organizations offering OWL Age Well to mature adults, the program can provide:

• Individual or Group Online Access
• Engaging Video Lessons
• Age-appropriate Health Literacy Education
• Teaching and Facilitation Resources
• Practical Learning Activities
• Health Literacy-Focused Learning Experiences
• Flexible Implementation Options
• Resources suitable for senior wellness and community program
• Optional facilitator guides for senior centers, community programs, and wellness teams
• Flexible enrollment options for individuals, organizations, and Medicare‑aligned initiatives

Age Well integrates seamlessly into senior wellness programs, community health efforts, and employer‑based benefits. The program can be particularly relevant for Medicare health plans, senior centers, community organizations, public health programs, municipalities, counties, and other organizations serving older adults.

• Nutrition, hydration, movement, sleep, and sustainable daily wellness habits
• Preparing for appointments, understanding healthcare resources, and participating confidently in care.
• Understanding medication and treatment information and knowing what questions to ask
• Navigating the healthcare system
• Medication and chronic condition management
• Understanding healthcare resources, costs, insurance terminology, and community assistance.
• Mental wellness, stress, and emotional resilience
• Social connection and community engagement
• Digital wellness and health technology
• Safety, home environment, and fall prevention
• Setting realistic goals, taking action, and adapting to change
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• …and so much more.