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The CPAA is now a specialised unit of the
Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre.
The Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre is the
rehabilitation campus of the Royal Adelaide Hospital, located
at Northfield, 7 kilometers from Adelaide.
The aim of the CPAA is to "Contribute to the quality of life
of individuals through the provision of specialised physical
rehabilitation, health promotion, scientific research and
educational programs".
| Mission Statement |
The central tenet of the
Centre for Physical Activity in Ageing (CPAA)
is to contribute to the quality of life of individuals
through the provision of specialised physical
rehabilitation, health promotion, scientific research
and educational programs.
The CPAA achieves this by:
- Believing that the individual is of
paramount concern and focus;
- Adhering to the belief that activity
/ exercise is of primary importance to quality
of life;
- Being recognised as a unique Centre
with highly specialised skills in the field
of exercise and ageing and physical rehabilitation;
- The provision of specialised programs
that provide an opportunity for individuals
to participate in regardless of their level
of disability with focus on the older client
and "work fitness" rehabilitation;
- The provision of specialised educational
services aimed at meeting the needs of various
groups within the community;
- Contributing to the scientific knowledge
and understanding of the role of activity /
exercise amongst the aged;
- Sound management and planning that
will result in direct benefits to current and
future clients.
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