COAW seeks to increase the knowledge, attitudes and practices of a diverse mix of professionals and policy-makers who work on behalf of aging audiences, through training designed to prevent chronic disease, disability, and complications; to promote healthy lifestyles, sound nutrition and mental wellness choices and services; and, to execute comprehensive programs of injury prevention standards-of-practices.

COAW does this through the innovation and delivery of professional curricula in evidence-based, best practices that ensure the implementation of safe and effective interventions in a variety of community, residential, clinical and home-based settings.