Healthspan

Commitment to the healthspan: Our proactive, preventative, wellness approach

Rather than extending the lifespan, the number of years a person lives, we are committed to prolonging the healthspan – emphasizing high quality of life, free of debilitating disease and dependence. Healthspan is a proactive healthy living model – away from hospitals and clinics and toward an embedded culture of healthy living right where we live, learn and work.

Take advantage of our innovative approach

  • stack a healthspan-focused credential alongside their graduate degree
  • access healthspan clinical experiences in our PT Faculty Practice
  • inspire Chicago youth to become Health and Wellness Ambassadors
  • tackle questions by leveraging through an interdisciplinary, and use of technological approach
  • tap into our vast body of research and on-site experts

Our Current Initiatives

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Stats and Facts

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Community Resources

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Key Partners

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Healthspan Advisory Board

  • Ross Arena

    Ross Arena

    Professor, Department Head, Physical Therapy

  • Samantha Bond

    Samantha Bond

    Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy

  • Hannah Claeys

    Hannah Claeys

    Clinical Exercise Physiologist, PT Faculty Practice

  • Cemal Ozemek

    Cemal Ozemek

    Director—Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, PT Faculty Practice

  • Shane Phillips

    Shane Phillips

    Professor, Associate Head, Physical Therapy

  • Eulàlia Abril

    Eulàlia Abril

    Associate Professor, UIC Department of Communication

  • Sandeep Aggarwal

    Sandeep Aggarwal

    Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Calgary

  • Salvatore Carbone

    Salvatore Carbone

    Research Instructor of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Andrew Hills

    Andrew Hills

    Director Research Development, Faculty of Health and Professor of Sports and Exercise Science, University of Tasmania

  • Anne Holland

    Anne Holland

    Professor and Clinical Chair in Physiotherapy for La Trobe University and Alfred Health

  • Scott Pedersen

    Scott Pedersen

    Director, Active Work Laboratory, University of Tasmania

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Contact Us

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