The Virginia Center on Aging, located on the Medical College of Virginia Campus of Virginia
Commonwealth University, was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1978 (Chapter 170 of the Acts of 1978, Code of
Virginia 23-50.15) to "be an interdisciplinary study, research, information and resource facility for the Commonwealth of
Virginia utilizing the full capabilities of faculty, staff, libraries, laboratories and clinics for the benefit of older
Virginians and the expansion of knowledge pertaining to the aged and to the aging process." It is the only such center in
Virginia.
The General Assembly assigned VCoA three primary functions:
| Interdisciplinary Study |
| The General Assembly includes continuing education, in-service training, education and training of older
persons, and educational preparation of non-gerontology students among the interdisciplinary studies to be initiated by
VCoA. |
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| Research |
| The General Assembly charges the Virginia Center on Aging to conduct research in the field of
gerontology and to make the findings available. |
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| Information Resource Sharing |
| The General Assembly mandates VCoA to collect and maintain data on the characteristics and conditions of
Virginia's elders, and to be a readily available resource to organizations and agencies serving these elders. |
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