Public policy and programs for older adults traditionally have focused on the delivery of
benefits to targeted individuals. Over the past decade, age-friendly community initiatives …

Abstract An aging United States population, combined with traditional American values of
independence and individualism, is fostering increased interest in community efforts to …

An expert guide to contemporary research in the field of emergency services management,
this short-form book will help academics, scholars, and practitioners to appreciate the …

Dignity and independence are widely considered as core concepts to aging well, yet little
research has explored how older adults perceive these issues in the context of community …

Given the increasing popularity of the partnership concept and of sport and physical activity-
based programs, this paper integrates the extensive North American and European …

This study investigated the relationship of social support networks with expectations for
aging in place and moving in a sample of relatively healthy, community-dwelling adults (N …

Creating Aging-Friendly Communities (CAFC) examines the need to redesign America's
communities to respond to the realities of our rapidly aging society. The text focuses on the …

This study used data from the Community Partnership for Older Adults Program Survey (N=
4,611) to examine associations between the perceived awareness of community-based long …

Objectives. We assessed policy and system changes and health outcomes produced by the
Allies Against Asthma program, a 5-year collaborative effort by 7 community coalitions to …

Los autores destacan que la población de 65 años y más se duplicará en el planeta para
2040. Aseveran que este cambio en la estructura demográfica remodelará la economía …