title: Developing an aging prepared community: collaboration among counties, consumers, professionals and organizations.
abstract: This paper reports on a collaborative process to create an "aging prepared community" in a four county region. The process benefited from a generous grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation that supported an 18 month planning period which included input from service providers and a vast array of aging persons and their families, including particular efforts to reach underserved populations from multicultural, inner- city and rural communities. Under the umbrella of the Elder Network of the Capital Region, the process is now beginning its implementation period with foci on the following: linking health, social service and faith communities; developing accessible health education and wellness programs; creating and implementing a regional system of information and assistance; and mounting a media campaign.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bronstein
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCallion
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009518:New York; D016730:Program Development; D012576:Schools, Health Occupations; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States