title: S4AC Case Study: Enhancing Underserved Seniors' Access to Health Promotion Programs.
abstract: The Seniors Support Services for South Asian Community (S4AC) project was developed in response to the underutilization of available recreation and seniors' facilities by South Asian seniors who were especially numerous in a suburban neighbourhood in British Columbia. Addressing the problem required the collaboration of the municipality and a registered non-profit agency offering a wide range of services and programs to immigrant and refugee communities. Through creative outreach and accommodation, the project has engaged more than 100 Punjabi-speaking seniors annually in diverse exercise activities. Case study research methods with staff and current and former senior participants of S4AC include participant observation, individual interviews, and focus groups. Viewed through the critical interpretive lens of the "candidacy framework", findings reveal the myriad ways in which access to health promotion and physical activity for immigrant older adults is a complex iterative process of negotiation at multiple levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gerontology,Simon Fraser University.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koehn
authors.affiliation: Department of Gerontology,Simon Fraser University.
authors.forename: Sanzida
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Habib
authors.affiliation: Department of Gerontology,Simon Fraser University.
authors.forename: Syeda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bukhari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D001955:British Columbia; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D015444:Exercise; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D012036:Refugees; D064407:Senior Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012947:Social Work
keywords: South Asian immigrants; Sud-Asiatique immigrés; access to services; accès aux services; aging; cadre de la candidature; candidacy framework; exercice; exercise; health promotion; immigrés âgés; promotion de la santé; vieillissment