ABSTRACT
Nutrition-related chronic health conditions among older adults are a growing concern. In this study, nutrition education materials were created for use in senior centers by graduate nutrition students. After the materials were presented, focus groups were conducted with participants (n = 62) to obtain feedback on the content and presentation. Findings related to the participant's knowledge of nutrition-related information, strategies to improve future class sessions, and participant recruitment will be discussed. These findings will be useful to program administrators as they develop nutrition programs for older adults who are vulnerable to nutrition-related health problems.
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Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension/psychology , Health Education/methods , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Nutrition Policy , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension/methods , Female , Focus Groups , Georgia , Humans , Male , Pilot Projects , Program Evaluation/methodsABSTRACT
As community residents age, service delivery systems may not be equipped to meet their changing needs. The Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) model has emerged as a strategy to utilize existing resources and develop a comprehensive approach to maintaining older adult functional status. However, little has been written about how community capacity influences NORC implementation. A community capacity framework was used to analyze the themes that emerged from participant and service provider interviews at two diverse NORC sites. The findings revealed that perceptions of a sense of community and partnership management influenced the NORC experience for participants and providers.
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Aging , Health Services for the Aged/organization & administration , Home Care Services/organization & administration , Independent Living , Social Support , Aged , Community Health Services/organization & administration , Female , Geriatrics , Humans , Male , Population Dynamics , Social Work , TransportationABSTRACT
For more than a decade, the HomeBuy5 Program has successfully helped families who were homeless find an apartment, while working with them to develop a plan to move from homelessness to homeownership. This article provides an historical overview of how the program developed and evolved, a detailed discussion of the program's process and structure, the role of organizational collaboration and community partners, and demographic information on the families that have been served. It is argued that this program can be a prototype for other communities as they increase their efforts to eliminate homelessness.
