The document discusses aging-friendly community initiatives (AFCIs) and their role in addressing issues from the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. It notes that AFCIs can help older adults age in place by bringing together partnerships across various services. Specifically, it states that AFCIs can help reduce social isolation related to elder abuse/neglect, make long-term services more accessible, and engage stakeholders on economic security issues like employment and affordable housing for older adults. Challenges include evaluating the impact of these complex, multifaceted initiatives with limited funding.
The document discusses aging-friendly community initiatives (AFCIs) and their role in addressing issues from the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. It notes that AFCIs can help older adults age in place by bringing together partnerships across various services. Specifically, it states that AFCIs can help reduce social isolation related to elder abuse/neglect, make long-term services more accessible, and engage stakeholders on economic security issues like employment and affordable housing for older adults. Challenges include evaluating the impact of these complex, multifaceted initiatives with limited funding.
The document discusses aging-friendly community initiatives (AFCIs) and their role in addressing issues from the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. It notes that AFCIs can help older adults age in place by bringing together partnerships across various services. Specifically, it states that AFCIs can help reduce social isolation related to elder abuse/neglect, make long-term services more accessible, and engage stakeholders on economic security issues like employment and affordable housing for older adults. Challenges include evaluating the impact of these complex, multifaceted initiatives with limited funding.
The document discusses aging-friendly community initiatives (AFCIs) and their role in addressing issues from the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. It notes that AFCIs can help older adults age in place by bringing together partnerships across various services. Specifically, it states that AFCIs can help reduce social isolation related to elder abuse/neglect, make long-term services more accessible, and engage stakeholders on economic security issues like employment and affordable housing for older adults. Challenges include evaluating the impact of these complex, multifaceted initiatives with limited funding.
• providing an opportunity to highlight the population’s
future agingrelated issues and to create an action plan involving a range of stakeholders.製造一個讓高齡議題受 到重視的機會、制定讓所有人都受惠的行動計劃。 • all state agencies to consider how the growth of the older population will impact the agencies and to identify strategies to assure that agencies are prepared.地方政府 思考高齡化帶來的影響並確保一切準備就緒。 • Although not specific to aging, the Partnership for Sustainable Communities demonstrates partnerships among federal agencies.不只針對老人 3.To what extent should advocates of various models identify and work with each other
AFCIs還沒有共同的價值、目標、執行方式跟評估策略
阻礙聯盟建設，信息交流，聯合研究以及資源匯集 1.物質、社會和財務資源的分配有助於維護已經 掌權的團體的利益 2.缺乏公共資金（特別是聯邦級） 4.How can the individual- and community-level outcomes of these initiatives be rigorously evaluated
• A major challenge facing all community initiatives—in
aging and outside of aging alike—is how to evaluate their impact on individuals and communities.
• In an era when policymakers and private funders are
increasingly seeking evidence for programs’ effectiveness, especially in terms of costs, more rigorous outcomes research in this area is sorely needed
• Lack of evidence regarding effectiveness likely contributes
to hesitancy among policymakers to invest substantial funds in AFCIs. Many of the difficulties in evaluating AFCIs are inherent within the design of the initiatives themselves
• (a) their multifaceted nature
• (b) the diverse ways in which individuals can benefit • (c) the complexity of their • (d) their flexible design to accommodate the particular needs and strengths of the localities in which they are implemented • (e) the overall lack of funding available to support AFCIs, which constrains financial support for rigorous, longitudinal evaluation. Despite these challenges, there is some promise for evaluation work in this area
2.community planning pilots of specific activities
3.WHO also is developing a set of core and recommended
indicators for use in evaluating cities’ age-friendly efforts.
4.rigorous evaluation from fields outside of aging.
Conclusion how AFCIs are germane to the primary issues highlighted by the 2015 White House Conference on Aging WHCoA： White House Conference on Aging
1 1. Allow older adults to age in place
2 3 in the community 2. Assist in supporting their health and vitality. 3. Bringing together enhanced partnerships among health care services, aging services, and housing can help support older Americans thriving in their communities as they age. Three issues selected for 2015 WHCoA 1. Elder abuse and neglect → reduce older adults’ social isolation
2. Long-term services and supports
→ AFCIs can provide a vehicle for making long-term services and supports more accessible.
3. Economic security in later life
→ Engage diverse stakeholders in conversations germane to economic security, including employment in later life and affordable housing.
