Rural Age-Friendly Integration Resource
Below are a list of resources to explore as an introduction to age-friendly care based on where you may fall within the age-friendly ecosystem. Additionally, there is a list of partners NRHA is currently working with to expand age-friendly care into rural communities to build off of all the great work already in this space.
Introductory Partner Resource
Individuals & Caregivers | Visit https://www.ncoa.org/caregivers and/or https://www.ncoa.org/older-adults Visit https://www.npaonline.org/find-a-pace-program to find a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), |
Researchers & Students | Visit https://www.afugn.org/about-us to learn about Age-Friendly Universities from the Age-Friendly University Global Network. |
Public Health Department | Visit https://afphs.org/about/ to learn about Age-Friendly Public Health Systems from Trust for America’s Health. |
Health Systems | Visit https://www.ihi.org/initiatives/age-friendly-health-systems to learn and discover the business case for becoming an Age-Friendly Health System and the business case. |
State Rural Health Associations & State Offices of Rural Health | Visit Toolkit: State Strategies to Support Older Adults Aging in Place in Rural Areas from the National Academy of State Health Policy. |
Communities | Visit AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
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Partner Resources
Research & Universities
Research
Universities
- Arizona State University
- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
- University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- University of Texas at Arlington
- NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
- University of California, Davis
Public Health & Health Systems
Public Health
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Connected Care for Older Adults
- Trust for America’s Health
- Mississippi State Department of Health
Health System
Communities & Nonprofit Organizations
- ADvancing States
- Lutheran Services in America
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Heart Association
- The SCAN Foundation
- Grant Makers in Health
- Grant Makers in Aging
- National Council on Aging
- Meals on Wheels America
- Stratis Health
- USAging
State & Federal
Federal
- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy | HRSA
- Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility | FTA (dot.gov)
States