ERIC Number: EJ1238502
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 11
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ISSN: EISSN-1077-5315
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An Analysis of Aging-Related Needs and Programming across the Extension North Central Region
Yelland, Erin L.; Benson, Jacquelyn J.; Litzelman, Kristin; Gerstenecker, Chelsey Byers; Bartholomae, Suzanne; Stanfield, M. Hunter
Journal of Extension, v57 n6 Article 6FEA2 Dec 2019
As the U.S. population ages, Extension's need for associated organizational readiness increases. We conducted a needs assessment with a sample of 1,028 Extension professionals in the Extension North Central Region (NCR) to identify the current scope of aging-related community needs. Health care, chronic disease prevention and management, housing, and transportation emerged from qualitative analysis as top aging-related needs. A rankorder analysis identified finances, healthy aging, and aging-friendly communities as chief community concerns. Additionally, the NCR Extension professionals indicated the importance of resources and programs and need for community capacity building related to aging issues, regardless of their programming area and/or responsibilities.
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Geographic Regions, Needs Assessment, Extension Agents, Extension Education, Health Services, Diseases, Prevention, Health Promotion, Chronic Illness, Housing, Transportation, Older Adults, Community, Brain, Dementia, Family Needs, Caregivers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan; Indiana; Kansas; Wisconsin; Illinois; Iowa; Minnesota; Missouri; Ohio; North Dakota; South Dakota; Nebraska
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