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Professional Partners Supporting Family Caregivers
Phase II: Implementing Best Practices
Launch of a new three year project to implement best practices in the fields of nursing and social work that effectively support the work of family caregivers for older adults. The project, made possible by a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation through the AARP Foundation, will also inform policies that support family caregiving and promote public awareness. Initiative partners include, the Family Caregiver Alliance, the National Association of Social Workers, U.S. Administration on Aging, the Lewin Group, and the Hilltop Institute.
Phase I: Redefining Good Patient Care
National organizations release a report redefining provision of good patient care to include increased professional support for family members and friends who provide ongoing care for older adults. A joint endeavor, made possible by a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation - through the AARP Foundation, with the American Journal of Nursing, the Council on Social Work Education and its Journal of Social Work Education, the Family Caregiver Alliance, and Rutgers Center for State Health Policy (New Jersey).
Transportation for Older Adults
Roundtable on FTA-Administered Specialized Transportation Programs.
With the coming of the congressional reauthorization of the surface transportation bill, national, state, and local experts came together to discuss improved transportation options for older adults, persons with disabilities, and low-income workers. Organized by PPI, these experts worked toward a set of policy recommendations for consideration by Congress and the Federal Transit Administration.
Other Livable Communities Reports
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In Brief: Opportunities for Creating Livable Communities
The most common barriers to creating livable communities are examined in this concise summary of an AARP Public Policy Institute report by Mia R. Oberlink of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York’s Center for Home Care Policy and Research. The report offers numerous examples of how communities around the country have realized increased housing and transportation choices for older adults and other community members, serving as an easy, non-technical introduction to how livable communities can be implemented through effective community planning. (2 pages)
April 21, 2008
Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Opportunities for Creating Livable Communities
The most common barriers to creating livable communities are examined in this AARP Public Policy Institute report by Mia R. Oberlink of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York’s Center for Home Care Policy and Research. The report offers numerous examples of how communities around the country have realized increased housing and transportation choices for older adults and other community members, serving as an easy, non-technical introduction to how livable communities can be implemented through effective community planning. (35 pages)
April 18, 2008
By: Mia R. Oberlink, Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Aging in World Cities
AARP Global Aging Program Idea Exchange with Victor Rodwin and Michael Gusmano of the International Longevity Center.
May 30, 2006
Source: AARP Policy and Research
Images of Aging in America 2004
How much adult Americans know – or think they know – about aging is explored in this AARP/University of Southern California study which examines how accurate their perceptions of growing old actually are. The report includes a 25-question true/false quiz (with answers) that allows readers to test their own knowledge. The report also examines personal anxieties about aging and the level of intergenerational conflict.
February 21, 2006
By: Alexis Abramson, Ph.D., University of Southern California; Dr. Merril Silverstein, University of Southern California | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute; University of Southern California
Livable Communities: An Evaluation Guide
How residents can look at the towns or neighborhoods in which they live and identify areas where they can direct their energies toward making their communities more livable for themselves and for others is explained in this AARP Public Policy Institute book by Mary Kihl et al from the Herberger Center for Design Excellence of Arizona State University. (154 pages)
May 5, 2005
By: Mary Kihl, Arizona State University, Herberger Center for Design Excellence; Dean Brennan, Phoenix Planning Department, Phoenix Arizona; Jacqueline List, Arizona State University, Herberger Center for Design Excellence; Neha Gabhawala, Arizona State University, Herberger Center for Design Excellence; Parul Mittal, Arizona State University, Herberger Center for Design Excellence;
Beyond 50.05 A Report to the Nation on Livable Communities: Creating Environments for Successful Aging
The fifth of AARP's annual Beyond 50 reports on aging in America examines how physical and social environments affect "successful aging" by promoting independence among individuals while strengthening the civic and social ties among them. (108 pages)
May 5, 2005
By: Andrew Kochera, AARP Public Policy Institute; Audrey Straight, AARP Public Policy Institute; Thomas Guterbock, University of Virginia; | Source: AARP Policy and Research
2002 Update: A Survey of Adult Funstyles
The impact of the events and aftermath of September 11 on how Americans age 18 and up have fun and what they are most passionate about in life is assessed in this January 2002 follow-up to the Summer 2001 study of Americans' perceptions of enjoyment. (27 pages)
January 1, 2002
By: RoperASW
AARP International Opinion Leader Research on Global Aging
Opinion leaders in the G-7 seven countries were surveyed in an effort to foster dialogue and greater understanding of global aging.
November 17, 2004
Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Adequate Literacy and Health Literacy: Prerequisites for Informed Health Care Decision Making
Inadequate health literacy skills can seriously impair a consumers’ ability to deal effectively with the health care system. Strategies to address this prevalent but often unrecognized public policy issue are discussed in this AARP Public Policy Institute Issue Brief by Joyce Dubow. (11 pages)
June 1, 2004
By: Joyce Dubow, M.U.P., AARP Public Policy Institute | Source: AARP Public Policy Institute
Civil Rights and Race Relations
There is much agreement about the beneficial aspects of the civil rights movement and the positive results of racial/ethnic diversity, according to a national telephone survey of age 18+ Americans, conducted in late 2003 by The Gallup Organization for AARP. However that study shows major perceptual gaps about how minorities are treated, the opportunities they have, and what steps are needed to make further progress. (107 pages)
April 1, 2002
By: The Gallup Organization
Solutions Forums
Saving Jobs in A Recession: How Work Sharing Can Help
Seventeen states have programs that use unemployment funds to keep workers on the job with reduced hours. Learn how federal and state policy can better promote these work-sharing programs--and how several European nations have implemented work-sharing.
The Auto IRA: Strategies for Successful Implementation
Experts from the US and abroad discussed how an Auto-IRA can improve retirement security; lessons from similar programs in New Zealand and the UK; and how the Auto-IRA can work well for workers, small business and the financial industry.
Protecting Your Home, Car and Investment Savings: How to Stop Financial Fraud
How fraud impacts financial security, especially for older Americans—and discussion of policy options for combating mortgage, auto sales and investment scams. Luncheon speaker SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro discussed the Commission’s priorities on financial fraud.
Getting it Right: Smart Housing and Transportation Planning for Livable Communities
This forum featured release of new research on preserving subsidized housing near transit and discussion of how to coordinate housing, transportation and land use policy to develop livable communities.
What Happened to My Social Security COLA?
Why no COLA is expected for 2010 and how this affects individuals and the states. Panelists include experts from the Social Security Administration, AARP, the National Governors Association and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
A New Look at Making Financial Decisions for Retirement
PPI released a series of new reports offering a fresh look at financial decisions related to retirement. Experts examined why many people make poor choices and explore how to improve the options available to retirees.
Fixing Chronic Care in America
National experts discussed problems facing millions of Americans with multiple chronic conditions, and explored potential solutions highlighted in a new PPI publication, Chronic Care: a Call to Action for Health Reform and in a new video Faces of Chronic Care.
AARP Public Policies
Learn about the policy development process at AARP. For a complete guide to AARP's positions on public issues, see The Policy Book, AARP Public Policies 2009-2010.
Center to Champion Nursing in America
The Center to Champion Nursing in America seeks to ensure Americans have the highly skilled nurses we need to provide affordable, quality health care. The Center serves as a consumer-driven, national force to increase the nation’s capacity to educate and retain nurses.
