TY - JOUR
T1 - An analysis of aging-related needs and programming acrossthe extension North Central Region
AU - Yelland, Erin L.
AU - Benson, Jacquelyn J.
AU - Litzelman, Kristin
AU - Gerstenecker, Chelsey Byers
AU - Bartholomae, Suzanne
AU - Stanfield, M. Hunter
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to express sincere gratitude to all members of the NCRAN for their collaboration andpartnership in the work described herein: James Bates, Barbara Beaulieu, Leacey Brown, Cheryl Eschbach, Jeongeun Lee, Jane Strommen, and Marlene Stum. Additionally, we express many thanks to the over 1,000Extension professionals across the NCR who responded to the survey request. Without their participation, ourwork would not have been possible.
Publisher Copyright:
© by Extension Journal, Inc.
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - As the U.S. population ages, Extension's need for associated organizational readiness increases. We conducted aneeds 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 andmanagement, housing, and transportation emerged from qualitative analysis as top aging-related needs. A rank-order 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 forcommunity capacity building related to aging issues, regardless of their programming area and/or responsibilities.
AB - As the U.S. population ages, Extension's need for associated organizational readiness increases. We conducted aneeds 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 andmanagement, housing, and transportation emerged from qualitative analysis as top aging-related needs. A rank-order 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 forcommunity capacity building related to aging issues, regardless of their programming area and/or responsibilities.
KW - Aging
KW - Extension
KW - Extension north central region
KW - Needs assessment
KW - Programming
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85088574101
SN - 1077-5315
VL - 57
JO - Journal of Extension
JF - Journal of Extension
IS - 6
M1 - 6FEA2
ER -