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Community Supports for Rural Aging in Place and Independent Living – Resources

Selected recent or important resources focusing on Community Supports for Rural Aging in Place and Independent Living.

engAGED Social Engagement Innovations Hub
Collection of social engagement programs including description of program, outcomes, resources needed, program contact, and more. Can be filtered by intervention type, population served, organization type, and geographic population including rural, urban, suburban, and frontier.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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National Rural Age-Friendly Resources
Provides an overview of the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative, a collaboration between the National Rural Health Association and The John A. Hartford Foundation to develop resources, partnerships, and strategies to build age-friendly care across rural communities. Includes information and links to resources about aging in place and age-friendly ecosystems and health systems.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: John A. Hartford Foundation, National Rural Health Association
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Rural Community Living Development Peer Mentoring: A Strategy for Sustainable Knowledge Translation
Describes a peer mentoring program supporting rural outreach and community development activities by Center for Independent Living staff. Discusses implementation, including participatory curriculum development, research uptake, program evaluation, and partnerships.
Author(s): Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC)
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (KTDRR)
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Disability Counts
Tool to access the most recent county-level disability estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). Includes data disability rates by gender, race, type of disability, and more.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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PubMed Search: Independent Living and Rural Health
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the topic of independent living and rural health.
Type: Literature Search
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Disability in America Map Series
Series of national maps displaying disability rates at the county-level using data from the American Community Survey. Includes maps on disability rates by functional limitation, veterans, poverty, employment and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Disability in America: State Profile Map Series
Series of state profile maps showing disability rates at the county level, using data from the American Community Survey. Includes maps on disability rates by functional limitation, veterans, poverty, and employment.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Rural Aging in Place Toolkit
Resources and best practices to help rural communities support aging in place. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Rural Aging
Provides an overview of Grantmakers In Aging resources and initiatives related to rural aging. Provides resource lists on a variety of rural aging topics, including health, housing, poverty, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Grantmakers In Aging
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AGing Integrated Database (AGID): ACL Special Tabulations
Provides access to American Community Survey data for the 60 and older population, covering topics that include demographics, employment, poverty, disability status, and more for 2017-2021. Also provides county-level data.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Community Living
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Last Updated: 3/12/2024