Welcome CDC Healthy Aging Research Network

1. WelcomeCDC Healthy Aging Research Network Semi-Annual Meeting March 8-9, 2011 CDC Global Communications Center

2. Building Capacity for Environmental & Policy Change to Support Healthy Aging Basia Belza (UW) and Rebecca Hunter (UNC) On Behalf of the EPC Team CDC-HAN Semi-Annual Meeting March 8, 2011

3. Acknowledgements • Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) • CDC Healthy Aging Program • CDC Healthy Communities Program • Creating Aging-Friendly Communities: Community of Practice • iCohere, Inc.

4. Impetus for Environmental & Policy Change (EPC) • Older adult health influenced by environmental factors that may lead to problems such as immobility, falls & social isolation. • Solutions needed that “help people choose health”, not only by individual approaches, but also through removal of obstacles and creation of more opportunities to be healthy. Overcoming Obstacles to Health, RWJF, 2008

5. CDC HAN Conference Series2007-2009

6. Dissemination & Technical AssistanceWebinars, Action Briefs & Monographs

7. A New Model Initiative

8. EPC Initiative Goals • Engage 800 professionals from diverse fields at national, state & community levels. • Support successful environmental & policy change through emphasis on • Envisioning change • Individual action planning • Cross-sector collaboration • Demystification of policy

9. Topics of the EPC Modules 1. Overview of Environmental and Policy Change for Healthy Aging 2. Optimal Living Environments for Healthy Aging 3. Integrated Approaches to Mobility 4. Emerging Environmental Issues in Healthy Aging

10. Online Conference Series Methods • On-demand presentations • Webinars • Individual & group participation • Also available in archives • Online discussion • Webinars • Café • Way Cool • Resources

11. www.agingfriendly.org www.agingfriendly.org

12. Distribution of Marketing MaterialsAugust 2010 - January 2011 • Individual recipients emailed 77,439 • Organization/group listservs notified 107 • 19 orgs w/listserv recipient counts 23,228  • Total recipients emailed 100,774

13. Registrants • Residences • 39 states & DC • 11 countries • Australia • Canada • Europe (Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal) • India • Jamaica • Japan • New Zealand • Singapore • Occupations • Aging specialists • Architects • Engineers • Program managers • Planners • Public health • Researchers • Students • Others • Affiliations • Foundations • Government • Universities

14. Reach of EPC Presentations: 2,644+ Views

15. Reach of EPC Resource Materials • 458 views with 295 downloads of 87 choices • Most downloaded resources • Action Guides 77 • EPC PDFs and Refs 55 • 269 views of Way Cool

16. EPC Clearinghouse Access

17. EPC Clearinghousewww.epc-clearinghouse.org. • Searchable annotated database of > 130 onlineresources • Focus: Tools, best practices, case studies, & concrete strategies to support local efforts in environmental & policy change for healthy aging • Key Topics: Healthy Aging, Healthy Communities, Built Environment, Mobility • Target users: aging services, health care, public health, health services research, architecture, planning, engineering, universal design, business, & recreation

18. Clearinghouse Mobility Resources • Integrated mobility resources • Active transportation • Walking • Wheeling • Driving • Passenger transportation • Public transportation • Private transportation

21. Reach of EPC Clearinghouse(opened January 2011) Sample Topic Searches • Healthy aging = 143 • Healthy communities = 87 • Built environment = 70 • Mobility = 28 Clearinghouse Visitors • Total page views= 669

22. EPC ClearinghouseReach: Sample Links • U.S. E.P.A. AgingResources • Creating Aging-Friendly Communities in Wisconsin • Think Seniors Blog • Depts.washington.edu - Family Friendly Articles, News, Blogs “The CDC Healthy Aging Research Network announces the launch of another great resource for people involved with healthy aging...”

23. Overall Reach of EPC September 2010 - January 2011 3,700+ views & counting!

24. CDC Partners & Collaborators • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion • Healthy Aging Program • Healthy Communities Program • State, Arthritis, Epilepsy and QOL • National Center for Environmental Health • Division of Emergency & Environmental  Health Services • National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities • Human Dev/Disability Branch • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control • Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention

25. Other Partners and Collaborators • Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality • CDC HAN Member Centers • Creating Aging Friendly Communities • Falls Free Coalition, NCOA • R. L. Mace Universal Design Institute • U.W. Health Promotion Research Center • Science and Environmental Health Network • National Assoc. of Chronic Disease Directors • Pima Association of Governments • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

26. Goal Attainment Engage 800 professionals from diverse fields at national, state & community levels. Support successful environmental & policy change through emphasis on • Envisioning change • Individual action planning • Cross-sector collaboration • Demystification of policy

27. Goal Attainment (n=49)

28. Key Ratings & Comments • Ratings of overall EPC experience • Excellent to Very Good = 79.6% • Good to Fair = 20.4% • Key comments • Range of expertise & views of both presenters & participants. The material and discourse was at a very high level, but a novice could still be engaged as well. • One of the most impressive initiatives Ihave been involved in my 39 professional years.  • Interaction with like-minded people & organizations that encouraged, inspired, & educated beyond the didactic content. • Hearing about what other communities did & how they succeeded in the face of challenges

29. EPC Action Briefs: Coming Soon!

30. Thank You! Be the change you want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi