Creating Aging-Friendly Communities in the United States
Creating Aging-Friendly Communities in the United States
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在美国创建老龄化友好社区
DOI：
10.1007/s12126-011-9140-1
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
A. Scharlach
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作者：
A. Scharlach
美国人口老龄化，再加上美国传统的独立和个人主义价值观，正在培养人们对社区推动就地老龄化的兴趣。本文描述了美国目前存在的社区老龄化友好倡议的类型，以及不同部门(例如，公共部门、非营利组织、私人部门)在其发展中所发挥的作用。一项基于互联网的全国性调查结果确定了292项当前的老龄友好社区倡议，分为四种类型：社区规划、系统协调和项目开发、服务代管和消费者协会。大多数是地方社区干预，是在缺乏联邦资金或指导的情况下发展起来的，往往受到有限的政治权威或经济资源的阻碍。私营部门的解决办法，如互惠协会，似乎正在增加；然而，这种倡议并不能广泛获得，特别是那些没有足够资源或政治权力参与私营市场的个人。综上所述，这些发现引发了对当前努力的可持续性、对资源较少的个人和社区的可获得性以及美国社区在不增加政府角色的情况下进行必要的基础设施改革以满足老龄化社会需求的长期能力的质疑。
An aging United States population, combined with traditional American values of independence and individualism, is fostering increased interest in community efforts to promote aging in place. This article describes the types of community aging-friendly initiatives that currently exist in the United States, and the roles that various sectors (e.g., public, non-profit, private) have played in their development. Findings from a national internet-based survey identified 292 current aging-friendly community initiatives, of four types: community planning, system coordination and program development, co-location of services, and consumer associations. Most represent local community interventions, developed in the absence of federal funding or guidance and often hampered by limited political authority or economic resources. Private sector solutions, such as mutual-benefit associations, appear to be on the rise; however, such initiatives are not widely accessible, especially to those individuals with insufficient resources or political power to participate in the private market. Taken together, these findings raise questions regarding the sustainability of current efforts, their availability to less-resourced individuals and communities, and the long-term ability of communities in the United States to make the infrastructure changes required to meet the needs of an aging society without an increased government role.
影响因子：
5.4
作者：
VERBRUGGE, LM;JETTE, AM
通讯作者：
JETTE, AM
DOI：
10.1093/geronb/63.5.s298
发表时间：
2008-09-01
影响因子：
6.2
作者：
Mezuk, Briana;Rebok, George W.
通讯作者：
Rebok, George W.