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The Age-Friendly Communities Symposium brought together individuals from the Intermountain West to identify innovations and opportunities that will transform how neighborhoods, campuses, and health environments foster the independence, productivity, and wellbeing of older adults. This page has recordings and graphics of different presentations with ideas on how to provide Age-Friendly Communities.

This tip sheet created by Health in Aging provides a variety of tips on how to maintain and improve health in older men. It also provides a list of assessments and screening tests that can be completed to help diagnose certain health problems earlier. (A PDF version is available for download).

The Primary Care Collaborative has assembled a set of 24 primary care health services research (HSR) and primary care patient-centered outcomes research/comparative effectiveness research (clinical) articles through the work of a Research Dissemination Workgroup (RDWG) and research partner, the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG). The PCC selected 12 clinical and 12 health services research articles for the final list. The goal is to inform and shape the thinking of practice and policy leaders with respect to primary care clinical and health services research.

Grand rounds are an integral component of medical education. It helps doctors and other healthcare professionals keep up to date in important evolving areas which may be outside of their core practice. In the hospital or health system, they are hosted in an auditorium or symposium for everyone to gather and continue their learning. The purpose of this activity is to educate medical practitioners working in community-based care on the importance of Age Friendly Care (AFC). As Age Friendly Care continues to grow and gain momentum, community-based care can be an integral part of AFC.

REACH offers educational resources on aging-related healthcare and social topics for older adults, their care partners, community lay persons, public service professionals, and healthcare professionals and trainees. The materials and resources you will find on this website use the 4Ms Framework.

This website sponsored by the Florida State University College of Medicine provides support to caregivers through faith-based, skills-building and services to distressed caregivers of loved ones with dementia and Alzheimer’s. There are free online telephone-based skills-building and support programs for caregivers that covers topics such as effective communication, memory loss, reducing stress, personal goals, increasing communication, and difficult behaviors. There are also useful links to different caregiving and aging resources.

This data map of Minnesota is created by the Memory Keepers providing statistics on aging in Minnesota including population information, mortality, quality of life, Alzheimer's and diabetes, physicians, facilities, and area agencies.

Source: Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, 2020
https://memorykeepersmdt.com/

Agriculture, as a profession, has more mostly “older workers” than any other profession or industry. In addition, the agricultural industry ranks as one of the most hazardous. In 2020, UMASH hosted a series of online community forums, each with a regional focus in the Upper Midwest. The website features video presentations and includes resources to support the health, safety, and wellbeing of farmers and farm communities in the Upper Midwest.

Older clients may need a little extra care and attention to ensure a happy veterinary experience. This article discusses what you can do to help them help their pets when visiting the vet. The seven steps are: plan ahead, offer guidance, communicate clearly, write it down, look for gentle alternatives, offer a shoulder to lean on, prescribe pets not pills.

Source: dvm360, 2007
https://www.dvm360.com/

Education and Training from The National Center for Equitable Care for Elders, which develops and disseminates webinars, modules, learning collaboratives, and publications to support health center providers and staff as they care for an aging patient population. We partner with subject matter experts and health care professionals in various fields to provide up-to-date information and comprehensive overviews of relevant topics.