2023
Sustaining Area Agency on Aging Services During a Pandemic: Innovation Through Community-Based Partnerships
Cherlin E, Brewster A, Ayedun A, Straker J, Curry L. Sustaining Area Agency on Aging Services During a Pandemic: Innovation Through Community-Based Partnerships. The Gerontologist 2023, 63: 1518-1525. PMID: 36757331, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnad009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartner organizationsArea AgenciesImportance of partnershipsService delivery programsPolitical arenaConstant comparative methodDepth interviewsGovernance structuresTime of disruptionFood insecurityAging servicesService deliveryQualitative dataExamples of waysPartnershipComparative methodDelivery programsAgenciesResearch designProgram designOrganizationServicesPandemicInsecurityPartners
2022
Factors Associated With Contracting Between Area Agencies on Aging and Health Care Entities
Brewster AL, Wilson TL, Kunkel SR, Curry LA, Rubeo C. Factors Associated With Contracting Between Area Agencies on Aging and Health Care Entities. Journal Of Applied Gerontology 2022, 41: 1878-1886. PMID: 35505592, DOI: 10.1177/07334648221096137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow Do Area Agencies on Aging Build Partnerships With Health Care Organizations?
Curry L, Cherlin E, Ayedun A, Rubeo C, Straker J, Wilson TL, Brewster A. How Do Area Agencies on Aging Build Partnerships With Health Care Organizations? The Gerontologist 2022, 62: 1409-1419. PMID: 35092437, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnac019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations
Brewster AL, Wilson TL, Curry LA, Kunkel SR. Achieving Population Health Impacts Through Health Promotion Programs Offered by Community-based Organizations. Medical Care 2021, 59: 273-279. PMID: 33480659, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth promotion programsNursing home useEvidence-based health promotion programsHealth care usePromotion programsCare useOlder adultsAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsHome useHospital readmission ratesBehavioral risk factorsCommunity-based organizationsReadmission ratesChronic conditionsRisk factorsStratified analysisClinical settingPopulation-level impactBreadth of programsPopulation healthDelivery sitesMedicare spendingPercentage point reductionSignificant reductionAdults