Theories of Community Collaboration to Advance Age-Friendly Community Change
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Keywords
Age in place, Community development, Evaluation, Healthy aging, Public policy
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab136
Abstract
The age-friendly communities movement has grown rapidly in global prominence over the past 2 decades. However, theories to guide multisectoral action toward age-friendly community change have been slower to develop. We demonstrate the value of drawing on theories of community collaboration to inform age-friendly community efforts across engagement, planning, implementation, and measurement. We introduce 3 theories—Asset-Based Community Development, Strategic Doing, and Collective Impact—each with principles and strategies for guiding multisectoral group processes toward long-term and systematic community change. While distinct from each other, these theories collectively suggest the importance of incorporating a more explicit community-building approach within the age-friendly communities movement. We describe the implications of this integrative theory development for bolstering sustainable and comprehensive practices and policies to improve environments for aging across diverse communities.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
The Gerontologist, v. 62, issue 1, p. 36-45
Scholar Commons Citation
Greenfield, Emily A.; Black, Kathy; Oh, Patricia; and Pestine-Stevens, Althea, "Theories of Community Collaboration to Advance Age-Friendly Community Change" (2022). Aging Studies Sarasota Manatee Campus Faculty Publications. 44.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gey_facpub_sm/44
