scholarly journals Increasing Outreach and Expanding Inclusion: Community-Based Educational Gerontology

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 540-540
Author(s):  
Jennifer Sasser
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Creative Design ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Educational Pathways ◽  
Educational Gerontology

Abstract Gerontologists have the opportunity to step into an increasingly significant role as public educators who convene gatherings focused on expanding aging awareness and literacy, inter-generational inquiry and collaboration, and age inclusion, equity and justice. The purpose of this presentation is to share creative design principles and keen take-aways from several ongoing community-based educational interventions connected to these themes. As well, we will discuss the role such public-facing initiatives might play in making a compelling case for the importance of supporting and participating in various kinds of formal educational pathways in the field of aging. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Community College Interest Group.

scholarly journals Advancing States Through the OAA Reauthorization

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 725-726
Author(s):  
Damon Terzaghi
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Community Based Services

Abstract States are major policymakers and funders of community-based services for older Americans and ADvancing States played a significant role in supporting the OAA authorization this year. This presentation will provide the states' perspective regarding funding, services, research and demonstrations, and more.

scholarly journals Quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in wastewater through allele-specific RT-qPCR

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Lin Lee ◽  
Xiaoqiong Gu ◽  
Federica Armas ◽  
Fuqing Wu ◽  
Franciscus Chandra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Immune Evasion ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Qpcr Assay ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Quantitative Detection ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Health Control ◽  
The World ◽  
Allele Specific

On November 26, 2021, the B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant was named as the Omicron variant of concern. Reports of higher transmissibility and potential immune evasion triggered flight bans and heightened health control measures across the world to stem its distribution. Wastewater-based surveillance has demonstrated to be a useful complement for community-based tracking of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Using design principles of our previous assays that detect SARS-CoV-2 variants (Alpha and Delta), here we report an allele-specific RT-qPCR assay that simultaneously targets mutations Q493R, G496S and Q498R for quantitative detection of the Omicron variant in wastewater. This method is open-sourced and can be implemented using commercially available RT-qPCR protocols, and would be an important tool for tracking the spread and introduction of the Omicron variant in communities for informed public health responses.

scholarly journals CATCH-ON Educational Interventions for Providers, Older Adults, and Caregivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 497-497
Author(s):  
Erin Emery-Tiburcio ◽  
Robyn Golden ◽  
Michelle Newman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Practical Recommendations

Abstract CATCH-ON, the collaborative GWEP led by Rush University Medical Center, is working to create Age-Friendly Communities by assuring that health systems, community-based organizations, and older adults and families are educated about the 4Ms. For providers, CATCH-ON offers a monthly Learning Community that focuses on one of the 4Ms each quarter. Each session provides practical recommendations for 4Ms implementation and opportunities to share experiences in small groups. CATCH-ON also partnered with Community Catalyst, older adults, and caregivers to develop a 4Ms educational brochure. The brochure is available electronically and by paper to educate older adults and caregivers about the 4Ms and discussing them with their healthcare team. Additionally, CATCH-ON created 4M online modules for older adults and families. This session will explore the success and lessons learned in developing educational interventions for diverse audiences and how this approach strengthens Age-Friendly Communities.

scholarly journals Design for the Soul of the Community

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Caroline Ann Bergeron ◽  
Aaron Hargrove ◽  
Brandon Tramontana ◽  
Jeanne Steyer ◽  
Adoue Emily ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
State University ◽  
Biological Engineering ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Engineering Work ◽  
X State ◽  
Community Based Design

The X State University Community Playground Project (XSUCPP) employs community-based design techniques in which college students in biological engineering work with local constituents, especially children, to design and build playgrounds that reflect the unique aspects of the community which the playground will serve. In developing a community-based design process, members of XSUCPP realized that there is a dearth of literature in this area. Therefore, members sought to develop an initial set of community-based design principles and best practices that engineering practitioners could use in their own community-based design endeavors. The team completed brainstorming and concept mapping exercises using a combination of individual and group techniques to create an initial set of community-based design principles, presented here. The XSUCPP members believe that each of these principles supports the overall goal of community-based design: to express “the Soul of the Community” through co-created artifacts.

A Dialogical Inquiry into Practice Frameworks within Jabiru Community College: Re-centering Young People and Community within a Social Constructionist Frame

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (14) ◽  
pp. 555-574
Author(s):  
Peter Westoby ◽  
M. F. Paul Toon ◽  
Ken Morris
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
School Systems ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Advanced Education ◽  
Practice Framework ◽  
Conscious Intention

This chapter explores the practice framework guiding the practice of workers at Jabiru Community College, a community-based school in Brisbane, Australia. The chapter articulates the findings from a dialogical inquiry begun by the three authors with input from workers and youth. Seven dimensions of the framework being used by workers are described. Australian scholar Raewyn Connell stated in a recently published edited collection, Schools, communities and social inclusion, We rely on schools for social progress and mobility, and of course influential people usually have done well at school. But school systems that rely on competitive tests, examinations, selective provision and rationing of advanced education also sort children ruthlessly, steering some towards privilege and some towards exploitation. Schools lift some out of poverty but destroy others’ hopes and without conscious intention, lock out many of the rising generation from advanced education, professions and many riches of our culture. (2011, p. xi)

Designing Research and Action

2019 ◽  
pp. 177-196
Author(s):  
Brian D. Christens
Keyword(s):  
Design Principles ◽  
Creative Design ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Context Specific

Taking account of the holistic framework for empowerment processes and outcomes developed in previous chapters, this chapter provides recommendations in the form of a set of design principles that can apply to both empowerment research and the various forms of praxis that seek to catalyze, sustain, and multiply empowerment processes. Although there are common concepts that can guide and inform research and action, creative design is needed to tailor efforts for specific local contexts, issues of concern, and questions. The principles offered in this chapter are therefore intended to provide a set of recommendations for translating the frameworks that are the primary focus of the book into context-specific plans for action and research.

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