Engaging Villages as Key Partners
for Healthy Aging Research
Project Reports
The Engaging Villages as Key Partners for Healthy Aging Research project has generated several reports on the future of healthy aging outcomes research with Villages. Scroll below to browse reports from the project that are currently available. Stay tuned for more to come!
PRESENTATION AT THE 2024 VTVN NATIONAL GATHERING
Next Steps Forward for Healthy Aging Outcomes Research with Villages
This presentation provides an overview of preliminary insights from the 2024 virtual summits, which engaged nearly 400 people in national dialogue on the future of healthy aging outcomes research with Villages. The presentation describes attendees' experiences of the summit, alongside preliminary insights toward a framework of Village capacity for outcomes research. The presentation also includes reflections from leaders of the Village to Village Network and project Ambassadors.
RECORDINGS FROM 2024 VIRTUAL SUMMITS
Access the Archive of Recordings from the 2024 Virtual Summits
The Engaging Villages as Key Partners for Healthy Aging Research project hosted a series of six virtual summits during the summer of 2024. The aim of the summits was to spur national conversation on the future of healthy aging research with Villages. Summit insights are being used to lay a foundation for using research as a tool to strengthen and sustain the Village Movement. Recordings are available of the main content delivered by the project team across the summits as well as commentary from Ambassadors and invited guests for all six summits.
FOCUS GROUP REPORT
Insights on Developing Research Capacity for Healthy Aging with Villages
This report shares findings from five discussion groups conducted in the Fall of 2023. Participants included Village members, paid professionals and officers, and regional Village leadership from across the U.S. Insights address the meaning of healthy aging to Village members, ways in which Villages support healthy aging, and key considerations for advancing healthy aging outcomes research with Villages. The report also includes participants' priorities for comparative clinical effectiveness research with Villages, as well as other research and evaluation priorities.