Engaging Villages as Key Partners
for Healthy Aging Research
Virtual Summits Archive:
Summer 2024
The "Engaging Villages as Key Partners for Healthy Aging Research" project hosted a series of six virtual summits during the summer of 2024 to spur national conversation on the future of healthy aging research with Villages.
Each summit engaged Villages in different geographic regions of the country to explore critical questions facing Villages as they seek to demonstrate their outcomes, cultivate partnerships with researchers, and grow the movement in the years to come. Summit insights will make a difference for next steps on using research as a tool to strengthen and sustain the Village Movement.
Access recordings of the core content and Ambassador commentaries below
June 25, 2024
June 27, 2024
July 09, 2024
June 16, 2024
July 25, 2024
July 31, 2024
Virtual Summits At-A-Glance
6
Summits
15
Commentaries
400
Approx. Number Total Attendees
40
Approx. Number U.S. States Represented
5
Countries Represented
Official report from the virtual summits is in progress. Stay tuned!
Main Recording
The main recording features material from the Multi-Region Virtual Summit. This content was similar across all six summits and included welcoming remarks, an overview of the project, a presentation on Villages and healthy aging by researchers at RAND, a presentation on Villages and research partnerships by project leaders from Rutgers University, and concluding remarks from leaders of Village to Village Network.
Virtual Summit Commentaries
Explore remarks from project Ambassadors and other invited guests delivered as commentary across the six summits
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What was the purpose of the Zoom discussion groups?The discussion groups are part of a project that aims to strengthen mutual understanding and help develop a shared vision among Village leaders, Village members, and researchers for future collaborative studies focusing on the health outcomes that matter most to Village participants.
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Who was eligible for participation?Village members, officers, and leaders in the United States were invited to participate. We ran five discussion groups: two with Village members in general, one with Village members with a healthcare background, one with individuals who lead regional networks of Villages, and one with Village professionals and officers.
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Who conducted the project?RAND researchers conducted the discussion groups in consultation with Rutgers University and Village to Village Network. The discussion groups were part of a larger project with support from a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington Engagement Award (#EACB-26583).
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What did participation involve?The online group discussion was expected to last approximately two hours. The main discussion topics were: Priorities for healthy aging research Implications of Village governance & infrastructure for research collaborations Health outcomes of particular interest to Villages How to improve Villages’ engagement with researchers
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What was the consent process?The consent process was part of due diligence. Before participation, all participants had the consent process explained to them along with any privacy issues arising from the discussion group format.
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How will information from the discussion groups be used?With participants’ consent, we recorded the focus groups. The researchers will analyze the information from the groups and will summarize findings in reports. No attribution to specific individuals for any information will be reported publicly as part of the findings.
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Why did Village members and leaders participate?Participants contributed to a better understanding of ways that researchers and Villages can collaborate and shape future research into healthy aging.
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Did participants have to accept the $50 gift card?Participants could choose to accept or decline the gift card after the focus group has concluded. They also could choose to use the gift card in whatever way they see fit (e.g., donate it to their Village operations or programs, keep it for themselves, give it to another person).
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When were the discussion groups held?Village Members, week of Oct. 23, 2023 Village Members with a Healthcare Background, week of Oct. 30, 2023 Village Professionals and Officers, week of Nov. 13, 2023 Regional Village Network Leaders, week of Nov. 27, 2023 Village Members, week of Dec. 4, 2023
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Who do I contact to ask questions?Please contact the RAND Principal Investigator, Alina Palimaru: VillagesResearch@rand.org or (310) 393 0411 ext.7312.