Title | Statewide Age-Friendly Virtual Fair as a Tactic for Social Change Across the Aging Ecosystem. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2024 |
Authors | Pestine-Stevens, A, Greenfield, EA, Pope, NElaine, Carniol, R, Rowe, C |
Journal | J Gerontol Soc Work |
Volume | 67 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 178-187 |
Date Published | 2024 Feb-Mar |
ISSN | 1540-4048 |
Keywords | Aging, Humans, New Jersey, Social Change, Social Planning |
Abstract | Prior research has demonstrated ways in which community events help to establish age-friendly community initiatives and strengthen their impact. We extend these insights by discussing how the design and implementation of a statewide event - the New Jersey Age-Friendly Virtual Fair - exemplifies this practice theory and extends its applicability beyond local community development toward broader state-level age-friendly ecosystems. We describe how events that are deliberately multi-organizational, multi-sectoral, and multi-level can help to further propel the Age-Friendly Movement toward systems change for aging in community. |
DOI | 10.1080/01634372.2023.2237098 |
Alternate Journal | J Gerontol Soc Work |
PubMed ID | 37525471 |