Citation

DeLaTorre A, Neal MB. J. Housing Elder. 2017; 31(2): 130-145.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02763893.2017.1309931

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Researchers at Portland State University's Institute on Aging (IOA) conducted Portland's age-friendly baseline assessment as part of the original 2006-2007 World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Age-Friendly Cities Project. This article describes the ongoing Portland and Multnomah County age-friendly initiatives, using Menec et al.'s (2011) ecological framework to highlight the interplay between people and environments (i.e., physical, social, and service environments). An overview is provided of Portland's age-friendly community-based research, the evolution and role of the Advisory Council, as well as recent housing policies that have been developed through university-community partnerships.

Language: en

Keywords

theory; policy; housing; Age friendly; community-based research; ecological framework; environments; partnerships