Community-Academic Aging Research Network CAARN
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Community-Academic Aging Research Network
CAARN
Jill Ballard, MPH, CHES
September 2011
Why is community-based aging research so important?
• Graying of the population
• Nationwide lack of preparedness to meet the health care needs of aging “boomers”– IOM, 2008
County figures from State Aging Plan showing graying of population: 2010
County figures from State Aging Plan showing graying of population: 2030
Why is community-based aging research so important?
• High cost of disease among older adults– Falls: total direct cost of $19 billion (2000)
• Estimated up to $54.9 billion in 2020
– Physical inactivity, sarcopenia, osteoporosis• 32% of adults over 65 engage in no leisure time physical
activity• Sarcopenia costs estimated at $18.5 billion (2000)• Osteoporosis affects 10 million adults over age 50, with cost of
$18 billion per year
– Chronic disease• 80% of older persons have at least 1 chronic condition; 50%
have at least 2• Cost estimated at $470 billion (1995); estimated at $864 billion
by 2040
Community-Academic Aging Research Network (CAARN)
3 year grant from NIH (July 2010-June 2013)
CAARN grant specific aims• Create a sustainable infrastructure, the Community-
Academic Aging Research Network (CAARN), to bridge university and community entities to increase clinical and dissemination research in aging;
• Provide training programs, venues for networking, resources, and internet network structure, in order to facilitate engagement in aging research;
• Increase from Year One to Year Three: a) the number of aging network-academic researcher partnerships engaging in aging research; b) the number of intramurally and extramurally funded proposals for community-based clinical and dissemination aging research; and c) the health of older adults in Wisconsin participating in research studies conducted through this infrastructure.
CAARN continued…
• Priorities for partnerships based on State Public Health Plan, State Aging Plan, and UW research strengths– Falls, physical activity and musculoskeletal health,
dementia, chronic disease management, mental health
What makes CAARN unique
• Community Research Associate• State of Wisconsin Aging Network as community partner• Building on history of partnering in research and
dissemination• Active involvement at all stages of partnership and
project development, implementation, evaluation, dissemination – long term partnerships!
• Provides the structure to disseminate programs that have been shown to be efficacious
• CAARN is part of the Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging (WIHA)
Aging Network Overview
Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources (GWAAR)
70 County Aging Units
Aging & Disability Resource Centers
Local Community Senior Centers & other local, state, and regional community organizations
11 Tribal Aging Units
Milwaukee County Area Agency on Aging (also a county aging unit and aging resource center)
Dane County Area Agency on Aging (also a county aging unit)
Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources
Aging Network
• Federal funding for community-base “titled” services through Older Americans Act
• State funding through Elders Act, in Wisconsin Statute• Mandated services
– Supportive Services (legal, financial, information and assistance)– Congregate and home delivered nutrition– Health promotion programs– Caregiver support
CAARN Process
• Assess researcher areas of expertise/research interests
• Assess community health need as well as organization need, interest, and readiness
• Match researchers with community organizations• Facilitate initial conference call/meeting• Go through application process• Facilitate application for funding and pilot project
development• In the future: facilitate project
Current CAARN projects
• Well-being/mental health– status: partnership developed, funded, project
implementation
• Medication management to decrease falls risk– status: partnership developed, intervention developed,
funded, project implementation
• Virtual exercise program– status: partnership developed, applying for pilot funding
• Health literacy/communication with pharmacists – status: partnership developed, funded, project
implementation
• Bone health– status: partnership developed, applying for pilot funding
Others: initial discussions and partnership matching
Community Academic Aging Research Network CAARN Aging Network partnerships through August 2011
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WashburnBurnett
DouglasBayfield
Sawyer
Ashland Iron
Vilas
OneidaPrice
Polk Barron Rusk
ChippewaSt. Croix Dunn
Taylor
LincolnLanglade
Forest Florence
Marinette
OcontoClarkMarathon
Shawano
WoodPortage Waupaca
Menominee
Door
KewauneeBrown
Pierce
PepinBuffalo Tremp -
ealeau
Eau Claire
La CrosseMonroe
JuneauAdams
Waushara
Outagamie
Manitowoc
SaukVernon
Crawford
Richland
Grant
Iowa
Lafayette Green Rock Walworth
Kenosha
Racine
WashingtonOzaukee
Columbia
Dane
Jefferson
Dodge
Milwaukee
Fond du Lac
Marquette
Green-Lake
Winnebago
Jackson
Waukesha
Calu met
KeyActive Discussions
Active Project Planning
Funded Projects
Sheboygan
Keys to Success
• Connecting - matching research expertise with community need and organizational implementation capacity
• Training - bidirectional - highest need from our experience so far
• Facilitation of relationships at all levels– active participation in formulating research questions,
designing, and conducting research; – translation and application of research findings to
community-based practice and public health initiatives; – using research-generated evidence to support public
health policy decisions.
Long-term goal
• Develop a sustainable Community-Academic Aging Research Network that will facilitate partnerships between University of Wisconsin researchers and the State of Wisconsin aging network
in order to expand and accelerate transformation of aging research into practice in community settings.