More than a meeting: identifying the needs of the community-based seniors' services sector as providers of health promotion services.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many economically developed countries have seen a decline in publicly funded community programming. Within this context, community-based seniors' service (CBSS) organizations have been increasingly tasked to deliver programs to support the health and wellbeing of older citizens (e.g., home support, physical activity programs, and chronic disease management education). The primary objective of this study was to capture of the current needs of CBSS leaders in British Columbia, Canada, who attended a seminal event in the CBSS sector's development-the inaugural Summit on Aging.

Results

Our evaluation of the Summit included: pre/post Summit surveys (N = 79/76), ethnographic observations, and follow-up interviews (n = 22). Our detailed evaluation plan may inform others u

SUBMITTER: Tong CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8404247 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature