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HEALTHY AGING IN COMMUNITIES
The Health Indicators in NORC Programs Initiative
The Health Indicators in NORC Programs Initiative aims to create a
source of information for improving the health of NORC residents and the community.
A project of the United Hospital Fund and the
NYC Department for the Aging with support from the New York City Council,
Health Indicators aims to provide evidence of NORC-SSPs' long-term impact on their communities
and to generate a powerful tool for project management, fundraising, and staff development.
A central component of Health Indicators is a 75-item questionnaire to measure three basic aspects of healthy aging:
- Access to health care,
- Engagement in prevention, promotion, and wellness activities and services, and
- Management of chronic conditions.
NORC-SSPs will administer the questionnaire once a year to all clients receiving a core service (case management, case assistance,
healthcare management, healthcare assistance). All de-identified client data will be submitted to United Hospital Fund for analysis via this secure website.
Survey data will be used to:
- Help programs identify health needs in their communities,
- Develop health interventions targeted to identified needs,
- Measure the impact of these interventions on NORC residents over time, and
- Generate a body of evidence regarding the efficacy of NORC-SSP services to advance healthy aging in place.
The login-protected portion of this website contains tools and materials for NORC-SSPs participating in the Health Indicators in NORC Programs Initiative.
This website is maintained by the
Center for Home Care Policy & Research, of the
Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
If you experience any difficulties with this website, please contact us.
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About NORC-Supportive Service Programs
"NORC" is an acronym for "naturally occurring retirement community"-a multi-age
housing development or neighborhood that, over time, has become home to a large
concentration of seniors
A NORC supportive service program, or NORC-SSP, is a community-based model
that brings together housing or neighborhood organizations, residents, health
and social service providers, and other community resources to promote and support
successful aging in place. These public-private partnerships were first developed
in New York City.
More information about NORCs and NORC-SSPs is available on the website of
the
United Hospital Fund
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