The Data AdvantAGE Showcasing Positive Outcomes

How to Use Data

Danylle Rudin, Executive Director The Florence V. Burden

212.872.1150 / drudin@fvbf.org

The Data AdvantAge Showcasing Positive Outcomes

Always Ask:

Where is data from? When was it collected? Who is it about? What does it mean? How was it collected? Why should I care?                              

Promotes Social and Civic Engagement

• Fosters meaningful connections with family, neighbors, and

friends • Promotes active engagement in

community life • Provides opportunities for

meaningful paid and voluntary work

• Makes aging issues a community-wide priority

Addresses Basic Needs

• Provides appropriate and affordable housing

• Promotes safety at home and in the neighborhood

• Assures no one goes hungry

• Provides useful information about available services

An Elder -Friendly

Community Optimizes Physical and Mental

Health and Well Being

• Promotes healthy behaviors

• Supports community activities that enhance well being

• Provides ready access to preventive health services

• Provides access to medical, social, and palliative services

Maximizes Independence

•  Mobilizes resources to facilitate “living at home”

•  Provides accessible transportation

•  Supports family and other caregivers

http://www.vnsny.org/advantage/chart.html

Seniors Community SurveyFinal Report based on findings from the Senior Needs Assessment Project of Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea Neighborhoods

June 2013

http://www.actorsfund.org/others/pdfs/NY/Seniors.pdf

U.S.  Census  Bureau                    Data  on  U.S.  Ci1es                  h3p://www.census.gov                h3p://www.city-­‐data.com        American  Community  Survey                Nat’l  Ctr  for  Health  Sta1s1cs  (CDC)    h3p://www.census.gov/acs              h3p://www.cdc.gov/nchs/      NYC  Department  of  Planning’s                U.S.  Bureau  of  Labor    Sta1s1cs  Community  District  Profiles                  h3p://www.bls.gov    h3p://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/lucds/cdstart.shtml      

   U.S.  Bureau  of    Jus1ce                      U.S.  Department  of  Transporta1on  h3p://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=dctp          h3p://www.dot.gov            Dept  of  Housing  &  Urban  Development              AoA  Profile  of  Older  Americans  2012    h3p://www.hud.gov                              h3p://www.aoa.gov/Aging_Sta1s1cs/Profile/2012/2.aspx    Administra1on  on  Aging:  AGing  Integrated  Database  (AGID)  h3p://www.agid.acl.gov          DataFerret  h3p://dataferre3.census.gov    

Secondary  Data  Sources  

Surveys  &  Survey  Tools  

Best  Ci1es  for  Successful  Aging  is  an  Index  with  composite  rankings  based  on  a  weighted,  mul8dimensional  methodology.    One  hundred  large  ci8es  &  259  smaller  metro  areas  are  ranked  using  mul8ple  indicators.  The  informa8on  is  derived  from  the  most  up  to  date,  publically  available  data,  not  household  surveys.    The  rankings  will  be  updated  every  2  years.    A  sec8on  on  “Programs  with  Purpose”  includes  brief  descrip8ons  of  promising  programs  found  during  research.  hGp://successfulaging.milkenins8tute.org    

Livable  Community  Indicators  for  Sustainable  Aging  in  Place  presents  an  indicator  system  that  focuses  on  a  community’s  physical  and  social  characteris8cs  and  how  those  characteris8cs  influence  older  adults’  physical  and  mental  health  and  ability  to  age  in  place.    The  indicators  were  developed  using  three  sources:  1)  a  review  of  exis8ng  livable  community  and  sustainability  indicator  systems  and  checklists;  2)  a  review  of  exis8ng  literature  on  community  characteris8cs  that  impact  older  adults’  health  &  ability  to  age  in  place;  and  3)  interviews  with  19  aging  experts.    www.MatureMarketIns8tute.com,  hGp://longevity.stanford.edu  

Apprecia1ve  Inquiry  is  a  form  of  “asset  based  community  development,”  which  seeks  to  discover  and  build  on  the  strengths  and  posi8ve  aspects  of  a  community  or  organiza8on  instead  of  focusing  on  what  is  wrong.    It  is  a  par8cipatory  process,  involving  as  many  cons8tuents  as  possible.  hGp://apprecia8veinquiry.case.edu/  

     Vital  Communi1es  Toolkit  includes  two  assessment  tools:  1)  Vital  Communi8es  Assessment,  which  includes  a  brief  survey  with  ques8ons  in  3  categories:  1.Mee8ng  basic  needs  for  self-­‐sufficiency  (e.g.  housing,  nutri8on);  2.Encouraging  a  community’s  involvement  (e.g.  accessible  transporta8on,  support  for  community  par8cipa8on);  3.Promo8ng  a  high  quality  of  life  (e.g.  exercise  opportuni8es;  educa8onal  programs).  The  Aging  Texas  Well  Community  Assessment  Toolkit  is  designed  for  TX  communi8es  to  use  to  assess  community  capacity  to  provide  physical  and  social  environments  that  meet  older  adults’  needs.  There  are  6  sec8ons  in  the  community  assessment,  each  with  mul8ple  indicators:  1.Demographics;  2.Residen8al;  3.Transporta8on;  4.Health  care,  mental  health,  &  substance  abuse  services;  5.Recrea8on  &  wellbeing  and  6.Community  supports  &  services.  Data  collec8on  methods  include:  Obtaining  Census  &  other  community  aggregate  data;  key  informant  interviews  with  stakeholders;  focus  groups  with  “emerging  elders”  &  older  adults;  observing  the  community  through  walking  or  riding  tours.  hGp://www.vital-­‐aging-­‐network.org      Boomer  Bond  Community  Assessment  Tool  has  136  “yes-­‐no”  ques8ons  covering  topics  such  as  community  infrastructure  (e.g.  sidewalks);  housing;  transporta8on,  public  safety,  services  for  older  adults,  and  many  others.    (As  of  this  wri8ng,  the  assessment  tool  does  not  appear  on  the  website.)  hGp://www.drcog.org/index.cfm?page=BoomerBond10    Sustainable  Communi1es  for  All  Ages  includes  an  assessment  tool  called  a  “Checklist”  &  includes  five  “Areas  of  Opportunity  for  Building  Sustainable  Communi8es  for  All  Ages”:  1.Lifelong  educa8on  and  civic  engagement;  2.Community  and  economic  development;  3.Individual  and  family  wellness;  4.Affordable  quality  housing;  and  5.Land  use,  transporta8on,  &  natural  resources.  hGp://www.viablefuturescenter.org/