As community residents age, service delivery systems may not be equipped to meet their changing needs. The Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) model has emerged as a strategy to utilize existing resources and develop a comprehensive approach to maintaining older adult functional status. However, little has been written about how community capacity influences NORC implementation. A community capacity framework was used to analyze the themes that emerged from participant and service provider interviews at two diverse NORC sites. The findings revealed that perceptions of a sense of community and partnership management influenced the NORC experience for participants and providers.
A summer workshop was offered to
inner-city high school students
to explore the sustainability of their consumer choices using a systems
thinking model. Students learned about related environmental or health
issues due to the manufacturing, use, or disposal of common household
products. Then, in the laboratory, they performed experiments to investigate
the concern, analyzed data, made conclusions about the environmental
hazards of the product, and were introduced to a “green”
alternative. Off-campus field trips allowed students to further explore
more sustainable options. Exit surveys indicated that these activities
helped shape the way the students think about purchases and they have
a better understanding of the greener alternatives.
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