Age-Friendly Yarmouth Needs Assessment Report

Authors

Jan Mutchler, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Ceara Somerville, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Maryam Khaniyan, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Molly Evans, University of Massachusetts Boston
Mai See Yang, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Lindsey A. Baker, University of Massachusetts Boston
Hayley Gleason, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow

Document Type

Research Report

Publication Date

4-2016

Keywords

Yarmouth, Massachusetts, senior needs, age-friendly communities

Disciplines

Gerontology | Public Policy | Social Policy | Social Welfare

Abstract

Communities throughout the nation are pursuing new strategies to promote health and quality of life among their residents. In 2014, the Town of Yarmouth joined the Age-Friendly Network through the World Health Organization and embarked on a five-year process to evaluate the community’s age-friendly features, plan for improvements, and implement change. The primary purpose of this report is to describe findings developed as part of the initial needs assessment phase of Yarmouth’s age-friendly initiative.

Comments

Commissioned by the Friends of Yarmouth Council on Aging with funding provided through the Tufts Health Plan Foundation.

Community Engaged/Serving

Part of the UMass Boston Community-Engaged Teaching, Research, and Service Series. //scholarworks.umb.edu/engage

Recommended Citation

Mutchler, Jan; Somerville, Ceara; Khaniyan, Maryam; Evans, Molly; Yang, Mai See; Baker, Lindsey A.; and Gleason, Hayley, "Age-Friendly Yarmouth Needs Assessment Report" (2016). Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging Publications. 25.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/demographyofaging/25