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Research Article

Using Community-Based Participatory Research Strategies in Age-Friendly Communities to Solve Mobility Challenges

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Pages 447-463 | Received 28 Jan 2020, Accepted 12 May 2020, Published online: 27 May 2020
 

ABSTRACT

The number of older adults is steadily increasing in the United States and across the globe. Aging is linked to an increased risk of disability. Disabilities that limit one or more major life activities such as seeing, hearing, walking, and motor skills impact a person’s ability to drive a car. Low utilization of alternative transportation by older adults and people with disabilities may put them at risk for social isolation. Social isolation is associated with a variety of negative health outcomes. While communities are challenged to create available, acceptable, accessible, adaptable and affordable mobility options, there are widely held, inaccurate biases around older adults’ abilities to contribute to the development and improvement of alternative transportation options. Gerontological social workers are well-positioned to address this bias. This paper presents a case study of a large metropolitan county in the Midwest where community-based participatory research (CBPR) strategies were used to engage older residents to support the development of alternative transportation options supporting the tenets of environmental justice.

Disclosure statement

The corresponding author states that there are no conflicts of interest.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Ohio Department of Transportation [ODOT; grant number 33399], Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Lyft, Central Ohio Transit Authority, Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging and the Franklin County Office on Aging.

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