Exam Review: Week 10 - Age Friendly Communities & Knowledge Brokering

8 Domains of AFCs

Physical Environment

  1. outdoor spaces & public buildings

  2. transportation

  3. housing

Social Environment

  1. social participation

  2. respect & social inclusion

  3. civic participation & employment

Personal Wellbeing

  1. communication & information

  2. community support & health services

Benefits of AFCs

Individual Benefits

  • increased healthy behaviours

  • supports aging in place

  • increased opportunities for social interaction & connection

  • improved awareness of community & health services

Community Benefits

  • economic (retention, tourism)

  • volunteerism

  • fosters intergenerational connection

  • increased housing options

  • improved accessibility

Ontario’s AFC Planning Guide

4 Interconnected Steps to support aging in place:

DEFINE local principles

ASSESS need

DEVELOP action plan

IMPLEMENT 

  • EVALUATE (as integral and ongoing activity throughout)

What Is Knowledge Brokering

“the act of linking people to people or people to information in order to share learning, better understand each other’s goals or professional cultures, influence each other’s work, and forge new partnerships”

“Knowledge brokering helps bridge the ‘know-do’ gaps and promote evidence informed decision making”

Knowledge Broker Core Competencies

  1. Develop mutual understanding of goals and cultures

  2. Collaborate with knowledge users and producers to identify issues and problems for which solutions are required

  3. facilitate the identification, access, assessment, interpretation, and translation of evidence into policy and practice

  4. facilitate management of information and knowledge