The graying of rural America: Community engagement and health promotion challenges

dc.contributor.authorMajee, Wilson
dc.contributor.authorAziato, Lydia
dc.contributor.authorJooste, Karien
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-16T09:04:18Z
dc.date.available2021-07-16T09:04:18Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractBackground. Although social participation has been linked to positive physical and mental health outcomes, elderly people in rural areas remain highly disengaged. Also, few studies have examined community residents’ perceptions of the barriers and opportunities for the elderly to participate in community activities. Purpose. This article highlights the perceptions of rural community residents regarding their understanding of the following: (1) community leadership, (2) barriers and opportunities for the elderly to engage in leadership, and (3) potential community-based solutions for promoting more social participation. Method. Individual interviews were conducted with 16 community members. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Researchers immersed and familiarized themselves with the data prior to developing codes. Coding was initially done manually and later using NVivo. Findings. Four major themes emerged: conceptions of community leadership, elderly resource inventory, barriers to elderly engagement, and potential solutions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMajee, W. et al. (2018). The graying of rural America: Community engagement and health promotion challenges. Health Promotion Practice, 19(2), 267–276. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839917714768en_US
dc.identifier.issn1552-6372
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1524839917714768
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6419
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGEen_US
dc.subjectElderly engagementen_US
dc.subjectAging in placeen_US
dc.subjectCommunity leadershipen_US
dc.subjectRural communitiesen_US
dc.subjectHealthy lifestyleen_US
dc.titleThe graying of rural America: Community engagement and health promotion challengesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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