Healthy Aging in Rural Towns (HeART) Toolkit

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A toolkit for community leaders in rural areas that contains resources to conduct needs-and-assets assessments and develop strategies to strengthen community supports for aging adults. Offers 10 modules focused on planning, data collection and analysis, developing strategies, and building coalition and community support. Contains tips and anecdotes from rural Wisconsin communities who implemented HeART projects. Toolkit is free to download with registration.

Sharon Schumacher, Eileen Whalen Partridge, Molly Schwebach, Kim Nolet, Barbara Bowers

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Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) at the UW-Madison School of Nursing

Aging and aging-related services · Elderly population · Home and community-based services · Needs assessment methods and resources · Networking and collaboration · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Wisconsin