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Healthy naturally occurring retirement communities: a low-cost approach to facilitating healthy aging.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Masotti, Paul Fick, Robert B. Johnson-Masotti, Ana P. Macleod, Stuart M. |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) are broadly defined as communities where individuals either remain or move when they retire. Using the determinants of health model as a base, we hypothesize that some environmental determinants have a different impact on people at different ages. Health benefits to living within NORCs have been observed and likely vary depending upon where the specific NORC exists on the NORC to healthy-NORC spectrum. Some NORC environments are healthier than others for seniors, because the NORC environment has characteristics associated with better health for seniors. Health benefits within healthy NORCs are higher where physical and social environments facilitate greater activity and promote feelings of well-being. Compared to the provision of additional medical or social services, healthy NORCs are a low-cost community-level approach to facilitating healthy aging. Municipal governments should pursue policies that stimulate and support the development of healthy NORCs. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.2105/AJPH.2005.068262 |
| PubMed reference number | 16735634 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 96 |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://api.ning.com/files/RkmlBfWrKPwtrZHI92Hcbsua9eDkPCBfueWGjxk5LH7LxQaqdZa3Kj2lZ87zlwlhFGDlFpCs6IRlioKyqFIMdpUiEbIhCJU7/HealthyNORC.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2005.068262 |
| Journal | American journal of public health |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
