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Successful Partnerships to Help Older Adults Manage Chronic Disease

Successful Partnerships to Help Older Adults Manage Chronic Disease. Take Charge of Your Health: Live Well, Be Well (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program). Presenters. Donna Bileto, Community Service Specialist, Northwestern Illinois AAA

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Successful Partnerships to Help Older Adults Manage Chronic Disease

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  1. Successful Partnerships to Help Older Adults Manage Chronic Disease Take Charge of Your Health: Live Well, Be Well (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program)

  2. Presenters • Donna Bileto, Community Service Specialist, Northwestern Illinois AAA • Dana Bright, Manager of Health Promotion, Rush University Medical Center • Elizabeth Cagan, Executive Director, White Crane Wellness Center • Janice Cichowlas, Policy Analyst, Illinois Department on Aging • Rhonda Clancy, CDSMP Coordinator , Illinois Department of Public Health • Michael O’Donnell, Executive Director, East Central Illinois AAA • Maria Oquendo-Scharneck, Health and Diversity Coordinator, AgeOptions • Debbie Scariano, Community Planner, Northeastern Illinois AAA • Joanne Thomas, Executive Director, Central Illinois AAA

  3. Session OverviewRhonda Clancy, IDPH • CDSMP efforts in Illinois • “Take Charge of Your Health: Live Well, Be Well” • Evidence-based • Workshop structure- six weeks, 2 ½ hours/week, “self-management” • All 13 PSAs, 10:13 AAAs, AALC, Extension Offices…over 320 implementation sites • Expanding efforts through successful state and community partnerships • CEUs for leader training

  4. IDPH/IDoA PartnershipJanice Cichowlas, IDoA IDoA has partnered with IDPH in many ways: • Provided Letters of Support • Trained AAAs about EB programs • Participated on team calls and at state and national meetings • Developed and presented a sustainability webinar

  5. Assisted with Teleconferences • Linked new programs such as the ADRC Care Transitions EB Program • Promoted Title III-D funding for EB health promotion services • Trained AAAs and Case Managers to promote CDSMP

  6. Member of the IDPH Disability and Health Partnership Committee • Member of the IDPH Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Task Force • Member of the IL EB Collaboration group

  7. Partnerships with Community CollegesDonna Bileto, NWIL AAA • Community College Mission • CDSMP Mission • Why do we believe CDSMP is a good fit for the Community College • How we coordinated our collaboration

  8. Community College Mission Community Colleges provide and enhance educational opportunities for growth and lifelong learning

  9. Lifelong Coalition Colleges

  10. CDSMP Mission To offer support and practical solutions for dealing with pain and fatigue, nutrition and exercise. CDSMP workshops are proven to help people take charge of their health.

  11. CDSMP in Community Colleges CDSMP Program Community Colleges ►Brainstorm ►Problem Solve ►Develop Action Plans ►Educate ►Facilitate ►Growth

  12. Coordination ► Developed Relationships ► Provided CDSMP Summary ► Utilized Well Known Volunteers ► Presentation to Board Members ► Issued Healthy Living Books ► Offered to Coordinate Registration

  13. Rock Valley College Schedule

  14. Partnership with Easter SealsDana Bright, Rush University Medical Center • Easter Seals Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) • Funded by Title V of the Older Americans Act • Subcontracts with nine Easter Seals affiliates in nine states • 2 offices in metro Chicago, 230 participants • Program goal is to provide low income participants 55 years or older with community service and job placement opportunities

  15. Partnership with Easter Seals • Rush approached Easter Seals of Metropolitan Chicago about serving as a host site for CDSMP and DSMP • Relationship developed over several months with the Assistant National Director and local Program Coordinator • Easter Seals identified a growing positive correlation between the number of participants leaving the program due to medical/health concerns with the low numbers of participants receiving physical health exams, which Easter Seals offers to pay for • Acknowledgment that this is an area in need of improvement

  16. Partnership with Easter Seals • CDSMP/DSMP seen as a compliment to training and support provided through SCSEP • CDSMP/DSMP also viewed as an added benefit provided exclusively to SCSEP participants to 1) help them maintain and improve their health and wellbeing and 2) help them stay engaged as SCSEP participants • Arrangements were made to host an initial DSMP workshop at the Easter Seals Oak Park office at a convenient time when participants where already onsite for meetings • Easter Seals provided lunch during the DSMP workshop

  17. Partnership with Easter Seals • Recruitment of participants through a “Class Zero” and referrals from Easter Seals case managers • Pilot DSMP has been a big success; average 16-18 participants per session; positive feedback received from group members • Future goals: • Attend staff training to orient staff to CDSMP/DSMP • Hold additional CDSMP/DSMP workshops at Easter Seals of metro Chicago • Replicate in other Easter Seals SCSEP affiliate sites (AL, CT, NY, NJ, OR, UT)

  18. Integration of Take Charge of Your Health Elizabeth Cagan, White Crane Wellness Center • White Crane Wellness Center • Integration of Take Charge of Your Health • Health Focused Academic Institutions • A Senior Employment Program

  19. Partnering with Health Focused Academic Institutions Types of Academic Institutions with whom we have partnered: • Graduate-Level Schools of Professional Psychology • Graduate-Level Schools of Public Health • Colleges of Pharmacy • Nursing Programs Develop Mutually Beneficial Relationships among a variety of partners to Improve the Health and Wellness of Older Adults

  20. Partnering with Health Focused Academic Institutions Benefits to Student and Academic Institution • Students gain experience and expertise in:    • Facilitating evidence-based health programming • Working directly with special populations (ex. older adults) • The community-based setting (ex. low-income housing) • Students have an opportunity to network and establish professional contacts • Students receive academic credit and professional certification (ex. Certified Class Leader) • Academic Institutions enhance their educational offerings to students

  21. Partnering with Health Focused Academic Institutions Benefits of working with Academic Institutions: • Enhance pool of volunteers, certified class leaders, and program advocates • Promote evidence-based, community health and wellness programming for future health professionals • Enhance awareness of Take Charge of Your Health across systems

  22. Partnering with Title V /Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Title V /(SCSEP) • Is a federally funded program designed to assist adults age 55 and older in entering or reentering the job market • Fosters individual economic self-sufficiency through training and job placement in unsubsidized jobs • Provides useful community service opportunities White Crane partnered with National Able Network to integrate Take Charge of Your Health into their Title V job training program.

  23. Partnering with Title V /Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) * New Strategies to Maximize the Employability of Older Adults with Chronic Conditions - Sue Lachenmayr (2007)

  24. Partnering with Title V /Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) * New Strategies to Maximize the Employability of Older Adults with Chronic Conditions - Sue Lachenmayr (2007)

  25. Sustainability: Embedding Interventions in CPoEs/ADRCsMichael O’Donnell, ECIAAA ECIAAA has integrated CDSMP with Coordinated Points of Entry and Aging & Disability Resource Centers in Area 05, including: • Starting Point – the CPoE/ADRC for Macon County in partnership with CHELP and Decatur-Macon County Senior Center • Senior Resource Center – Champaign County CPoE • PATH – CPoE for McLean, DeWitt & Livingston Counties • CRIS Healthy-Aging Center – CPoE for Vermilion County • Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department – CPoE for Ford County • Volunteer Services – CPoE for Iroquois County • Funded in the Area Plan for FY2012-2014 using federal OAA Title III-B and Illinois General Revenue Funds for Information & Assistance.

  26. Sustainability: Embedding Interventions in Caregiver Resource Centers • ECIAAA integrated CDSMP in Caregiver Resource Centers in Area 05 including: • Starting Point – ADRC/Caregiver Resource Center for Macon County • Senior Resource Center – Caregiver Resource Center for Champaign and Piatt Counties • PATH – Caregiver Resource Center for McLean, DeWitt, and Livingston Counties • CRIS Healthy-Aging Center – Caregiver Resource Center for Vermilion County • Funded in Area Plan for FY2012-2014 under OAA Title III-E

  27. Collaborating with Limited-English Speaking Groups and Communities Putting Prevention to Work GranteesMaria Oquendo-Scharneck, AgeOptions • Culture is defined as a set of shared attitudes, values, goals and practices • Points of consideration: • Understanding community cultures allow for increased adaptation • Flexibility in providing training and support • Mindful development of partnerships respectful of cultural attitudes

  28. Collaborating with Limited-English Speaking Groups Maria Oquendo-Scharneck, AgeOptions • Growing number of clients are challenged by chronic diseases • Many clients have limited access to health information due to limited English proficiency • CDSMP enhances an organization’s visibility and credibility with clients and community

  29. Collaborating with Limited-English Speaking Groups Maria Oquendo-Scharneck, AgeOptions • Culturally sensitive facilitators who understand cultural differences • Implementation provides opportunities for volunteerism and civic engagement of older adults • Program design that adapts to all cultures while maintaining integrity

  30. Communities Putting and Prevention to Work Grantees Collaborating with Limited-English Speaking Groups HistoryMaria Oquendo-Scharneck, AgeOptions 2008 Action Communities for Health, Innovation and EnVironmental Change 2010 Communities Putting Prevention to Work, Cook County Department of Public Health Model Community grants offer Take Charge of Your Health: Live Well, Be Well as a policy, system, environmental change strategy

  31. Communities Putting Prevention to Work Grantees Model Communities • Crossroad Coalition Creating health ministries in African American Churches in high need southern suburban communities • Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago Mosque Foundation serving Muslim and Arabic communities in Illinois

  32. Communities Putting Prevention to Work Model Communities Maria Oquendo-Scharneck, AgeOptions • Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition Reaching the growing Latino population in Western suburbs • Asian Health Coalition Serving the Korean community of the northern suburbs • High School District 218 Serving staff and parents of three high schools in African American and Latino communities

  33. Working with Title-III B ProgramsDebbie Scariano, NEIL AAA • Older Americans Act: Title IIIB Community Services Community Connection Center funding includes: • Education • Recreation • Multipurpose Senior Center • Health Screening and Evaluation

  34. Title IIIB: Education Services which provide individuals with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills suited to their interests and capabilities through normally structured, group oriented lectures or classes.

  35. Agency on Aging in PSA 2 • Incorporated Take Charge of Your Health -Live Well Be Well under Title IIIB Education • Grantees required to implement two sessions per year • Agency on Aging provides: • Assistance and guidance • License • Leader training

  36. Opportunities with Foster GrandparentsJoanne Thomas, CIL AAA • Foster Grandparent volunteers share love, time, and experience • These adults age 55 and older have the power to help a child who needs them • Serving in Head Start Centers, schools, and other youth facilities—they help children learn to read and provide guidance at a critical time • They are a role model, a mentor, and a friend • Put simply, Foster Grandparents help set a child on the path toward a successful future…. • When they help themselves—they help others! “Take Charge of Your Health: Live Well, Be Well”

  37. Central Illinois Agency on Aging, Inc. Foster Grandparents Program Information • Ages 57 to 92 • Two workshops: 10 completers in #1 and 13 completers in #2 • Reside in Peoria County

  38. Central Illinois Agency on Aging, Inc. Foster Grandparents Program Contribution • Offered meeting space and snacks for CDSMP workshop • Came from diverse backgrounds • Those who left the workshop, without being completers, did so due to health problems

  39. Central Illinois Agency on Aging, Inc. Foster Grandparents Program Transformation • Social network tightened significantly as members agreed to maintain “call buddies” after conclusion of workshop.

  40. Central Illinois Agency on Aging, Inc. Foster Grandparents Program Retrospective • These workshops are the most successful in terms of number of completers and group cohesion. A Class Zero presentation preceded these workshops.

  41. Central Illinois Agency on Aging, Inc. Foster Grandparents Program Comments • Director of the Foster Grandparent Program (a participant)… “Participants found the workshop very helpful. They got to know each other very well. Many participants were diabetic and made changes in their life with eating and exercise based upon …the workshop.”

  42. Continuing Education Units for Leader Training: Goals and RationaleDana Bright, Rush University Medical Center • Provide accessible and incentivizing opportunities for healthcare, allied health care and social services professionals to become involved in Take Charge of Your Health: Live Well, Be Well • Promote professional development and training opportunities in the areas of health promotion and patient self-management • Train community-based practitioners as program leaders as a strategy for capacity building and sustainability

  43. CEUs are now available for successful completion of Take Charge of Your Health/Diabetes Leader Trainings • Offered through the Continuing Education Institute of Illinois in partnership with Rush University Medical Center • A $10.00 fee applies to those requesting CEUs

  44. Professionals Who Can Request Continuing Education Units Activity Professionals Administrators Counselors Dental Hygienists Dieticians Massage Therapists Nurses (RNs and LPNs) Nurse Practitioners Nutritionists Occupational & Physical Therapists Respiratory Therapists Social Workers Other (please inquire)

  45. For more information… Partners interested in pursuing CEUs for your trainees Should notify Dana Bright as soon as possible regarding upcoming trainings. For more information, please contact: Dana Bright, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago (312) 942-7900 orDana_M_Bright@rush.edu

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