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RICHMOND HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL OUTCOMES
Faika A. K. Zanjani, Kathie Falls, Ed Gibson, Kushal Patel, Elvin T. Price, Lana J. Sargent, Patricia W. Slattum, Pamela L. Parsons. Innovation in Aging, 2018-11-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
The Richmond Health and Wellness Program (RHWP) provides interprofessional care coordination and wellness services within Richmond’s low income senior housing communities for approximately 1,000 subsidized housing units. As part of the RHWP mission, an Advisory Council was developed, to address community concerns around race and culture, and to advance social equity as an integral dimension of program sustainability. The Advisory Council meets quarterly to ensure the community’s voice is integrated into RHWP sustainable programming of research and service. Residents from the housing buildings and surrounding community were recruited to comprise the Council. Attendance at the Advisory Council is supported through meal and transportation accommodations. Two Council meetings were used to identify health themes, these included: diabetes, health education, hepatitis C, healthy food access, mental health, men’s/women’s health, predatory senior practices (fraud), opioid epidemic, sex education, safety/emergency preparedness, and community public service access. Council members expressed a need for research on the follow themes: addiction, cognitive decline, environmental stressors, and polypharmacy. A subsequent Council meeting addressed the theme for resident mental health needs with an educational presentation and connection with the local National Alliance for Mental Illness chapter and initiating a Diabetes management program in the residential units. In conclusion, themes from the Advisory Council meetings were identified and used to advance resident health and RHWP programming. This RHWP approach has opened doors to older adults living within subsidized housing units, to identify their prominent health needs and mutual opportunities for engagement and improvement toward successful aging.
Key findings
- In conclusion, themes from the Advisory Council meetings were identified and used to advance resident health and RHWP programming.
Why it matters
This paper describes a community advisory council in low-income senior housing that identified health themes, including a request for research on cognitive decline. It is about community programming and does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 30/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Innovation in Aging) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Innovation in Aging: journal h-index 48 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2018 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 4 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.4 citations a year over 10 year(s) since 2018 |
| Impact for its field and year | 1 / 6 | Cited 0.4× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 2 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author Pamela L. Parsons: h-index 13 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 3 / 3 | National Institutes of Health: institution h-index 2,723 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 30 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Zanjani, F. A. K., Falls, K., Gibson, E., Patel, K., Price, E. T., Sargent, L. J., et al. (2018). RICHMOND HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL OUTCOMES. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy023.1859
Vancouver
Zanjani FAK, Falls K, Gibson E, Patel K, Price ET, Sargent LJ, et al. RICHMOND HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL OUTCOMES. Innovation in Aging. 2018. doi:10.1093/geroni/igy023.1859.
BibTeX
@article{zanjani2018-53d7e781,
author = {Zanjani, Faika A. K. and Falls, Kathie and Gibson, Ed and Patel, Kushal and Price, Elvin T. and Sargent, Lana J. and Slattum, Patricia W. and Parsons, Pamela L.},
title = {{RICHMOND HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM: COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL OUTCOMES}},
journal = {Innovation in Aging},
year = {2018},
doi = {10.1093/geroni/igy023.1859},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy023.1859}
}
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