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Academic Collaborative on Aging
EngAging Illinois will facilitate the development of a statewide Academic Collaborative on Aging, a vehicle for universities, colleges, and community colleges across Illinois to voluntarily participate and have opportunities for partnerships and collaborative research, education, enhanced workforce training, and support for policies, programs, and services that foster positive aging.
Participants from across all disciplines will gather and share information on current research projects about aging, older adults, and disability, and help inform the work of the Multisector Plan.
The Collaborative may focus its work to:
Set best practices for improving care and services in health and social services.
Develop strategies for workforce development and career pipelines.
Provide continuing education.
Develop cross-sector professional training by embedding information on aging into curricula across all disciplines such as urban planning and architecture.
Translate research into programs, policy, and best practices.
Share care and service models and curricula.
Engage older adults in programs, education, and employment training and retraining.
Establish age-friendly institutions and systems.
Create engagement opportunities with student populations and older adult services.
Expand age-related degree programs at colleges and universities.
