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Research with the Village Movement


Bolstering Capacity for Research Among Villages: A Report from the 2024 Virtual Summits
Team members from the Rutgers Hub for Aging Collaboration recently published a new article in The Gerontologist that presents a...

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Jul 15, 20253 min read


Save the Date: National Survey of Villages Launch Party & Info Session
📢 What’s Happening? Villages National Survey Launch Party & Info Session 🗓️ When & Where? Tuesday, August 5, 2025 (Zoom), 2PM ET/11AM...

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Jul 8, 20252 min read


The End? It’s Just the Beginning!
...A new website …Coast-to-coast meetings with Village leaders twice a month …A series of virtual summits engaging over 400 people …Pages...

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Jul 8, 20252 min read


Looking Forward to More Good Work Together in 2025
The “ Engaging Villages as Key Partners for Healthy Aging Research " project continues into 2025! Our team (Rutgers University, Village...

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Feb 11, 20252 min read


Recordings from the 2024 Virtual Summits Now Available
The Villages as Key Partners for Healthy Aging Research project hosted a series of six virtual summits in June and July of 2024....

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Aug 12, 20242 min read


Virtual Summits Spur National Dialogue on Villages and Healthy Aging Research
A series of six virtual summits is underway to spur national conversation on the future of healthy aging research with Villages. Each...

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Jul 11, 20242 min read


Virtual Summits to Learn, Share, and Collaborate on Healthy Aging Research with Villages
A series of six virtual meetings will take place this summer to spur national conversation on healthy aging research with Villages. Each...

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May 6, 20243 min read


New Report: Developing Research Capacity for Healthy Aging with Villages
Villages are designed to help people age in their communities with greater social connection and better mental and physical health. Yet...

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May 2, 20242 min read


Announcing the Launch of the Villages Healthy Aging Research Ambassadors Group
The Villages Healthy Aging Ambassadors Group officially launched in February of 2024. The Rutgers University Hub for Aging...

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Feb 27, 20243 min read


2023: A Hallmark Year for Strengthening Collaboration on Data as Part of the Village Movement
By William Kincaid (VtVN Board President) and Emily A. Greenfield (Professor, Rutgers University School of Social Work) Throughout 2023,...

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Dec 14, 20233 min read


Fall 2023 Convenings Accelerate National Dialogue on Villages Data, Research, and Evaluation
Village to Village Network (VtVN) facilitated two successive convenings in October of 2023 for Village leaders across the United States...

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Oct 21, 20232 min read
The Village to Village Network’s Interest in Research
By William Kincaid, MD, MPH Village to Village Network Board President The Village Movement is just over 20 years old. Beacon Hill was...

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Sep 28, 20233 min read
Decoding PCORI, PCOR, and CER as Part of Villages Healthy Aging Research
The “Villages Healthy Aging Research Engagement” project is funded with support from PCORI. This post provides background information...

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Sep 7, 20233 min read
How This Project Came to Be
The “Villages Healthy Aging Research Engagement Project” is a national initiative to spur dialogue among Village members and leaders...

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Aug 21, 20233 min read
Read All About It: This Project is Officially Launched!
August 1 is a momentous day. It's the birthday of Granny Smith (97-year-old Instagram star), Homemade Pie Day, and the day that the...

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Aug 5, 20235 min read
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