The aging advocate, 06/2013

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JUNE
2013
Grant Provides Funds for C.O.R.E. Services
to Creek and Osage Counties
IAAA has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Community Transportation Association
of America to strengthen coordinated transportation partnerships and promote
community living. Project C.O.R.E. (Connecting Oklahomans in Rural Environments) will
build upon the transportation coordination system implemented in Creek County in 2012.
During this time, IAAA initiated an inclusive coordinated transportation program in rural
Creek County to merge various transit options including church busses, senior center
vans, medical carriers and other transit options to create a coordinated transportation
system utilizing Cimarron Public Transit. To evaluate the results in Creek County and to
apply the “lessons learned” in Osage County, Project C.O.R.E. will conduct 300 surveys in
Creek and Osage Counties followed by three focus groups in Creek County and three in
Osage County.
After the surveys and focus groups have been completed, each county will hold a town
hall meeting to summarize the suggestions and ideas obtained from the surveys and
focus groups. During these meetings, community members, policy makers and elected
officials will be given the opportunity to voice their opinions, ideas, and concerns and to
assist in generating ideas for how to move forward in creating a more inclusive,
consumer-friendly community transportation model.
PROTECT
IN THIS ISSUE:
Grant Provides C.O.R.E. Services
to Creek and Osage Counties
Medicare Fraud:
Protect Yourself
Learning to Deal with
Chronic Conditions
"Choice" is the Key
to Quality of Life
2013 Senior Farmers' Market
Nutrition Program
Kim McCurry Joins Area Agency
on Aging Staff as Information
and Assistance Specialist
CONTACT US:
Clark Miller
Director
918.579.9473
cmiller@incog.org
Regan McManus
Aging Specialist
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