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Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the communities profiled in this guide and the many individuals who contributed to its development, including:

Perspective

  1. Lynn Beattie, Assistant VP, Research & Development Programs, The National Council on Aging
  2. George Caravalho, (ret) City Manager Riverside, Director of Dana Point Harbor
  3. Doug Clark, (ret) City Manager Escondido
  4. Daphne Dennis, Social Services Manager, West Hollywood
  5. Lela Folkers, (ret) Chief, Office of Health Communication and Education, California Dept of Health Services
  6. Judy Goggin, Senior Vice President, Civic Ventures
  7. Adam Hirschfelder, Principal Investigator, Public Health Institute
  8. Jeff Kolin, City Manager, Santa Rosa
  9. Charles Long, (ret) City Manager Fairfield
  10. Gary Nelson, President & CEO, Healthcare Georgia Foundation
  11. John Wohlmuth, Executive Director, Coachella Valley Association of Governments.

Strategies

  1. Frank Benest, City Manager, Palo Alto
  2. Paul Dudley, Director of Development Services & Redevelopment & Economic Development, Fullerton
  3. Dick Guthrie, Director of Human Services, Claremont
  4. DB Heusser, City Manager, Selma
  5. Ron Loveridge, Mayor, Riverside
  6. Pat McArdle, Deputy Director, Community Services, Chino
  7. John Mura, Neighborhood Services Manager, Chino Hills
  8. Carlos Palacios, City Manager, Watsonville
  9. Rick Taylor, Associate Director of Housing, California Association of Homes & Services for the Aging
  10. Nettie Washington, former Councilmember and current Chair of the Tulare Community Relations Commission, Tulare.

About the Authors

Christine Larson, Sacramento, California was the principal author on the Perspective. 
Carol Pepper-Kittredge, Senior Project Associate, Center for Civic Partnerships, provided research and analysis for the Perspective and Strategies.  Joan M. Twiss, Executive Director, Center for Civic Partnerships, was the editor and co-wrote the Strategies with Pepper-Kittredge.  All authors helped in conceptualizing ideas and drafting copy.

Design

F Troop Design, San Francisco, California

Support

Funding provided by The California Wellness Foundation.

Center for Civic Partnerships (2006).  A Healthy Community Perspective on Aging Well: New Ideas for an Older California.  Sacramento, CA: Public Health Institute.

© 2006 Public Health Institute

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