World Cafés Create Healthier Communities for Rural, Older Adults Living With Diabetes.

Health Promot Pract

Kentuckiana Regional Planning & Development Agency, Louisville, KY, USA.

Published: March 2019

Our global population is aging at an accelerated pace. While the average life expectancy has seen dramatic increases, chronic disease and disability have also increased, with rural America tending to be older, sicker, and poorer. This article examines the implementation and outcomes associated with the community engagement method of the world café that was instrumental in developing a "culture of health" aimed to reduce diabetes-related inequalities for older adults in rural counties of Kentucky. Older residents and the organizations that serve them participated in world cafés, which resulted in collective action due to the wisdom and capacity that evolve from the core element of the method, conversational sharing via multiple small group interactions. Four world cafés were held to explore the desires of the communities related to healthy eating, exercise, smoking cessation, and diabetes care. The world cafés brought a diverse group of community residents and governmental and business leaders to discuss topics that matter to their community, leading to the development of a strategic plan and a scorecard and, ultimately, community empowerment.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524839918760558DOI Listing

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