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Partnership with the American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is delighted to partner with the APSA Congressional Fellowship Program, a highly selective non-partisan program in the nation’s Capitol. Founded in 1953, the APSA Congressional Fellowship Program is the nation's oldest and most prestigious congressional fellowship. More than fifty years later, the program remains devoted to its original objective of expanding knowledge and awareness of Congress throughout the United States and worldwide. Health and Aging Policy Fellows (both residential and non-residential) participate in APSA Congressional Fellowship Program activities (see CORE Program and Components). Residential fellows are assisted by APSA Congressional Fellowship Program staff, in cooperation with the Health and Aging Policy Fellows National Program Office, with finding placements. Fellows secure their own jobs as legislative assistants in Congress by contacting member offices directly. This process takes place during the APSA orientation in November.
Partnership with the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)/National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program Award supported by the GSA’s National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence) We are delighted to announce a funding partnership with the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)/ National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence to fund a nursing fellow (non-residential track) beginning 2013-14. In March, 2000, the John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees endorsed an initiative to Build Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity in response to the critical needs of the field of nursing in general, and geriatric nursing in particular. The initiative has three components: support for Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (HCGNEs); scholar and fellow awards, and a Coordinating Center at the American Academy of Nursing. The goal of the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program Award supported by the GSA’s National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence is to provide non-residential track support to a gerontological nurse (PhD) who will work on a policy project with brief placement(s) throughout the year at relevant sites. Partnership with the Healthy Aging Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) For the 2013-14 fellowship year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is again sponsoring a non-residential Health and Aging Policy Fellow. The mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is to promote health; prevent disease, injury and disability; and prepare for new health threats. CDC’s Healthy Aging Program is located within the Office of the Director of the Division of Adult and Community Health within CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The Healthy Aging Program welcomes the active participation and contributions of a non-residential Health and Aging Policy Fellow to focus on policy issues related to one of the above areas. Specific responsibilities are determined in consultation with a prospective Fellow, depending on his or her interests, experience, and expertise. A Fellow engaged in work with CDC’s Healthy Aging Program would engage in projects such as:
The John A. Hartford Foundation Founded in 1929, the John A. Hartford Foundation is a committed champion of training, research and service system innovations that promote the health and independence of America's older adults. Through its grant making, the Foundation seeks to strengthen the nation's capacity to provide effective, affordable care to a rapidly increasing older population. Starting in 2013-14, the GSA Naional Hartfod Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence will support a Health and Aging Policy Fellow Award for an RN interested in embarking on a non-residential Health and Aging Policy Fellowship track (see Partnership with the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)/National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence). In addition, the John A. Hartford Foundation has provided generous support for Strategic Communications and Planning to provide a communications skills workshop for the fellows (Please see Core Program Components.)
Other partnerships GSA We have a strong partnership with GSA whose staff has been providing assistance with marketing and developing the Aging Policy Orientation program as well as weekend workshops (see Core Progarm Components). In addition, GSA has provided forums to showcase our fellows and provided committed, meaningful mentoring for our fellows. AARP AARP has been among our long-standing partners assisting individual fellows in establishing linkages as well as developing mechanisms for potential placement of future fellows. In addition, AARP provided in-kind support through assistance with marketing and developing the Aging Policy Orientation program and weekend workshops, as well as providing office space and committed, meaningful mentoring for our fellows. AGS AGS has been a strong and long-standing partner providing assistance with marketing and placements for future fellows. In addition, AGS provided forums to showcase our fellows and provided committed, meaningful mentoring for our fellows. The SCAN Foundation The SCAN Foundation is dedicated to creating a society in which seniors receive medical treatment and human services that are integrated in the setting most appropriate to their needs. For more information, please visit www.TheSCANFoundation.org. The SCAN Foundation has provided financial support for a State Health Policy Institute meeting for Health and Aging Policy Fellows and continues to be an important partner for the program. |
