TY - JOUR
T1 - Garrison institute on aging-lubbock retired and senior volunteer program (RSVP) provides services to south plains, texas
AU - Blackmon, Joan
AU - Boles, Annette N.
AU - Reddy, P. Hemachandra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Blackmon, Boles and Reddy.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The Texas Tech University Health Sciences (TTUHSC) Garrison Institute on Aging (GIA) was established to promote healthy aging through cutting edge research on Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other diseases of aging, through innovative educational and community outreach opportunities for students, clinicians, researchers, health care providers, and the public. The GIA sponsors the Lubbock Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). According to RSVP Operations Handbook, RSVP is one of the largest volunteer efforts in the nation. Through this program, volunteer skills and talents can be matched to assist with community needs. It is a federally funded program under the guidance of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and Senior Corps (SC). Volunteers that participate in RSVP provide service in the following areas: food security, environmental awareness building and education, community need-based volunteer programs, and veteran services.
AB - The Texas Tech University Health Sciences (TTUHSC) Garrison Institute on Aging (GIA) was established to promote healthy aging through cutting edge research on Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other diseases of aging, through innovative educational and community outreach opportunities for students, clinicians, researchers, health care providers, and the public. The GIA sponsors the Lubbock Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). According to RSVP Operations Handbook, RSVP is one of the largest volunteer efforts in the nation. Through this program, volunteer skills and talents can be matched to assist with community needs. It is a federally funded program under the guidance of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and Senior Corps (SC). Volunteers that participate in RSVP provide service in the following areas: food security, environmental awareness building and education, community need-based volunteer programs, and veteran services.
KW - Aging
KW - Alzheimer's
KW - Community service
KW - Education
KW - Retired senior volunteer
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U2 - 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00215
DO - 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00215
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84982728931
SN - 1663-4365
VL - 7
JO - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
JF - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
IS - DEC
M1 - 215
ER -