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| Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging |
| Type | Research institute |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Leader title | Director |
| Leader name | Laura N. Gitlin |
Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging is a multidisciplinary research center focused on aging, gerontology, and long-term care policy. The Center convenes scholars, clinicians, advocates, and policy makers from institutions across the United States and internationally to translate evidence into practice for older adults, caregivers, and communities. Its activities span clinical research, community-based interventions, workforce development, and partnerships with health systems, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and government agencies.
The Center was established amid broader national efforts such as the Older Americans Act reauthorizations and initiatives influenced by the Institute of Medicine reports on aging and caregiving, aligning with models promoted by the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation. Early collaborations involved faculty from Columbia University, New York University, Mount Sinai Health System, Yale School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School while engaging policy stakeholders from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Administration for Community Living, and state departments of health. Over time the Center expanded research partnerships with global actors including the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the European Commission and participated in consortia with the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute on Aging, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The Center's mission aligns with priorities identified by United Nations initiatives on aging, including the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, and incorporates frameworks from the Global Age-friendly Cities Project and the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement. Programs address dementia care models influenced by research from Alzheimer's Association, transitional care practices rooted in work by Eric Coleman, and integrated care approaches related to the Patient-Centered Medical Home model. The Center operates demonstration projects with partners such as Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Kaiser Permanente, AARP, Meals on Wheels America, and the American Geriatrics Society.
Research activities include randomized controlled trials, implementation science, health services research, and comparative effectiveness studies funded by the National Science Foundation, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and private funders including the Gates Foundation and the Kresge Foundation. Investigations draw on frameworks from scholars at Johns Hopkins University, University of California, San Francisco, University of Michigan, Stanford University, and Duke University School of Medicine and collaborate with clinical networks such as Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and Massachusetts General Hospital. The Center contributes to evidence syntheses used by the Cochrane Collaboration, develops measures aligned with the PROMIS initiative, and leverages data sources including the Health and Retirement Study, the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, and electronic health records from Epic Systems Corporation and Cerner Corporation implementations.
Training programs include fellowships, postdoctoral mentoring, and continuing professional development tied to competencies endorsed by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, and the Gerontological Society of America. The Center hosts curriculum collaborations with Teachers College, Columbia University, Rutgers University, Boston University School of Public Health, and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Educational outputs include MOOCs developed with platforms like Coursera and edX, certificate programs aligned with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offerings, and workforce initiatives informed by reports from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Joint Commission.
The Center partners with municipal agencies such as the New York City Department for the Aging, community health centers like Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and nonprofit networks including United Way, Covenant House, and Habitat for Humanity International to pilot age-friendly neighborhood interventions. Collaboration extends to advocacy organizations including National Alliance for Caregiving, Family Caregiver Alliance, and LeadingAge, as well as corporations engaged in eldercare technology like Philips, Apple Inc., and Google for product evaluations. Outreach includes public seminars with cultural institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and policy briefings for legislative staff from the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging and the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means.
Facilities encompass clinical trial space, simulation labs, memory assessment units, and community-based research sites co-located with partners such as Lenox Hill Hospital, NYU Langone Health, and Bellevue Hospital Center. Funding streams combine federal grants from NIH, state contracts, foundation awards from the Rockefeller Foundation, industry partnerships with Pfizer and Novartis, and philanthropic gifts from donors linked to institutions like the Brookdale Foundation Group. The Center adheres to compliance and ethics standards set by institutional review boards associated with New York University and follows data governance frameworks used by National Data Archive on Longitudinal Older Adults initiatives.
Scholars affiliated with the Center have received recognitions from the American Society on Aging, the Gerontological Society of America’s Fellows program, the John R. Hartford Foundation Career Development Awards, and honors from the National Academy of Medicine. Impact is reflected in policy citations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, practice guidelines from the American Medical Association, and technology adoptions by health systems such as Geisinger Health System and Intermountain Healthcare. The Center’s interventions have influenced municipal age-friendly plans adopted in cities including New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Chicago.
Category:Research institutes in New York City