Our Partners
The University of Iowa serves as the lead organization for the Iowa-GWEP, funded by the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), bringing together its Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, and Liberal Arts and Sciences, and School of Social Work. Collaboration with primary care clinics in Oklahoma and Iowa, as well as with statewide community-based and quality improvement organizations, advances our goal of developing a responsive interprofessional rural workforce that engages older people as partners and improves their health outcomes.
Read on for additional information about our collaborating partners.
Barbara and Richard Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence, housed in the University of Iowa's College of Nursing, is leading the way to support and improve the care of older adults throughout Iowa and beyond.
Broadlawns Medical Center, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2024, the campus includes an acute care hospital, emergency services, inpatient and outpatient services, mental health services, and specialty clinics, with a mission of ensuring access to high-quality, affordable healthcare for all. Broadlawns is the safety net hospital for Polk County and provides healthcare to underserved populations.
Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health, a county public health agency serving Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, and a leader for rural county public health agencies in the region.
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) BOLD, a CDC-funded program that is using a public health approach to develop infrastructure and partnerships to improve prevention and management of cognitive disorders in Iowa.
Indigenous Peoples Health System Consortium, a consortium of currently funded GWEPs (Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) that are collective members of the Age-Friendly Indigenous Peoples Health System Consortium.
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) Center for Advancing Healthy Communities/Iowa Community HUB (HUB), – a nonprofit community care hub that is working with network partners and NACDD to connect Iowans with meaningful evidence-based programs that focus on reducing health disparities for priority populations experiencing greater obstacles to health.
The Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging (NEI3A), Serves as the state lead for Dementia Friendly America, its highly successful Dementia Friendly Iowa program is dedicated to creating inclusive communities through two key initiatives: Dementia Friends and Dementia Friendly Communities.
The Office of Statewide Clinical Education Programs & Continuing Medical Education, coordinates the Iowa Family Medicine Residency Network (FMRN) which is composed of 6 independent primary care systems across the state (Davenport, Des Moines, Iowa City, Mason City, Sioux City, and Waterloo).
Oklahoma City Veterans Administration Health Care System (OKC VAHCS) serves 50 counties in Oklahoma and north central Texas with a Veteran population of over 66,000. In addition to a 192-bed teaching hospital in Oklahoma City, the OKC VAHCS provides services in 16 outpatient clinics.
UnityPoint Health (Quad Cities Skilled Nursing Facility Coalition), composed of 33 Skilled Nursing Facilities, two large health systems (Genesis and UnityPoint Health) and Telligen, is focused on improving quality of post-acute and long-term care.
Telligen provides services to Medicare providers and beneficiaries as the Quality Improvement Network - Quality Improvement Organization for Iowa, Illinois, and Colorado.
University of Northern Iowa (UNI), founded in 1876 as a teacher education school, it offers over 160 areas of study across nearly all disciplines. The Department of Family, Aging & Counseling is home to UNI’s Dementia Simulation House, an innovative hands-on learning experience that helps educate campus and community partners on what it’s like to live with dementia, in addition to other programs including student-led caregiver support groups.
Western Home Communities (WHC), based in Cedar Falls, Iowa, has over a 100-year history of serving the varied care needs of older adults. The campus provides a full continuum of care that includes independent condominiums and patio homes, congregate independent and assisted living apartments, skilled nursing care, memory care, and home health services.
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