Pennsylvania Enhancing Aging and Community Engagement (PEACE)
If you would like to know more about bringing a PEACE program to your county or funding a PEACE program locally, please complete this form.
In addition to caring for patients and families in the Tri-state area, the Weill Cornell Medicine Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine is committed to researching, testing, and implementing interventions that help improve public health throughout the country. Pennsylvania Enhancing Aging and Community Engagement (PEACE) is a new initiative under which the Division will work with local partners in Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA) to implement four of its evidence-based programs. This project was made possible by the generous support of a local funder, who granted Weill Cornell Medicine $1.6 million to bring its programs to NEPA’s older adults—particularly those who are isolated and/or low-income—over a three-year period starting April 2024.
I feel very, very fortunate being part of the program. I’m lonely and alone, and I appreciate the computer so much... As a pastime, I play the games, and I thank everybody involved with the program for this opportunity... I can’t get out, so I love the email. And when I want some information, I go on Google or Yahoo. And when I am able to sit longer, I like to play the games to keep my mind going. I think it’s very helpful to me… when I was without it for a few days, I really, really missed it. Really did.
Participant
Tablet-Based Software Program
The overarching goal of PEACE is to disseminate highly structured, tested, and sustainable interventions that improve health and quality of life for older adults. These programs, which combine medical and social service interventions, will be first implemented in NEPA with the ultimate goal of disseminating the model Pennsylvania-wide and then nationally. The Division hopes to bring these proven programs to as many communities as possible to help bolster public health infrastructure for our rapidly aging population.
Geisinger 65 Forward
3 W Olive St
Scranton,
PA
18508
Learn More About Our Programs
Tablet-based software programs connect isolated older adults and caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment to social support and local resources
Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) enable experts from multiple disciplines and systems to come together to review cases, coordinate responses, provide efficient and holistic interventions and improve outcomes for survivors
Innovative elements of PEACE include a new “on the ground” dissemination model, and a sustainability plan involving a variety of creative funding mechanisms after the period of support concludes so the program is not foundation-dependent. Thanks to multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health, we know these programs work in multiple settings, but they have not been disseminated at large in rural environments. The Weill Cornell Medicine team is excited for the PEACE project to move forward in 2025 and beyond.
If you would like to know more about bringing a PEACE program to your county or funding a PEACE program locally, please complete this form.
Get to Know the Team
Project Management
Technology & Aging
Multidisciplinary Teams
Vulnerable Elder Protection Team (VEPT)
Contact Us
For more information about any of the PEACE programs, or about PEACE implementation overall, please contact Bess White, PEACE Project Manager, at bew2011@med.cornell.edu. We look forward to hearing from you!
If you would like to know more about bringing a PEACE program to your county or funding a PEACE program locally, please complete this form.