Ensuring Mobility-Supporting Environments for an Aging Population: Critical Actors and Collaborations

Table 1

Social ecological model for healthy aging domains and their most influential key professions or organizations.

Social ecological model for healthy aging: core domain	Key professional fields	Representative organizations
Interpersonal	Architects	American Institute of Architects; (http://www.aia.org/)
	Building inspectors	Nat. Academy of Build. Inspect. Engineers; (http://www.nabie.org/)
	Home builders	Nat. Association of Home Builders; (http://www.nahb.org/)
	Housing authorities	Public Housing Authorities Directors Assoc.; (http://www.phada.org/); Nat. Council of State Housing Agencies; (http://www.ncsha.org/) Nat.; Assoc. of Housing & Redevelop. Officials; (http://www.nahro.org/)
	Injury prevention specialists	Safe States Alliance; (http://www.safestates.org/)
	Occupational therapists	American Occupational Therapy Assoc.; (http://www.aota.org/)
Institutional	Gerontology/aging studies	Gerontological Society of America; (http://www.geron.org/)
	Housing and community development planner	American Planning Association; (http://www.planning.org/)
	Landscape architects	American Society of Landscape Architects; (http://www.asla.org/)
	Law enforcement	International Assoc. of Chiefs of Police; (http://www.theiacp.org/)
Community	Aging services specialists	Nat. Association of Area Agencies on Aging; (http://www.n4a.org/)
	Healthcare services and facilities administrators	American Hospital Association; (http://www.aha.org/)
	Urban and regional planners	American Planning Association; (http://www.planning.org/); Assoc. of Metropolitan Planning Organizations; (http://www.ampo.org/)
	Public health professionals	Nat. Assoc. of County & City Health Officials; (http://www.naccho.org/)
	Parks and recreation specialists	Nat. Recreation and Park Assoc.; (http://www.nrpa.org/)
	Transportation/transit planners and engineers	Institute of Transportation Engineers; (http://www.ite.org/)
Public Policy	Policymakers and elected officials	Nat. League of Cities; (http://www.nlc.org/)
		U. S. Conference of Mayors; (http://www.mayors.org/)
		Nat. Assoc. of Counties; (http://www.naco.org/)