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Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) constitute the primary local infrastructure for aging services in the US.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To describe social engagement program types and partnership structures among AAAs and to examine rural\u2013non-rural differences.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analyzed data from the 2025 National Survey of AAAs (n = 449). Descriptive statistics summarized program and partnership prevalence; item-level Pearson chi-square tests with Bonferroni adjustments compared rural and non-rural agencies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most AAAs offered multiple social engagement programs; volunteer engagement (66.0%), arts and creative activities (62.2%), visiting\/calling programs (57.7%), and technology engagement (55.5%) were common. Non-rural AAAs were more likely to offer visiting\/calling, technology-based activities, and memory cafes, while rural AAAs were more likely to partner with public health units. Rural\u2013non-rural differences suggest context-specific influences of resources and infrastructure on program availability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/07334648261496751","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,11]],"date-time":"2026-10-11T16:52:38Z","timestamp":1791737558000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Social Engagement Programs of Area Agencies on Aging: Understanding Efforts to Reduce Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7671-1616","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Prayas","family":"Gautam","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Miami University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8342-341X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Heather L.","family":"Menne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Miami University"},{"name":"Miami University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1929-0226","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katelyn J.","family":"Singer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Miami University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7010-728X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Traci","family":"Wilson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"USAging"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Meredith","family":"Hanley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"USAging"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_5_2_1","unstructured":"Administration for Community Living. 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