Local Public Health Leading the Way for Healthy Aging
Local Public Health Leading the Way for Healthy Aging
April 2026
In this episode of Age-Friendly Public Health: The Podcast, host J. Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), is joined by Sara Lyons, Senior Program Analyst in the Division of Health and Disability at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Together, they discuss how local public health departments are actively supporting older adult health through existing programs, as well as NACCHO’s partnership with TFAH in the development of the AFPHS 6Cs Training and Implementation Guide and other initiatives.
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Age-Friendly Public Health: The Podcast is a production of TFAH’s Age-Friendly Public Health Systems Initiative. The podcast is hosted by TFAH’s President and CEO Dr.J. Nadine Gracia and features conversations with leaders in the age-friendly public health systems movement on challenges, opportunities, and model programs, with a focus on the role public health can play in helping older adults thrive.