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AFPHS Blog/Podcast
What's Public Health Got To Do With... Rural Communities?
More older Americans live in rural communities than urban – 4 percent more. And these older adults also have higher levels of health and social needs.
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AFPHS Blog/Podcast
What's Public Health Got To Do With... Livable Communities?
Public health is broadly and uniquely focused on population health and all that it entails. Because a population’s health and well-being are greatly influenced by having safe, healthy, “livable” places to reside, work and stay active and engaged, a major focus of public health is to support and create livable communities.
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AFPHS Blog/Podcast
What's Public Health Got To Do With... Using Data to Address Social Determinants of Health?
So far this year, Trust for America’s Health’s Age-Friendly Public Health Systems training series has focused on the public health roles in addressing social determinants of health, and we’ve proposed some new areas to think about as social determinants, such as technology.