In the opening pages of his 2015 book, The Health Gap, Dr. Michael Marmont asks, “Why [do we] treat people and send them back to the conditions that made them sick?”.
The lessons of the past year are numerous, but none has been so profound as the value of healthy aging.
The Reframing Aging Initiative is generating a groundswell for change – from local efforts to national leaders – to tell a more balanced story of aging.
Robert Butler M.D. was a visionary in the field of aging and foresaw the impact that the aging population of the U.S. would have on all aspects of society.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it starkly clear that public health agencies across the country must be prepared to understand and meet the health and social challenges of people who are living longer lives.
Talking about falls doesn’t imply you have to stop doing the things you enjoy. Talking about falls can help preserve your independence.
Public health and aging sectors have historically operated in silos. Both sectors have access to unique networks and resources, but often have not worked together.
We are STILL in the greatest pandemic of our natural lives. The impact of COVID-19 has been profound because it forced us to prioritize what matters most, our health, our loved ones, and those in our communities that have the greatest need. The
Welcome to the Age-Friendly Public Health Systems (AFPHS) monthly blog series, “What’s Public Health Got to Do With It?” This series is designed to stir up conversation, generate interest, and challenge healthy aging stakeholders to engage more deeply in age-friendly public health issues.
Three-part theme; connect, create, and contribute, to demonstrate how older adults strengthen communities in many ways.