John A. Hartford Foundation President Terry Fulmer, left, and David Altman, at the Foundation's annual Change AGEnts conference in Philadelphia. This week, about 100 John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts are meeting in Philadelphia for our second annual Change AGEnts conference. It is an exciting event bringing together passionate…
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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has been one of the John A. Hartford Foundation’s key grantee partners for more than 20 years. The organization is now the home of the John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative, which is helping interprofessional alumni of our programs work together in exciting…
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For more than a decade, support for evidence-based programs that improve care for older adults has grown consistently—though perhaps not as quickly as many advocates would like. The reason is that evidence-based interventions—backed by research that demonstrates their effectiveness—are the gold standard for care. Studies have shown that older adults…
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This is the fourth in a series of six Health AGEnda posts on the 2014 Annual Report. Editor’s Note: The John A. Hartford Foundation’s 2014 Annual Report features five profiles of Hartford Change AGEnts whose work is representative of the kinds of practice and policy change the initiative is…
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This is the third in a series of six Health AGEnda posts on the 2014 Annual Report. Editor’s Note: The John A. Hartford Foundation’s 2014 Annual Report features five profiles of Hartford Change AGEnts whose work is representative of the kinds of practice and policy change the initiative is…
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This is the second in a series of six Health AGEnda posts on the 2014 Annual Report. Editor's Note: The John A. Hartford Foundation's 2014 Annual Report features five profiles of Hartford Change AGEnts whose work is representative of the kinds of practice and policy change the initiative is…
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Dr. Joseph Gaugler Editor’s Note: Health AGEnda recently spoke with Dr. Joseph Gaugler, professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing and co-editor (along with Robert Kane, MD) of the new book Family Caregiving in the New Normal. This unique work addresses challenges and offers cost-effective solutions via…
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This is the first in a series of six Health AGEnda posts on the 2014 Annual Report. At the John A. Hartford Foundation, we like to say that our job is not to make grants, but rather to make change. Making systemic, large-scale practice change is the idea behind…
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A neighborhood lemonade stand set up by Rachael Watman’s son and his friends reminds us of some valuable lessons about success. My son and an enterprising group of neighborhood kids recently hosted a lemonade stand. They have done this in the past with modest success. This time, however, they…
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Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD The first place I worked after completing my geriatric psychiatry training was an outpatient neurology clinic devoted to memory disorders. I soon realized that most patient encounters included other people who, in my opinion, could benefit from my attention: family caregivers—spouses, adult children, close friends, significant…
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