Aging in America News: Q&A with John A. Hartford Foundation President Rani E. Snyder
Aging in America News has published a Q&A with JAHF President Rani E. Snyder, titled "Coordination Is Amplification."
In the interview, Snyder reflects on JAHF's approach to advancing age-friendly care and the importance of coordination across health care, aging, and community-based systems to improve outcomes for older adults and caregivers. She discusses why aligning efforts across sectors helps amplify impact, reduce fragmentation and accelerate progress toward more reliable, person-centered care.
The Q&A explores:
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Why collaboration across philanthropy, health systems, policymakers and communities is essential to advancing age-friendly care.
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How JAHF prioritizes partnership and alignment to support older adults, family caregivers and care teams.
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The role of shared frameworks, including the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, Mobility), in strengthening coordination and accountability.
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Opportunities to build momentum for aging policy and practice through collective action.
The conversation underscores how intentional coordination can turn individual efforts into sustained, system-level change that improves care and quality of life for older adults nationwide.
Read the article.
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Go to Rani E. Snyder's staff page.
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