Article: Michigan Pursues "Age-Friendly Everything" To Support Growing Older Adult Population
Second Wave Michigan has published an article, "Michigan Pursues 'Age-Friendly Everything' To Support Growing Older Adult Population," as part of State of Health, a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges.
"'Michigan is one of the fastest-aging states in the nation,' says Paula Cunningham, AARP Michigan's state director. '... There are tremendous savings for the state to invest in age-friendly services that allow people to age in place, stay in place, and live at home.'"
"With this coming growth in Michigan's older adult population, the existing movement towards age-friendly health systems has broadened to embrace the concept of 'age-friendly everything.'" Michigan was declared an age-friendly state in 2019 in partnership with AARP's Age-Friendly States and Communities initiative.
The article talks about biases resulting in ageism, gives several examples of initiatives that are being undertaken in Michigan and describes the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative. A previous article in the series is referenced, "Michigan Providers Adopt Age-Friendly Health System Model to Give Elders Better Care," that details Michigan's Age-Friendly Health Systems work.
To read the article, click here.
To learn more about the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, click here.
To learn more about JAHF's support of the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, click here.
