ASA Article: A Bridge Not So Far - A New Action Network Connects Public Health with Aging Services
The American Society on Aging (ASA) has published a blog on Aging Today, "A Bridge Not So Far: A New Action Network Connects Public Health with Aging Services."
The article dives into Trust for America's Health (TFAH) work with county health departments and community-based aging services across the state of Florida to improve the care of older adults.
TFAH developed "a framework for engaging public health in healthy aging: to connect and convene sectors and professions that provide supports, services and infrastructure to promote healthy aging; coordinate existing supports and services...; collect data to assess community health status and the aging population’s needs; conduct, communicate and disseminate research findings and best practices to support healthy aging; and complement and supplement existing supports and services."
TFAH has used the framework to help create a multi-county pilot program in Florida, the Age-Friendly Public Health Learning and Action Network. The article also discusses future program replication on a national scale.
To read the blog, click here.
To go to TFAH's related post, click here.
To go to TFAH's Age-Friendly Public Health initiative, click here.
To go to the Framework, click here.
To learn more about JAHF's co-funding, click here.
