NRHA Rural Horizons Blog: A Lifespan Approach - Prioritizing Public Health for Rural Older Adults
The National Rural Health Association's (NRHA) Rural Horizons blog has published an article, "A Lifespan Approach: Prioritizing Public Health for Rural Older Adults."
The article describes Mississippi State Department of Health's (MSDH) collaboration with Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and NRHA. The article notes that, through their age-friendly public health efforts, MSDH gained a clearer picture of how many homebound older adults live in their state – as well as the many barriers that prevent them from accessing health care, including chronic illnesses and a lack of transportation.
The National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative is a joint effort between the NRHA and JAHF to develop resources, partnerships and strategies to build age-friendly care for the one in five older adults living in rural geographies.
Read the article.
Learn more about the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative.
Learn more about Age-Friendly Public Health Systems.
Learn more about NRHA's Rural Health Voices Blog.
Learn more about JAHF's co-support of the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative and of Age-Friendly Public Health Systems.
