ASTHO Public Health Review Podcast Episode: Older Adults and Healthy Aging
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has released a Public Health Review podcast episode titled, “Older Adults and Healthy Aging,” about their partnership with Trust for America’s Health and Georgia’s Department of Public Health and Division of Aging Services on a pilot project designed to align these sister agencies’ strategic plans.
In the podcast, Jewel Mullen, MD, MPH, MPA, offers perspectives on the value of cultivating partnerships between state public health agencies and state units on aging, and Elizabeth Head (Deputy Director, Injury Prevention Section, Georgia Department of Public Health) and Aline Stone (Georgia Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Coordinator, Division of Aging Services, Georgia Department of Human Services) describe their collaboration to improve the health of older adults in Georgia. They share their experience participating in a pilot project with ASTHO and Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) to cross-reference their state health improvement and aging plans.
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Hear more from TFAH about Age-Friendly Public Health Systems on Public Health Review Morning Edition.
Visit TFAH's Age-Friendly Public Health Systems website.
