TFAH Report: A Public Health Blueprint for the 2021 Administration and Congress
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) has released a report, “A Blueprint for the 2021 Administration and Congress - The Promise of Good Health for All: Transforming Public Health in America.”
The COVID-19 pandemic sharply illuminated weaknesses in the nation’s public health system and ways in which structural racism put communities of color at disproportionate risk of negative health outcomes. This report offers a blueprint for policymakers taking office in 2021 on how to strengthen the system, protect against health security threats, address the social determinants of health, and combat racism and other forms of discrimination that negatively affect community and individual health and resilience.
The report centers around five main priorities, one of which is being to “improve health, safety, and well-being for all people by providing pathways to optimal health across the life span” which includes the policy recommendation to “establish age-friendly environments in public health, healthcare, and other sectors.” The report also recommends funding a "Healthy Aging" program within the CDC.
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