Search johnahartford.org Sort by: Relevance Most Recent Oldest Searched for | Total Results: 5559 Making the Voices of Older Americans Heard in Health Policy October 01, 2015 - This is the last in a series of six Health AGEnda posts on the 2014 Annual Report. Editor’s Note: The John A. Hartford Foundation’s 2014 Annual Report features five profiles of Hartford Change AGEnts whose work is representative of the kinds of practice and policy change the initiative is… Preparing Aging-Expert Social Workers through University-Community Partnerships December 05, 2013 - Pat Volland Through our new strategic plan we are focusing on Linking Education to Practice as one of our funding portfolios to improve the training and practice of health care professionals who work with older adults. But one of our current grant programs has been successfully making this linkage… Robert N. Butler, MD: The Original Change AGEnt November 12, 2013 - Robert N. Butler, MD, made a profound and lasting difference in the field of aging and health. Next week, we will launch the new Change AGEnts initiative at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting in New Orleans. And I can’t help but think about Bob Butler. He… Raise Your Voices for Better Health November 14, 2013 - Click photo to watch the Community Catalyst video. You would think having both Medicare and Medicaid would mean getting more of the benefits and services you need. But for the 10 million people who receive health care coverage under both systems—who are poor and mostly older adults with complex… Measured Success: The Hartford Gerontological Nursing Leaders November 19, 2013 - When my 7-year-old son was young, my husband and I nailed an old yardstick to the kitchen doorframe and periodically marked his height. It’s been a long time since we’ve taken a measure, but the yardstick remains as a record of growth and developmental milestones. If I had a yardstick… Congrats to Our Award-Winning Grantees at GSA November 21, 2013 - Greetings from New Orleans and the 2013 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) meeting. As usual, many John A. Hartford Foundation staff are at the meeting to learn from the experts in the field, to work with our grantees, and to answer questions from anyone interested in improving the care of… Houston, We Have Lift-Off: The Change AGEnts Have Launched! November 26, 2013 - Thank you to everyone who attended the Change AGEnts initiative launch event at the Gerontological Society of America annual meeting last week in New Orleans! Nearly 400 Change AGEnts – individuals who have been touched by a Hartford grant – joined in the evening’s activities to connect with each other… New CMS Code Offers Hope for Radical Transformation of Primary Care for Older Adults December 03, 2013 - While still shrouded in mist, the path to transforming our health care system is becoming more clear. While the view is still hazy, last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) took a major step to clarify how it will address the major challenge facing Medicare (and… Short and Sweet Video Messages Help Tell Hartford’s Story December 10, 2013 - Our most recent annual report celebrated the John A. Hartford Foundation’s 30-year commitment to improving the health of older adults. As part of the online, interactive version of the report, we asked some of our long-time grantees to help us tell the Foundation’s story by sharing short and sweet video… Tools You Can Use: A Non-pharmacologic Toolkit for Addressing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms December 12, 2013 - As part of our Tools You Can Use series, we like to feature new products and resources that improve the health of older Americans. In this installment, two researchers share a free toolkit that provides evidence-based resources for staff in senior living communities promoting non-pharmacologic strategies to address behavioral and…
