Expanding Public Health Practice to Address Older Adult Health and Well-being.
Journal
Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
ISSN: 1550-5022
Titre abrégé: J Public Health Manag Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9505213
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
pubmed:
22
9
2020
medline:
16
10
2021
entrez:
21
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The older adult population in the United States is experiencing unprecedented growth and is accompanied by a parallel increase in the health challenges of these individuals. Public health has, historically, not played a large role in older adult health, but given its contributions to longevity, it makes sense for public health to now prioritize the health of this population. With the goal of public health prioritization of healthy aging, Trust for America's Health, with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, launched an initiative to demonstrate the crucial roles public health departments can play to improve the health of older adults. An Age-Friendly Public Health Systems (AFPHS) Learning and Action Network was created to provide local health departments in Florida with training and technical assistance through in-person and virtual activities, as well as access to events, opportunities, and resources to increase expertise and capacity to address healthy aging. AFPHS Network participants attended monthly learning activities to enhance their capacity around data analysis, health equity, partnerships and collaboration, social determinants of health, and other age-friendly initiatives. Network participants are being tracked on 13 key indicators to improve the health and well-being of older adults, including data collection and dissemination; ensuring emergency preparedness plans target older adults; and targeting older adult health needs in community health assessments. Trust for America's Health's AFPHS initiative demonstrates that state and local public health departments have crucial roles to play to improve the health and well-being of older adults through data collection and analysis, collaboration with aging sector stakeholders, and adapting policies and programs to become age-friendly.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32956295
pii: 00124784-202109000-00018
doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001238
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Pagination
E189-E196Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
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