‘At the center of this framework is advancing health equity.’
Age-Friendly Public Health Systems
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Equitable Adoption of the 4Ms in Age-Friendly Care
What is age-friendly care and how could its grand-scale adoption improve how we treat older adults?
Building Livable Communities
Tracking the evolution of the age-friendly movement in the United States.
The Role of Age-Friendly Universities in the Age-Friendly Ecosystem
Why universities must become extensions of their communities rather than exclusive age-segregated spaces.
Dementia-Friendly Communities as a Catalyst for Cross-Sector Collaboration
The role of Dementia Friendly America and AAAs in ensuring communities across America are supportive of those with the condition.
Leveraging Disability Partnerships and Policies to Advance Age-friendly Ecosystems
It is critical to include people with disabilities as stakeholders in any collaborations in AFEs.
State Multisector Plans for Aging Can Promote a More Coordinated “Ecosystem” for Older Adults
States can use MPAs to coordinate aging and disability services and supports across sectors to achieve age-friendly ecosystems.
Creating a Harmonious Age-Friendly Ecosystem that Delivers
Where do we go from here?
Principles and Approaches for Unifying an Age-Friendly Movement
Age-friendly work across sectors can coalesce into a social movement through shared principles and approaches to improve society.
Co-creating Age-Friendly Futures
Collaboration, leadership and co-production in action.
Advancing an Age-Friendly Ecosystem in Mississippi
Lessons learned on the road to a Multisector Plan for Aging.
Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Tribal Elders in Washington State
The expansion opportunity could elevate healthy aging as a core public health function, while focusing on equity.
The Impact of Cumulative Inequities on Older Adult Health
To improve quality of life for all older adults, society must wake up to the impact of lifelong disparities.
The History and Imperative of the Age-Friendly Ecosystem
How did the Age-Friendly Ecosystem start, what defines it, and what are outcomes so far?
The Promise of Age-Friendly Workplaces
Their evolution, benefits, challenges, and future directions.
Preparing for the Future: Using Data to Support Aging in America
The National Aging Readiness dashboard ensures those working with elders have the data needed to prepare for and support them.
Five Years Later
The first Trump administration abandoned elders in 2020, what’s the likely fate of the nursing home staffing mandate post-Biden?
Era of Empow(h)erment
The ASA RISE Allyship Project
Ageism in Medicine: How Bias Compromises Care and Drives Up Costs
Economic and ethical imperatives to address healthcare ageism will only grow more urgent as population demographics continue to skew older.
Transforming How CCRCs Operate
Multiple actions could be taken by CCRC leadership to improve life for residents and employees.