Policy Series: Healthy Aging: Policies and Resources to Support an Age-Friendly Ecosystem

Friday, November 4, 2022

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Location: 242 CC

CE: 1.5

Chair(s)

Patricia D'Antonio, BSPharm, MS, MBA, BCGP

Vice President, Policy & Professional Affairs
Policy and Professional Affairs
The Gerontological Society of America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Slides

Discussant(s)

Brian Lindberg, MMHS (he/him/his)

Public Policy Advisor
Policy and Professional Affairs
The Gerontological Society of America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

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Yen Lin, MPH

Healthy Aging Lead | Public Health Advisor
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Lisa McGuire, PhD, FGSA

Lead, Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program
Healthy Aging Branch
CDC
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Karon Phillips, PhD, MPH, CHES, FGSA

Policy Development Manager
Policy Development
Trust for America's Health
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Our public health system is advancing activities to prioritize the health and well-being of older adults and recognizes the importance of policies to support us all as we age. Faculty will discuss national efforts underway to inform and support an age-friendly ecosystem.

Learning Objectives:

Provide updates to aging policies impacting the public health infrastructure.
Learn how these policies are integrated through community and state public health initiatives.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Healthy People 2030 and Healthy Aging
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Yen Lin, MPH – Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act: Policies Advancing Healthy Aging
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Lisa C. McGuire, PhD, FGSA – CDC
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Elevating Healthy Aging: How Public Health Is Supporting Older Adults
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Karon L. Phillips, PhD, MPH, CHES, FGSA – Trust for America's Health