EP51: The 5Cs Framework of the Age-Friendly Public Health Systems

<p><strong>The 5Cs Framework of the Age-Friendly </strong><strong>Public Health Systems</strong><strong>                             </strong></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">"TFAH wanted to provide an opportunity to explore and expand public health's role in aging. Our goal is that state and local public health departments across the country become age-friendly public health systems. This means they recognize aging as a core public health issue and then leverage all their skills and capacity to dive in and improve older adults' health and well-being." </span></em><strong>-Megan Wolfe, JD (03:08-03:35)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Americans are living longer and more productive lives than ever before and we’re going to see a rise in both the number and proportion of older adults – to nearly a quarter of the population by 2060. That’s 98 million people…and means if you were born in 1995 or earlier, we are talking about you and what you’re going to need as you get older. This will not only be the largest number of older adults in our history, but they will also be the most racially and ethnically diverse older population we’ve ever seen. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In line with that, in today's episode of This Is Getting Old, we will be talking about</span> <a href= "https://www.tfah.org/initiatives/age-friendly-public-health/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Age-Friendly Public Health Systems</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">as part of our Age-Friendly Ecosystem Series. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In five previous podcasts, we talked about the history of the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative and the 4M's. Today I am joined by Megan Wolfe, who is with</span> <a href="https://www.tfah.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trust for America's Health</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">– a non-partisan public health policy, research, and advocacy organization that envisions a nation that values health and well-being for all.</