Age-Friendly Public Health: The Podcast

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Age-friendly Public Health: The Podcast is a production of Trust for America's Health's (TFAH) Age-friendly Public Health Systems Initiative. This quarterly podcast, hosted by TFAH's President and CEO Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, will feature conversations with leaders in the age-friendly public health systems movement on challenges, opportunities, and model programs, with a focus on the role public health can help in helping older adults thrive.

Episodes

  1. May 12 ·  Video

    Aging Well in Rural America: Partnerships, Policy, and Progress

    In this episode of Age-Friendly Public Health: The Podcast, host J. Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of Trust for America's Health (TFAH), is joined by Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA). Their lively discussion of aging in rural communities provides valuable insights on how the Rural Health Transformation Grants are being used to support older adults and expand access to services. Dr. Gracia and Mr. Morgan also explore opportunities for multi-sector partnerships to strengthen rural systems of care and advance healthy aging.

    25 min

  2. Apr 1 ·  Video

    Local Public Health Leading the Way for Healthy Aging

    In this episode of Age-Friendly Public Health: The Podcast, J. Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of Trust for America's Health (TFAH), is joined by Sara Lyons, Senior Program Analyst in the Division of Health and Disability at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Together, they discuss how local public health departments are actively supporting older adult health through existing programs, as well as NACCHO's partnership with TFAH in the devlopment of the AFPHS 6Cs Training and Implementation Guide and other initiatives.

    17 min

  3. 07/21/2025

    The Intersections Between Aging and Disability Policy

    In this episode of Age-Friendly Public Health: The Podcast, host Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of Trust for America's Health is joined by Alison Barkoff, Associate Professor of Health, Law, and Policy at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, to discuss how disability and aging policy intersect and can support one another.

    32 min
  4. Partnering with the YMCA to Advance Age-Friendly Work

    04/01/2025

    Partnering with the YMCA to Advance Age-Friendly Work

    In this episode of Age-Friendly Public Health: The Podcast, host Dr. J Nadine Gracia, President and CEO of Trust for America's Health is joined by Katie Adamson, Vice President for Health Partnerships and Policy at YMCA of the USA. They discuss the well-known and subtle ways YMCAs across the country support healthy aging.

    31 min
  5. Ageism - Its Impact and How to Overcome It

    10/25/2024

    Ageism - Its Impact and How to Overcome It

    Age-Friendly Public Health: The Podcast

    25 min
  6. Building Strategic Partnerships to Create Age-Friendly Communities

    03/18/2024

    Building Strategic Partnerships to Create Age-Friendly Communities

    Age-Friendly Public Health: The Podcast

    22 min

  7. 11/07/2023

    Building an Age-Friendly Ecosystem in Mississippi

    In this episode of Age-Friendly Public Health: The Podcast, Building an Age-Friendly Ecosystem in Mississippi, Dr. Kina White, Director of the Office of Community Health Improvement at the Mississippi State Department of Health, joins host, TFAH President and CEO Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, to discuss her work to build an age-friendly ecosystem in her home state. Dr. White and her team utilized a 2020 AFPHS funding opportunity to cultivate both internal and external partnerships, including with AARP and the Mississippi Public Health Association, to better understand the needs of older adults and to develop a statewide action plan for prioritizing healthy aging. Listen to the episode to learn more about how to create a similar age-friendly ecosystem in your state.

    32 min

  8. 08/22/2023

    Where It All Began

    This first episode of the AFPHS podcast, Where It All Began, features Dr. Terry Fulmer, President of The John A. Hartford Foundation and a long-time champion for changing the landscape of health and aging, discussing the age-friendly public health movement with TFAH President and CEO Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, the host of the podcast series. Future guests will include prominent partners from the fields of public health and aging, as well as noted academic experts and representatives from governmental public health agencies who will share their insights and learnings on how we, as a nation, can best create a system that supports older adult health and creates an environment for health across the life course.

    20 min
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Age-friendly Public Health: The Podcast is a production of Trust for America's Health's (TFAH) Age-friendly Public Health Systems Initiative. This quarterly podcast, hosted by TFAH's President and CEO Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, will feature conversations with leaders in the age-friendly public health systems movement on challenges, opportunities, and model programs, with a focus on the role public health can help in helping older adults thrive.

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