On June 21, 2022, the Center for Healthy Aging at The New York Academy of Medicine hosted "Creating an Age-Friendly Plan for the New York State Master Plan for Aging". This virtual event convened 150 stakeholders from across New York State and around the country to learn about the upcoming New York Master Plan for Aging (MPA) process and provide critical input on what will be included in the MPA. This summit was generously supported, both financially and programmatically, by The John A. Hartford Foundation.
The proceedings of the summit have been collected in a report in order to provide expert recommendations on what can be included in the MPA.
CLICK HERE to download the "Creating an Age-Friendly Plan for the New York State Master Plan for Aging" report.
See below for event materials and additional resources.
Age-Friendly Ecosystem
An Age-Friendly Ecosystem refers to the collective of all efforts to adapt society to meet older adults’ needs. Moreover, understanding the Age-Friendly Ecosystem draws on the social-ecological model that acknowledges the connections and interplay between older adults and their environments or contexts.
Age-Friendly Health Systems
The Age-Friendly Health System model entails reliably providing a set of four evidence-based elements of high-quality care, known as the “4Ms,” to all older adults in a health system: What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility. Age-Friendly Health Systems aim to follow an essential set of evidence-based practices; cause no harm; and align with What Matters to the older adult and their family caregivers.
Age-Friendly Public Health
The Age-friendly Public Health Systems model aims to create a culture of healthy aging within state and local public health departments and support the expansion of public health policies and programs to improve older adult health and well-being.
Resources for Developing a Master Plan for Aging in the US
California is the first state to develop a Master Plan for Aging, which serves as a blueprint that can be used by state government, local communities, private organizations and philanthropy to build environments that promote an age-friendly state. Their partners included the SCAN Foundation, West Health, and Center for Health Care Strategies, among others.
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