Age-Friendly Public Health Systems Team Release Policy Brief on Supporting Older Adults in Rural Areas

by James Fuccione | Aug 30, 2023 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

A policy brief from the Age-Friendly Public Health System (AFPHS) team at Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), the second in a series of publications dealing with the health and wellness of older adults, outlines the status of older adults living in rural environments...

AARP Shares Age-Friendly Learnings from their Rural Lab

by James Fuccione | Apr 19, 2023 | News and Updates

Launched in 2019, AARP Rural Lab reaches more than 225 communities in 36 states — from small towns with 139 residents to regions of nearly 200,000 residents — that are invited by AARP state offices to participate. In their latest newsletter, the AARP Rural Lab is...

Rural Livability Workshop Report Released by AARP

by James Fuccione | Apr 1, 2020 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

According to AARP, America’s demographic future is showing up first in rural areas, where older residents form a greater proportion of the population than in urban or suburban areas. One-quarter of all Americans age 65 or older live in small towns and rural...

First-of-its-Kind Rural Policy Plan for Massachusetts Includes Age-Friendly in Recommendations

by James Fuccione | Oct 10, 2019 | Data and Reports

The state’s Rural Policy Advisory Commission engaged in a comprehensive program of research and outreach over a two-year period, including listening sessions at ten locations across the Commonwealth in late 2018 and continuing in 2019 with over 20 focused...

AARP Offers Data and Age-Friendly Guidance for Rural Areas

by James Fuccione | Mar 6, 2019 | Data and Reports

Armed with reports like the Housing Assistance Council’s “Housing an Aging Rural America: Rural Seniors and Their Homes,”as well as a collaboration with the LOR Foundation, AARP published an extensive article on resources and examples of healthy...