Programs

• Title VI Webinar: Resources for Older Adults, People with Disabilities & Caregivers
• Growing Challenges Facing Older Adults_ Housing, Homelessness and Rural Aging
• Supports and Tools for Elder Abuse Prevention, Resources from NCEA and n4a
• Combatting Isolation & Loneliness- The Aging Network Responds
• Coordination Connections: Building Transportation Capacity in Rural Areas with Public & Private Partners
• State-Level Leadership In Promoting Social Connection
• Tips and Best Practices for Helping People Living with Dementia Stay Socially Engaged and Connected
• Addressing Social Isolation in Rural America
• Social Engagement and Housing: Effective Programs, Activities and Partnerships
• Social Engagement And Mental Health: Successful Programs And Interventions
• Serving People Living with Dementia: Programs and Interventions to Promote Social Engagement

• Click here to watch the latest Friends of Age-Friendly Webinar Call 
• Watch GEDC’s, Caring for Rural Communities in the Geriatric ED
• Watch The Better Care Playbook’s, How the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Can Meet the Needs of Dually Eligible Individuals in Rural Communities
• Watch the Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy’s: Bridging a Care Gap: Policy Opportunities for Improving Access to Home-Based Primary Care for Rural Populations
• Watch the SCAN Foundation’s, Findings From the CA Rural Master Plan for Aging Initiative

AARP offers Age-Friendly Network Training Videos to help communities become Age-Friendly and enroll in their network.

• Video 1: Age-Friendly Network Training
• Video 2: The 8 Domains of Livability
• Video 3: Enrolling 
• Complete Lessons 

Become an Age-Friendly Public Health System Champion

• Participation as a Champion is open to any and all individuals. Champion recognition is achieved by attending or viewing the recording of six AFPHS monthly trainings. The monthly trainings occur on the third Thursday of each month. Recordings of all the trainings can be viewed on TFAH’s YouTube Channel .
• Individuals should complete the following survey after attending a live training or viewing a recording:  AFPHS Training Completion Survey . The AFPHS Team will notify individuals of recognition upon completion of the six surveys.
• For any questions about the program, email afphs@tfah.org .

Medscape Videos: Age-Friendly Care in Action

• Medscape has released a set of training videos, "Age-Friendly Care in Action," for health care professionals to earn cost-free Continuing Education credits.
• The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to establish age-friendly care in their clinical practice to ensure that older adult patients have the best possible outcomes.
  • Upon completion of this activity, participants will:
  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
  • 4 pillars of age-friendly care
  • Have greater competence related to
  • Communication strategies that support age-friendly care
• Cost-free Continuing Education credits are available for clinical audiences. Log in at Medscape to watch the series. Shorter versions of these videos were released on WebMD.com/AgeFriendly for the public

IHI offers a getting started guidelines in Age-Friendly Care

• Guide to Using the 4Ms in the Care of Older Adults in Hospitals and Ambulatory Practices
• Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes
• Guide to Recognition for Geriatric Emergency Department Accredited Sites
• Guide to Recognition for Geriatric Surgery Verification Hospitals
• Guide to Using the 4Ms in the Care of Older Adults in the Convenient Care Clinic