Sec. 4062. Healthy Aging Program
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The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a Healthy Aging Program for the purpose of promoting the health and well-being of older adults by— improving the coordination of public health interventions that promote the health and well-being of older adults; disseminating and implementing evidence-based best practices and programs with respect to promoting the health and well-being of older adults; and coordinating multisectoral efforts to promote the health and well-being of older adults across governmental and nongovernmental health and related agencies.
For the purpose described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall design the Healthy Aging Program to carry out the following activities: Regularly assess the health-related needs of older adults and promote policies addressing those needs through evidence-based public health interventions to promote overall health and well-being among older adults and reduce health care costs. Identify disparities in health among vulnerable populations of older adults. Identify gaps in existing public health programs and policies that focus on older adults.
Promote public health partnerships with aging and other sector stakeholders to ensure nonduplication of efforts and increase efficiency by working collaboratively across sectors. Work with multisectoral agencies to improve emergency preparedness plans and activities for vulnerable older adult populations. Coordinate efforts to promote the health of older adults with the Administration for Community Living, other Federal departments and agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Identify resources and evidence-based programs available to local and State health departments, including resources and programs that could be coordinated across sectors, to address the health and well-being of older adults.
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible health departments to carry out any of the following activities: Improving availability of data on the older adult population, including through data-sharing with elder affairs agencies. Linking the health care sector with the community services sector (including aging services and supports) to coordinate and promote community-based prevention services.
Ensuring that State and local emergency preparedness plans and activities address the special needs of older adults, particularly the most vulnerable populations. Training State and local public health personnel to implement or adapt evidence-based and innovative health promotion and disease prevention programs and policies. Improving community conditions and addressing social determinants to promote health and well-being and foster independence among older adults, such as efforts to advance age-friendly communities and dementia-friendly communities.
The Secretary shall (directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts) provide technical assistance to eligible health departments in carrying out activities described in subsection (c). The Secretary shall (directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts) provide for the evaluation of activities carried out under subsections (a), (b), and
(c)in order to determine the extent to which such activities have been effective in carrying out the purpose described in subsection (a), including the effects of such activities on addressing health disparities. In this section, the term eligible health department means a health department of a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )), or a large city (as defined by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for purposes of this section).
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