The Intersection Between Aging and Public Health.

The public health sector comprises over 3,000 state, territorial, tribal, and local public health departments responsible for protecting the health of all populations. Keywords: Age-friendly; Longevity; Pandemic; State partnerships; Successful aging EN Age-friendly Longevity Pandemic State partnerships Successful aging 75 79 5 09/08/23 20230701 NES 230701 On January 1, 2011, the first group of baby boomers began turning 65, sparking national discussion and a call to action on the rapid and unprecedented demographic shift in population aging in the United States and across the world ([23]). At the national level, AFPHS is creating awareness of healthy aging across public health systems through the Public Health Accreditation Board, which has embedded healthy aging standards and measures in both initial accreditation and reaccreditation of public health departments. The TFAH's AFPHS guidance and training prioritizes the importance of public health practitioner awareness of ageism and how public health departments can combat ageism's impact. [Extracted from the article]