February 2016
Are Older Adults in Your Region Getting Patient-Centered Care?
 The new Dartmouth Atlas, funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, is a report card that analyzes Medicare data to show us where the United States is making progress in patient-centered, evidence-based care for Medicare beneficiaries and where improvement is still needed. It also offers insight into regional variations in care. Visit our special “Our Parents, Ourselves” webpage for a PDF of the report, key data tables, our Health AGEnda blog post, and media coverage.
First Two John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Issue Briefs Address Dementia Care, Elder Justice
 The John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative has produced a series of seven Issue Briefs that represent a summary of intensive working group meetings that took place at the Change AGEnts annual conference in December. The Issue Briefs are intended to inform future work to create widespread and systemic changes in the care of older adults. Read the first two briefs on Dementia Care and Elder Justice.
The other issue briefs will be published on our Health AGEnda blog in the coming weeks.
Apply for the New Cohort of Health and Aging Policy Fellows 2016-17
 Candidates with a strong commitment to health and aging issues, leadership potential, and interest in aging-relevant policies are invited to join the next cohort of Health and Aging Policy Fellows for 2016-17. The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a yearlong fellowship that offers residential and non-residential tracks. The rich and unique training and enrichment program focuses on current policy issues, communication skills development, and professional network opportunities to provide fellows with the experience and skills necessary to affect change through policy at a local, state or global level. Learn more.
 On our Health AGEnda blog, Senior Program Officer Rachael Watman talks with geriatrician Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH, about her new book on caregiving and a recent New York Times article on the national shortage of geriatricians.
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