Optimizing Health and Well-Being

Register for our July Quarterly Webinar

Optimizing Health and Well-Being
July 23, 10:00–11:30a.m.
Guest Speakers: Trish Farnham (NC Center for Workforce for Health) and Kezia Scales (PHI), as well as Rosa Plasencia and Dorothy Hiersteiner from the National Core Indicators - Aging and Disability team at ADvancing States and HSRI, who will provide a preview of the upcoming State of the Workforce survey that North Carolina will be participating in to support workforce efforts across the state.

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This is a great opportunity to understand where the work is headed, how to get involved, and how policy and systems are being shaped across North Carolina to support aging across the lifespan. If you have any questions about the quarterly meetings and forthcoming quarterly progress reports, reach out to Divya Venkataganesan, divya.venkataganesan@dhhs.nc.gov and Caylee Weaver, Caylee.weaver@dhhs.nc.gov

Optimizing Health and Well-Being

Vision: North Carolinians will have access to person-centered services and supports that optimize both life expectancy and quality of life.

Subgroups (3)

  1. Health and Well-Being
  2. Long-Term Care Costs and Medicare
  3. Workforce

Key Recommendations (6)

Health and Well-Being (Age-Friendly State and Communities Priority)

  • Foster a culture of healthy living across the lifespan by supporting programs that improve older adults’ health and well-being, such as multipurpose senior centers and evidence-based health promotion.
  • Promote best practices in health care delivery that engage older adults as active participants in their care.

Long-Term Care Costs and Medicare (Long-Term Services and Supports Priority)

  • Increase public awareness and understanding of long-term care insurance (LTCI) and Medicare.
  • Launch a statewide initiative to simplify coverage information, expand accessibility, and help individuals plan for future care needs.

Workforce (Workforce Priority)

  • Build a stronger aging services workforce through recruitment campaigns and partnerships with schools.
  • Implement recommendations from the Investing in North Carolina’s Caregiving Workforce report.
  • Expand loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and other financial incentives to attract health professionals to aging services.

How to Get Involved

This workgroup is ideal for:

  • Public health professionals
  • Medicaid providers
  • Aging services providers
  • Health systems
  • Educators and workforce leaders
  • Advocates for equity in care

You can:

  • Join an existing subgroup (contact us to express interest)
  • Host a workforce roundtable or educational forum
  • Partner on training or scholarship initiatives
  • Share your organization’s best practices for healthy aging

 

Missed the first round of subgroup selection? Subgroup leaders are still filling key representation gaps. Contact Divya Venkataganesan and Caylee Weaver to express interest.

Workgroup leads:  Bill Lamb and Lee Dobson 

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