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Every year in mid-July is National Youth Sports Week—in 2021 it falls on July 19-23. It’s an important health observance because youth sports create strong connections with peers and caring adults, as well as promote socio-emotional skills and positive well-being. The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion’s National Youth Sports Strategy outlines policies and strategies that support access to youth sports. NYSS Champions, including ASTHO, work to promote participation and recognize the positive health outcomes sports can have on youth, such as limiting the impacts of adverse childhood experiences and building resiliency.

Aligning Strategic Plans Across Health, Aging, and Dementia ASTHO Staff, Alzheimer's Association Learn about the importance of and approaches to aligning strategic plans across health, aging, and dementia. Strategic planning helps state agencies on aging prioritize organizational action and meet community needs. Most state governments now have a health plan and a dementia plan, and all states are required to develop an aging plan as well per the Older Americans Act. As they work to respond to increasing calls for action on brain health, dementia, and caregiving, opportunities for shared priorities and cross-sector collaboration continue to grow. This resource supports the development and implementation of these state-level strategic plans, walking agencies through: State scan and key findings: Learn about ASTHO's scan of health, aging, and dementia plans across states to understand alignment and integration opportunities. How to use this tool: Explore six key steps for optimal use of this tool, from identifying purpose and partners to preparing for alignment, developing your implementation approach, and more. Outcome sharing and next steps: Understand how to best share results from what exactly you should share to who should lead sharing and channels for sharing. By turning complex planning landscapes into practical insights, this tool allows states to use resources more effectively, enhancing health outcomes across the lifespan. Get the Report (PDF) article yes

This guide is intended to be a comprehensive resource for health departments in understanding how to align current fall prevention efforts to support community-clinical linkages and offer strategies to assist in implementing new support efforts.

Highlights key public health interventions to address healthy aging and older adult health that health agencies are equipped to champion or support.

Integrating Sustainability Into Healthy Brain Initiative Implementation Comprehensive sustainability plans are essential for public health programs to ensure long-term benefits and maintain community trust. For the Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) specifically, implementing sustainability strategies empowers populations to lead lives with the healthiest brains possible. This resource hub guides health agencies who are working to implement the HBI State and Local Road Map for Public Health, 2023-2027. The videos and written resource detail collaborative approaches for integrating sustainability and operationalizing equity throughout this important work, and highlight state success stories that agencies can draw inspiration from for their own efforts. website no