Informed Aging: How Data Drives Better State Planning

About this episode

This episode discusses the role of data in state planning for aging populations and introduces a new tool to help address data challenges.

The second episode explores the importance of data for developing, implementing, and refreshing MPAs. Listeners will learn about the challenges of finding good data and how a new tool developed by West Health, the National Aging Readiness Dashboard, is helping to address this challenge.

People in this episode

Host: American Society on Aging

Topics covered

• data
• state planning
• aging
• MPAs
• challenges
• tools

Keywords

• data
• state planning
• aging
• MPAs
• West Health
• National Aging Readiness Dashboard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: West Health, National Aging Readiness Dashboard

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