U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Healthy Aging

Promoting health and preventing disease across the lifespan is the key to staying healthy as we age. That’s why healthy aging is a national priority for ODPHP — and why we support initiatives designed to help Americans live longer and stay healthy.

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Detroit Parks & Recreation: Focusing on Fun to Keep Older Adults Active and Connected

Posted on April 23, 2024

This blog post is part of a spotlight series featuring examples of programs and community design changes that get older adults moving. The posts were first published as part of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Midcourse Report: Implementation Strategies for Older Adults and highlight ways to apply strategies from the report in different settings.

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Healthy Aging Custom List

Healthy People 2030 features a wide variety of objectives that are directly or indirectly related to helping people stay healthy as they age. We've compiled those objectives into a custom list so they're easy for you to reference and track.

Check out the Healthy People 2030 Healthy Aging Custom List.