New Resource: Aligning Strategic Plans Across Health, Aging, and Dementia

Most state governments now have a health plan (State Health Improvement Plan or SHIP) and dementia plan (State Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Plan), and all states are required to develop an aging plan (State Plan on Aging or SPoA) per the Older Americans Act. As each of these sectors of state government seeks to address growing demand for action on brain health, dementia, and caregiving, this increases opportunity and need for aligned cross-sectoral priorities and collaborative action.

A new resource from AARP and ASTHO supports the alignment of these state-level strategic plans. This resource is designed primarily for senior health department officials, state aging directors, dementia coordinators, and planning staff responsible for developing and implementing state-level strategic plans.