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Advancing Equitable Healthy Aging Through Cross-Sector Community Partnerships: Policy Pathways for
Jimmy A Reyes1,2, Trina Radske-Suchan2, Joy Doll2
1MyHealthIowa/MiSaludIowa.
Journal of Gerontological Nursing
|July 29, 2026
Summary
Cross-sector community partnerships can improve care for older adults. Policy changes are recommended to support these community-based models for sustainable, scalable, and equitable healthy aging.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Health Services Research
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- Gaps in care for older adults persist.
- Community-based models offer potential solutions.
- Cross-sector partnerships are crucial for addressing these gaps.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how cross-sector community partnerships can address care gaps for older adults.
- To propose policy recommendations for integrating, sustaining, and scaling community-based models.
Main Methods:
- Practice-informed insights from MyHealthIowa and Iowa Community HUB.
- Identification of policy barriers to cross-sector collaboration.
Main Results:
- Key policy barriers include misaligned financing, limited system integration, workforce constraints, and insufficient infrastructure.
- Recommended policies: reimbursement for community health navigators, expanded federal support, integration into health systems, workforce diversification, and equity-focused metrics.
Conclusions:
- Community-integrated models are scalable and nationally relevant.
- Nursing leadership is vital for policy advancement, care system redesign, and promoting equitable, population-centered healthy aging.
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