Program Overview

What We Do

The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program aims to create a diverse cadre of leaders who will serve as change agents in health and aging policy to ultimately improve the health care of older adults. The year-long fellowship offers a rich and unique training and enrichment program that is focused on current policy issues, communication skills development, and professional networking opportunities to provide fellows with the experience and skills necessary to help affect policy.

Program Leadership

The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is directed by Harold Alan Pincus, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University; and Maureen Henry, JD, PhD, Deputy Director of the International Longevity Center-US. The program is also overseen by a National Advisory Board.

Health and Aging Policy Fellowship Overview (2 minutes)

Funding Partners

The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program was made possible by the generous support of The Atlantic Philanthropies. As Atlantic Philanthropies completed its funding activity, The John A. Hartford Foundation assumed a leadership role in funding our Program. We would like to thank The John A. Hartford Foundation for its commitment and vision, without which the Fellowship would not be possible. We would also like to thank West Health, who has been essential to establishing and expanding our alumni program.

Acknowledgements: We would like to express our appreciation for our partnerships with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Gerontological Society of American (GSA), the Veterans Health Administration (VA), the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), and The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. These organizations commit resources to Health and Aging Policy Fellows, and these partnerships are an essential component of support for the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship.