Healthy Aging

Every New Yorker deserves a healthy aging experience. For older adults, healthy aging includes being able to meet basic needs, to learn, to be mobile, to build and maintain relationships, and to contribute to society. For most people, this means being able to remain independent and choose where and how they age.

Learn more about resources and programs for older New Yorkers.

Older Adult Health

• Physical Activity for Older Adults
• Eating Healthy
• Manage Chronic Conditions
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Cancer Prevention
• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
• Medicine Safety
• Preventing Falls in Older Adults
• Fear of Falling
• Health Bulletin: Healthy Aging and Reducing Risk of Falls
• Preventing Heat Illness
• Influenza Information
• Shingles Vaccine
• West Nile Virus
• Oral Health: Adults

Mental Health Support

• For depression and other mental health concerns, you can call 988, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Health Insurance Information

• Health Insurance & Primary Care
• Medicare
• Health Insurance for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled

Additional Resources

• CDC: Healthy Aging
• New York City Department for the Aging
• New York City Cabinet for Older New Yorkers
• Epi Data Brief: How Ageist Are We, New York City? (PDF)
• Health of Older Adults in NYC (PDF)
• Health Bulletin: Healthy Aging
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• New York State: Health Care Proxy — Who Will Speak for You?
• Advance Directives: Making Your Wishes Known and Honored (PDF)
• Pedestrian Safety and Older New Yorkers (PDF)
• NYAM IMAGE: NYC - Interactive Map of Aging