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This policy brief lays out a bold, evidence-based case for embedding creative aging in America’s healthy aging agenda—highlighting its impact on brain health, social connectedness, and livable communities, and offering clear policy recommendations for cross-sector leaders.

Acknowledgements

This report was generously supported by a grant from the The Music Man Foundationand written by Gretchen Alkema, PhD, president of Wolf Eagle Enterprises, LLC — a strategic engagement firm that delivers clear-eyed insights and resource-conscious solutions to health, aging, and care delivery industries. We wholeheartedly thank our Policy Advisory Working Group who provided valuable perspective and feedback throughout the development of this brief.

Advisory Working Group: Liz Briscoe, Aging and Health Affinity Groups Coordinator, Maryland Philanthropy Network; Paige Cooke, M.S., Founder & Principal Healthcare Quality & Policy Consultant, APIQ Consulting, LLC; Rob Ence, Executive Director, Utah Commission on Aging; Dr. Jill Sonke, US Cultural Policy Fellow, Stanford University, University of Florida; Erin Westphal, Director of Policy, Programs, and Operations, The SCAN Foundation

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