Policy: Impact on Delivery and Access

Reducing health disparities and improving cultural competency requires complex collaborations between institutions of higher education, health profession societies, and political organizations. Support from federal and state legislation allows for improved collaboration and funding to provide culturally attuned education, perform effective research, and promote positive health outcomes for a heterogeneous group of aging adults. This chapter outlines key legislative efforts to improve ethnogeriatric care and aims to highlight the impact of systems-based policy changes that address the health disparities of the diverse aging population.