# Health, Independence and Longevity

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-life-with-the-older-americans-act-7656218/health-independence-and-longevity
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-life-with-the-older-americans-act-7656218/health-independence-and-longevity.md
Podcast: [Real Life With The Older Americans Act](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-life-with-the-older-americans-act-7656218)
Published: 2026-04-30T13:38:54+00:00
Episode link: https://RealLifeOAA.transistor.fm/4
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/e7fd7ab3/e06cf993.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-life-with-the-older-americans-act-7656218/episodes/health-independence-and-longevity
Duration seconds: 2660

## Resource

Join Bob and Edwin and learn from colleagues and experts during their visit the American Society on Aging's annual meeting in Atlanta. You'll hear from Leanne Clark-Shirley (American Society on Aging), Najja Orr (Philadelphia Corporation for Aging) and Jeffrey Klein (Nevada Senior Services) about how the Older Americans Act programs across the nation are vital to the health, independence and longevity of older adults. Our guests and ASA's Panel of Pundits* highlight innovative solutions to today's issues including the importance of family caregivers, the economy's impact on increasing waiting lists for services, creative aging workforce solutions and the economics of providing supportive services in the community. *Panel of Pundits: Edwin Walker (Retired Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration on Aging); Joel White, Horizon Government Affairs, Council for Affordable Health Coverage; Jean Accius, Creating Healthier Communities; Lynn Faria, SAGE; Ramsey Alwin, National Council on Aging; and Jason Resendez, National Alliance for Caregiving.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/real-life-with-the-older-americans-act-7656218/episodes/health-independence-and-longevity/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-life-with-the-older-americans-act-7656218/health-independence-and-longevity.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.