There is a Healthy Aging Program in the Department. The purposes of the Program are to: promote healthy aging and healthy living by older adults at both the State and local levels; encourage aging safely at home and in the community; raise public awareness about the importance of healthy aging and aging safely for both individuals and the public at large; evaluate the need for improving the quality and accessibility of existing healthy aging opportunities and services; improve the quality of life and contain health care costs of older adults; provide competitive funding grants to design and test programs and services that help older adults achieve healthy and safe aging and healthy living; and publicly disseminate the outcomes of the grants awarded under the Program.

Funding for the Healthy Aging Program shall be as provided in the State budget. The Secretary may accept money provided by other public and private sources, including federal funds, to provide grants under the Program. The Secretary may adopt regulations to implement the Program.