Mr. Yossi Heymann – Promoting Optimal Aging in Israel: Data, Impact, Indicators, and aCase Study

Описание: Yossi Heymann is the Director of Joint-Eshel, Israel’s leading agency for developing and
promoting programs that support healthy aging and older adults. Since 2014, he has guided
Eshel’s strategic vision in partnership with the Israeli government, overseeing a team of 70
professionals. Under his leadership, Eshel has advanced national initiatives to improve care
for older persons, expand community-based services, and strengthen social and health
systems to meet the needs of Israel’s aging population.
Among his key achievements are establishing Israel’s inter-ministerial roundtable for healthy
aging and initiating a national resolution to integrate aging-related indicators into
government policy and data systems. He also chairs the Ministry of Health’s national
committee on palliative and end-of-life care.
Before joining Joint-Eshel, Heymann served as Director General of the Jerusalem
Municipality, leading social policy development for vulnerable populations, including
Holocaust survivors, at-risk youth, and minority communities. He previously held senior
leadership roles in the Israel Defense Forces, concluding his service as Head of Strategic
Planning. Heymann holds an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Haifa and a B.A.
in Economics and Management from the Technion.

Filmed and recorded as part of the 1st Cuenca Institute Conference: “Building a Healthier Future for Older Adults”, held in memory of Prof. Yoram Maaravi at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv, on September 2, 2025.


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