•The concept of frailty as it pertains to health/well-being is poorly understood by older adults despite the eventuality of frailty in many who reach advanced age.•A developed/tested aging and frailty education tool advances layperson understanding of frailty and changes awareness that may lead to behavior change.•Information about frailty, in particular how the body makes energy, increases awareness about the importance of physical activity, a healthy lifestyle and the risk for health decline and development of frailty. The concept of frailty as it pertains to aging, health and well-being is poorly understood by older adults and the public-at-large. We developed an aging and frailty education tool designed to improve layperson understanding of frailty and promote behavior change to prevent and/or delay frailty. We subsequently tested the education tool among adults who attended education sessions at 16 community sites. Specific aims were to: 1) determine acceptability (likeability, understandability) of content, and 2) assess the likelihood of behavior change after exposure to education tool content. Results: Over 90% of participants “liked” or “loved” the content and found it understandable. Eighty-five percent of participants indicated that the content triggered a desire to “probably” or “definitely” change behavior. The desire to change was particularly motivated by information about aging, frailty and energy production. Eight focus areas for proactive planning were rated as important or extremely important by over 90% of participants.