Download or read book Older Americans Key Indicators of Well being written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Older Americans 2016 Key Indicators of Well being written by Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-27 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Older Americans (those age 65 and over) are a vibrant and growing part of our Nation. They also experience unique challenges to their economic well-being, health, and independence. To inform decisions regarding the support and well-being of older Americans, robust statistics reflecting these experiences are needed. Although many Federal agencies provide statistics on aspects of older Americans' lives, it can be difficult to fit the pieces together into a comprehensive representation. Thus, it has become increasingly important for policymakers and the general public to have an accessible, easy-to-understand portrait of how older Americans fare.Older Americans 2016: Key Indicators of Well-Being(Older Americans 2016) provides a comprehensive,easy-to-understand picture of our older population. Itis the seventh such chartbook prepared by the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics (Forum). Readers will find here an accessible compendium ofindicators drawn from the most reliable official statistics.Indicators are categorized into six broad groups:Population, Economics, Health Status, Health Risks and Behaviors, Health Care, and Environment.The Forum's recent review of the Older Americanschartbook resulted in the addition of several newindicators particularly relevant to many of the challenges currently facing older Americans. Among these additions are an indicator describing the changing demographics of Social Security beneficiaries and an indicator describing transportation access for older Americans. Indicators have also been added to describe dementia rates (including Alzheimer's disease rates, among the non-nursing home population) as well as to examine the number of older Americans receiving long-term care by different types of providers. Finally, the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) for Americans age 65 and over has been added. The SPM extends the official poverty measure by taking into account many government programs designed toassist low-income families that are not included in the official poverty measure.Although Federal agencies currently collect and report substantial information on the population age 65 andover, other important gaps in our knowledge remain.In Older Americans 2012, the Forum identified six such areas where more data are needed: informal caregiving, residential care, elder abuse, functioning and disability, mental health and cognitive functioning, pensionmeasures, and end-of-life issues. In Older Americans 2016,we provide updated information on the data availability for these specific areas, in addition to a special feature on informal caregiving.We continue to appreciate users' requests for greater detail for many existing indicators. We also extend an invitation to all of our readers and partners to let us know what else we can do to make our reports more accessible and useful.Please send any comments to [email protected] Older Americans reports reflect the Forum'scommitment to advancing our understanding of where older Americans stand today and what challenges they may face tomorrow. I congratulate the Forum agencies for joining together to present the American people with such valuable tools for understanding the well-being of the older population. Last, but not least, none of this work would be possible without the continued cooperation ofmillions of American citizens who willingly provide the data that are summarized and analyzed by staff in the Federal agencies for the American people.
Download or read book Older Americans 2000 written by Katherine K. Wallman and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new interagency report provides a unified picture of the health & well-being of our older population. The first chartbook prepared by the Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, it provides 31 key indicators about older Americans, categorized into 5 broad groups: population, economics, health status, health risks & behaviors, & health care. It concludes with a discussion of data needs that the Forum has identified, thus challenging the Federal statistical agencies to do even better. The report gives the American people a valuable tool for tracing the condition of those who are age 65 or older, & for making policy decisions that will affect them. Charts & tables.
Download or read book Older Americans 2010 written by Government Publishing Office and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2010-07-26 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report providesdata on the 38 key indicators selected by the Forum to portray aspects of the lives of older Americans and their families. It is divided into five subject areas: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care. NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRODUCT. Significantly reduced price. Overstock List Price. "
Download or read book Older Americans 2000 written by and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2000 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first major report by the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, a consortium of U.S. government agencies responsible for improving the quality and usefulness of data on older Americans. It presents a profile of this demographic, featuring 31 indictors divided into 5 sections: Population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care.
Download or read book Older Americans 2008 written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides the latest data on the 38 key indicators selected by the Forum to portray aspects of the lives of older Americans and their families. It is divided into five subject areas: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care.
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Download or read book Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-09-23 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Older Americans, even the oldest, can now expect to live years longer than those who reached the same ages even a few decades ago. Although survival has improved for all racial and ethnic groups, strong differences persist, both in life expectancy and in the causes of disability and death at older ages. This book examines trends in mortality rates and selected causes of disability (cardiovascular disease, dementia) for older people of different racial and ethnic groups. The determinants of these trends and differences are also investigated, including differences in access to health care and experiences in early life, diet, health behaviors, genetic background, social class, wealth and income. Groups often neglected in analyses of national data, such as the elderly Hispanic and Asian Americans of different origin and immigrant generations, are compared. The volume provides understanding of research bearing on the health status and survival of the fastest-growing segment of the American population.
Download or read book Families Caring for an Aging America written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or functional limitation. The nation's family caregivers provide the lion's share of long-term care for our older adult population. They are also central to older adults' access to and receipt of health care and community-based social services. Yet the need to recognize and support caregivers is among the least appreciated challenges facing the aging U.S. population. Families Caring for an Aging America examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs, supports, and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. This report also assesses and recommends policies to address the needs of family caregivers and to minimize the barriers that they encounter in trying to meet the needs of older adults.
Download or read book Providing Healthy and Safe Foods As We Age written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does a longer life mean a healthier life? The number of adults over 65 in the United States is growing, but many may not be aware that they are at greater risk from foodborne diseases and their nutritional needs change as they age. The IOM's Food Forum held a workshop October 29-30, 2009, to discuss food safety and nutrition concerns for older adults.
Download or read book Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion of adults in the United States report feeling lonely. People who are 50 years of age or older are more likely to experience many of the risk factors that can cause or exacerbate social isolation or loneliness, such as living alone, the loss of family or friends, chronic illness, and sensory impairments. Over a life course, social isolation and loneliness may be episodic or chronic, depending upon an individual's circumstances and perceptions. A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that social isolation presents a major risk for premature mortality, comparable to other risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, or obesity. As older adults are particularly high-volume and high-frequency users of the health care system, there is an opportunity for health care professionals to identify, prevent, and mitigate the adverse health impacts of social isolation and loneliness in older adults. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults summarizes the evidence base and explores how social isolation and loneliness affect health and quality of life in adults aged 50 and older, particularly among low income, underserved, and vulnerable populations. This report makes recommendations specifically for clinical settings of health care to identify those who suffer the resultant negative health impacts of social isolation and loneliness and target interventions to improve their social conditions. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults considers clinical tools and methodologies, better education and training for the health care workforce, and dissemination and implementation that will be important for translating research into practice, especially as the evidence base for effective interventions continues to flourish.
Download or read book Future Directions for the Demography of Aging written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-07-21 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost 25 years have passed since the Demography of Aging (1994) was published by the National Research Council. Future Directions for the Demography of Aging is, in many ways, the successor to that original volume. The Division of Behavioral and Social Research at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to produce an authoritative guide to new directions in demography of aging. The papers published in this report were originally presented and discussed at a public workshop held in Washington, D.C., August 17-18, 2017. The workshop discussion made evident that major new advances had been made in the last two decades, but also that new trends and research directions have emerged that call for innovative conceptual, design, and measurement approaches. The report reviews these recent trends and also discusses future directions for research on a range of topics that are central to current research in the demography of aging. Looking back over the past two decades of demography of aging research shows remarkable advances in our understanding of the health and well-being of the older population. Equally exciting is that this report sets the stage for the next two decades of innovative researchâ€"a period of rapid growth in the older American population.
Download or read book Nutrition Across the Lifespan for Healthy Aging written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to examine trends and patterns in aging and factors related to healthy aging in the United States, with a focus on nutrition, and how nutrition can sustain and promote healthy aging, not just in late adulthood, but beginning in pregnancy and early childhood and extending throughout the lifespan. Participants discussed the role of nutrition in the aging process at various stages in life, changes in organ systems over the lifespan and changes that occur with age related to cognitive, brain, and mental health, and explored opportunities to move forward in promoting healthy aging in the United States. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Download or read book Growing Old in America written by Barbara Wexler and published by Information Plus. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Information Plus Reference Series" provides statistical data on 32 of today's most controversial and most studied social issues. Each Information Plus title is a compilation of current and historical statistics -- with analysis -- on aspects of one contemporary social issue, such as abortion, capital punishment, and genetic engineering. Each title is divided into chapters that are devoted to a particular topic. The text provides a clear and comprehensive summary of up-to-date research on the topic and is interspersed with the statistical tables, charts, and graphs. Each table is directly referred to and carefully explained in the text.
