White House Conference on Aging Policy Brief: Healthy Aging is the first of what will be several upcoming briefs on aging issues in a run up to the 2015 conference this summer. Other briefs will include including long-term services and supports, elder justice, and retirement security.
“Fostering Engagement and Independence: Opportunities and Challenges for an Aging Society” is a special supplement to the Society of Public Health Education journal Health Education & Behavior. The goal is to examine innovative ways of influencing the health and well-being of the growing senior population.
The State of Aging and Health is an interactive map based on the 2004 and 2007 CDC State of Aging and Health reports – map is viewable by region, state, city and MMSA. It examines 15 key indicators of health status, behaviors, preventive care, and injuries of adults 65 in the US. This data provides an excellent baseline for follow-up reporting on any of these measures.