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Research
and Reports
Goulding
MR, Rogers ME, Smith SM. Public health and aging: trends in aging--United
States and worldwide. MMWR. 2003;52:101-106.
National
Institute of Senior Centers report: Identifying important linkages
between successful aging and senior center participation. Joint
Conference of the National Council on Aging/American Society on
Aging, March 2003, Chicago, IL.
Older
Hispanic Americans, less care for chronic conditions report. May
2003. Center on an Aging Society.
The
state of aging and health in America report. The Gerontological
Society of America.
2002
and earlier
Campion
EW. The oldest old. N Engl J Med. 1994;330:1819-1820.
Center
for Disease Control and Prevention. Health, United States 2001,
With Urban and Rural health Chartbook. (08/01)
Report:
Administration
on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2001. Washington,
DC: US Dept of Health and Human Services; 2001.
Report:
Center
for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics.
Aging Trends:.Trends in Causes of Death Among the Elderly.
(03/01)
Report:
Center
for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics.
Aging Trends:The Changing Profile of Nursing Home Residents:
1985-1997. (03/01)
Crimmins
EM. Mixed trends in population health among older adults. J Gerontol
B Psychol Soc Sci. 1996;51:S223-S225.
Elbon
SM, Johnson MA, Fischer JG, Searcy CA. Demographic factors, nutrition
knowledge, and health-seeking behaviors influence nutrition label
reading behaviors among older American adults. J Nutr Elder.
2000;19:31-48
Fogler-Levitt
E, Lau D, Csima A, Krondl M, Coleman P. Utilization of home-delivered
meals by recipients 75 years of age or older. J Am Diet Assoc.
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MA, Hollen M, Reeves ME, Robinson N. Nutrient intake, dietary practices,
nutrition knowledge and exercise patterns of senior citizens participating
in congregate feeding programs. J Am Diet Assoc. 1992;92(suppl):A-52.
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Himes
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with increasing age in adults. Annu Rev Public Health. 1999;20:89-108.
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USDA ERS
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demographics in the 1990s.
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Resources
2002
and earlier
A
Profile of Older Americans (2002). For professionals and
consumers, this is an annual update of the older population:
Includes statistics and projections for future growth plus information
on marital status, living arrangements, ethnic composition, geographic
distribution, income, employment, education and health of older
Americans. Administration on Aging. (202) 619-0724.
Handbook
on Women and Aging (2001). For professionals, this textbook
provides a comprehensive overview of current research on woman and
aging. Chapters are written by expert contributors and are grouped
in sections devoted to historical and theoretical views, economic
concerns, health and lifestyle issues, demographic information,
and relationships. Chapters reflect research on women from diverse
racial and ethnic backgrounds, the particular needs of the rural
elderly the problem of sexism and ageism, and the impact of significant
life events, such as retirement and widowhood. Greenwood Publishing
Group, Inc. (203) 226-3571.
Population
Reference Bureau: Population Bulletin (12/2001). For professionals,
this bulletin report is an overview of the demography of
aging, look at "Elderly Americans." (Vol. 56, No. 4, December
2001). Population Reference Bureau. (800) 877-9881 or (202) 483-1100.
The
Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE). For professionals
and consumers, this is a Listing of "Helpful General
Aging Statistical and Demographic Resource Sites."
Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences,
University of Illinois at Chicago.
The
Community Nutrition Mapping Project (CNMap). For professionals,
this online resource is used to check a state's nutritional
health. It includes information on food security, nutrient intakes,
physical activity and body weight, and healthy eating patterns.
Agricultural Research Service, USDA. (301) 504-0610.
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Web
Links
Aging
Activities
<www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm>
Center
on Aging Society <http://www.aging-society.org/>
Center
for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin <www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/home.htm>
Federal
Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics <www.agingstats.gov>
National
Center for Health Statistics (CDC) <www.cdc.gov/nchs>
NIA
Demography Centers
<http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/agingmeta/>
US
Census Bureau <www.census.gov>
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