Project Summaries from the 2015 Healthy Brain Initiative Grantee: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, Oregon, Puerto Rico

Self-Reported Increased Confusion and Memory Loss and Co-Occurring Conditions Among Adults Aged 60 and Older, by State

 

Self-Reported Confusion and Memory Loss Among Adults Aged 60 or Older, by State
           AR  CA   FL   GA   HI   IA   IL   LA   MD   MI   NC   NE   NH   NY   OK   SC   TN   TX   UT   WA   WI   WV 

Additional Documents:

 

Critical Issues Briefs:

 

NACDD Publications:

• Meeting the Challenges of an Aging Society: The Experience of State Health Departments (2009)
• Implementing a Community-Based Program for Dementia Caregivers: an Action Guide using REACH OUT
• Data Needs and Uses for Older Adult Health Surveillance: Perspectives from State Health Agencies (July 2005)
• Health-Related Surveillance among Older Adults: A State Perspective(January 2005)
• Improving the Health of Older Adults: Roles for State Health Departments: A State Perspective (December 2004)
• End of Life Report (October 2004)
• The Aging States Project: Promoting Opportunities for Collaboration Between Public Health & Aging Services Networks (January 2003)

Additional Resources:

• SPARC Action Guide. For more information about SPARC, or to discuss implementation of a SPARC program, please contact Dr. Doug Shenson atdshenson@sparc-health.org.
• Team Up to Stay Healthy (2012). Brochure for physicians to help heir patients to understand Medicare preventive benefits.
• Advanced Care Planning and Emergency Preparedness among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders (May 2011)
• Enhancing Use of Clinical Preventive Services Among Older Adults – Closing the Gap (March 2011)
• The Healthy Brain Initiative: A National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health (June 2007)
• State of Aging and Health in America – 2007
• State of Decay: The Oral Health of Older Americans (September 2003)
• Active Living for Older Adults: Management Strategies for Healthy and Livable Communities Guide
• Vision 2010: Toward a Comprehensive Aging Information Resource System for the 21st Century
• Designing the Aging Information Resource System of Tomorrow: The Vision 2010 Self-Assessment Guide
• Assessment and Implementation Guide for Older Americans Act Information & Referral/Assistance Programs

Partner Organizations:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Healthy Aging Program (CDC)
• The National Council on the Aging (NCOA)
• The Prevention Research Centers – Healthy Aging Network (PRC-HAN)
• The Administration on Aging (AoA)
• National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)