Elders Count
This project would be a continuation of what Dr. Weiss, CHA founder and CEO, started 3 years ago at the Sanford Center for Aging. The NDHHS (Nevada Department of Health and Human Services) funded the development and production of a publication that contains reliable and valid national, state, county, and local data on Nevada elders. Two editions have been produced for the state legislators, policy makers, program planners, and other interested persons. The publication was very well received and can service as a national model for every state.
View the last Elders Count at http://www.unr.edu/sanford/documents/EldersCountReport09.pdf
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Adding Life To Years
Do you want to play? Well, you are “Never Too Old to Play”! The theme for May, which is Older Americans Month, is Never Too Old to Play…what fun and what value. We all know that play is healthy. So in celebration of Older Americans Month – May, the U.S. Administration on Aging is providing [...]
Adding Life To Years
How long will I live? Do we really want to know? This question is not asked by many of us or is it? Have you asked your doctor? Do they know? And would you want to hear the answer? The answer that many elders provided to this question in a recent study revealed that we [...]
Adding Life To Years
Health Care Reform: Is it working? Health care spending in 2009 and 2010 grew at the slowest rates in 50 years. This is startling news given that health care spending has been in double digits forever! The information was reported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). They attribute it to a [...]