Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics - the Forum

Organization URL(s)

kgr4@cdc.gov
www.agingstats.gov/  

Other Contact Information

3311 Toledo Road
Room 6227
Hyattsville, MD 20782

301-458-4460 (Voice)
301-458-4037 (FAX)

Description

The Forum was established to encourage cooperation and collaboration among federal agencies to improve the quality and utility of data on the aging population. The Forum, made up of 13 federal agencies that produce or use statistics on aging, provides these agencies with a venue to discuss data issues and concerns that cut across agency boundaries; facilitates in development of new databases; improves mechanisms currently used to disseminate information on aging-related data; invites researchers to report on cutting-edge analyses of data; and encourages international collaboration.

Online Resources

• 2006 Older American Update: Key Indicators of Wellness
  http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/Data_2006.aspx
• Links to Aging-Related Statistical Information on Forum Member Web Sites
  http://www.agingstats.gov/Agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Contacts/Forum_Contacts.aspx
• Ongoing Federal Data Resources Relevant to the Study of the Aging
  http://www.agingstats.gov/Agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/Resources.aspx

Related Topics

Aging Public Health

Review Date

Mon Sep 20, 2004