Aging

Handbook of Elder Care Resources for the Federal Workplace

Publisher: Office of Personnel Management, Office of Workforce Relations, Family-Friendly Workplace Advocacy Office

Description: OWR-29. Introduces a number of organizations and resources that can help Federal employees and employers cope with the demands of the workplace while caring for children under the age of 13 or elderly parents and relatives. Provides practical tips on how to find quality child care, information about Federal personnel programs that can help to balance work and family responsibilities, and places to call for further information on related topics, such as obtaining financial assistance. Item 296-B.

Year/Pages: 2000: 68 p.; ill.

Price: $4.40

Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000

Publisher: Social Security Administration, Office of Policy, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics

Description: SSA Publication 13-11871. Publication measures 9 x 11 in. Provides a broad income picture of a cross section of the population aged 55 or older, with special emphasis on income of the population aged 65 or older. Focuses on the major sources and amounts of income, both separately and combined, for these age groups.

Year/Pages: 2002: 170 p.; ill.

Price: $24.00

National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary

Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics

Description: DHHS PHS 2002-1723. Vital and Health Statistics. Series 13, No. 152. Data From the National Health Care Survey. Presents estimates of nursing home facilities, their current residents and discharges in the United States. Data are presented on facility characteristics, demographic characteristics, utilization measures, health and functional status of current residents, and discharges. L.C. card 88-600333.

Year/Pages: 2002: 122 p.; ill.

Price: $6.80

Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being

Publisher: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics

Description: Provides a unified picture of the health and well-being of our older population. Presents 31 key indicators about older Americans, categorized into five broad groups: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care. Concludes with discussion of data needs that the Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics has identified.

Year/Pages: 2000: 128 p.; ill.

Price: $21.00

Older Population in the United States: March 2002

Publisher: Commerce Dept., Economics and Statistics Administration, Census Bureau

Description: Current Population Reports, Population Characteristics, P20-546.

Year/Pages: 2003: 6 p.; ill.

Price: $2.25

Social Security Bulletin

Publisher: Social Security Administration

Description: SSA Publication No. 13-11954. Quarterly periodical and annual statistical supplement. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Subscription service begins with the first issue after the order is processed. Copies of the latest 2 issues and 1 annual statistical supplement are retained in stock for individual purchase. Single copy, $13.00, annual statistical supplement, $49.00; foreign single copy, $18.20, annual statistical supplement, $68.60. Reports current data on the operations of the Social Security Administration, and the results of research and analysis pertinent to the Social Security program. SASSB. File Code 2M. Item 523.

Price: $56.00

Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+

Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., Public Health Service, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Description: DHHS Publication AHRQ00 0002. Developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Describes ways that people aged 50 and older can stay healthy. Gives information on living habits, screening tests, and immunizations. The 2003 edition has the series number AHRQ Pub. No. 04-IP001A and AARP Pub No. D18010.

Year/Pages: 2003: 72 p.; ill.

Price: $6.00

Women's Health and Aging Study: Health and Social Characteristics of Older Women With Disability

Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging

Description: DHHS Publication NIH 95-4009. Edited by Jack M. Guralnik, et al. Introduces the Women's Health and Aging Study (WHAS), a prospective, observational study of 1,002 women age 65 years and older who were moderately to severely disabled, but not severely cognitively impaired, at study entry. Presents comprehensive information on their physical disability; health status, including disease and physiologic measures; health care and service utilization; and their daily lives. Describes the representative population of women age 65 years and older from which the WHAS study population was drawn. Data were obtained from November 1992 to February 1995.

Year/Pages: 1995: 408 p.; ill.

Price: $35.00