Tag Archives: Data

How livable is your community? Use the AARP’s newly launched Livability Index to find out. Communities receive category scores in Housing, Neighborhood, Transportation, Environment, Health, Engagement, and Opportunity.

This report from the University of Maryland describes findings from a national study of Villages focusing specifically on changes over time in Village size and funding, perceived challenges to sustainability, and successful strategies for responding to those challenges. It also presents information regarding the racial, ethnic, and economic characteristics of Village members, challenges associated with recruiting under­‐represented groups.

This database has brief descriptions and contact information for more than 200 age-friendly programs across the U.S., including 13 community models in MA.

Source: NCOA

How can health professionals determine if they should provide information in other languages? NCOA’s new, interactive data visualization tool can show you how. It provides county-specific data on concentrations of Medicare beneficiaries and languages spoken in the home.

This is the Massachusetts Health Council’s 2014 Report on the Preventable Determinants of Health.

Visit the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs page on Regulations and Statistics for data pertaining to older adults.

View data and statistics focusing on older adults from the Administration for Community Living.

Download working papers, research papers, books, background papers and fact sheets on University of Massachusetts Gerontology Institute’s publications page.

The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics is a website devoted to reporting data that provides insight on aging adults.

This report, “Fall-Related Injuries and Deaths Among Older MA Adults: 2002-2010,” contains data and resources on falls. Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health