CDHA CAAR » Websites of Interest http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo Current Awareness in Aging Research Wed, 01 May 2013 21:51:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 CAAR – US Public Broadcasting System [PBS] Website – May 1, 2013 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=5032 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=5032#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 21:49:02 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=5032 On April 23, 2013 PBS Frontline aired a documentary titled “The Retirement Gamble.” The program examines many of the economic issues that Americans face as they age. The entire episode is available for viewing (running time 53 minutes 37 seconds). In edition, links to companion articles are also available.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/retirement-gamble/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=5032 0 CAAR – Population Reference Bureau Webcast – April 22, 2013 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=4940 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=4940#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:37:07 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=4940 “Research on the Positivity Effect in Aging,” interview with Laura Carstensen, Stanford University (April 2013, Flash player format, running time 11 minutes 7 seconds).

www.prb.org/Journalists/Webcasts/2013/carstensen-positivityeffect.aspx

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=4940 0 CAAR – Voices of NY Website of Interest – December 18, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3813 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3813#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:12:58 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3813 “Special Project: Graying in Color,” (December 2012, Flash format). This is a four-part video series on aging in New York City.

voicesofny.org/2012/09/special-project-graying-in-color/#comments

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=3813 0 CAAR – PBS Frontline Documentary – November 20, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3531 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3531#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:44:46 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3531 “The Suicide Plan,” (aired November 13, 2012, running time 1 hour 23 minutes). This program examines the issue of assisted suicide in the United States.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/suicide-plan/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=3531 0 CAAR – Boston College Center for Retirment Research Website – November 19, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3512 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3512#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:52:49 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3512 “Public Plans Database.” “The Public Plans Database (PPD) contains comprehensive financial, governance, and plan design information for 126 state and local defined benefit plans. At the state level, the PPD covers 107 plans, which represent more than 90 percent of all state government pension assets and members. At the local level, the PPD covers 19 plans, which represent more than 20 percent of all local government pension assets and members. On a combined basis, the PPD represents more than 85 percent of total state and local government pension assets and members.”

pubplans.bc.edu/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=3512 0 CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Call for Questionnaire Modules – November 13, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3439 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3439#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:01:28 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3439 The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Health and Retirement Study has announced a request for “New Experimental Modules for HRS 2014.” For more information about submitting proposed modules go to:

hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/news/index.php?p=shownews3x1&hfyle=news333

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=3439 0 CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation statehealthfacts.org Update – October 29, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3308 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3308#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:37:02 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3308 “Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by Age, states (2010-2011), U.S. (2011)” (Oct. 4, 2012).

www.statehealthfacts.org/comparebar.jsp?ind=294&cat=6

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=3308 0 CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Report, Data Notes, statehealthfacts.org updates – October 15, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3125 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3125#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:16:56 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=3125 A. “Transforming Medicare into a Premium Support System: Implications for Beneficiary Premiums,” by Gretchen Jacobson, Tricia Neuman, and Anthony Damico (October 2012, .pdf format, 45p.).

www.kff.org/medicare/8373.cfm

B. “Polling on Medicare Premium Support Systems Over Time” (October 2012, .pdf format, 7p.).

www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8370.cfm

C. “Whom Does the Public Trust More on Health Care and Medicare? (October 2012, .pdf format, 8p.).

www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8371.cfm

D. “Seniors and the 2012 Presidential Election” (October 2012, .pdf format, 8p.)

www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8372.cfm

E. Kaiser Family Foundation statehealthfacts.org Update. The following topics have been updated since Aug. 2: Note: Data can be viewed or downloaded (Microsoft Excel format).

Distribution of Medicaid Spending for Dual Eligibles by Service (in millions), 2009

www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=661&cat=6

Dual Eligible Beneficiaries, 2009

www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=303&cat=6

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage Gap Discounts for Benefit Year 2011, as of July 2012

www.statehealthfacts.org/comparereport.jsp?rep=95&cat=6

Total Number of Medicare Beneficiaries, 2012

www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=290&cat=6

Total Medicare Advantage (MA) Enrollment, 2011

www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=327&cat=6

Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by Age, states (2010-2011), U.S. (2011)

www.statehealthfacts.org/comparebar.jsp?ind=294&cat=6

statehealthfacts:

www.statehealthfacts.org/index.jsp

 

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=3125 0 CAAR – AARP Website of Interest – September 6, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2744 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2744#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:31:12 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2744 “Livable Communities Website,” (Sept. 2012). “The new website is a resource for policymakers, researchers and the public to learn more about the benefits of livable communities. The Livable Communities website showcases AARP’s policies and strategies that support a community’s efforts to create places where people of all ages can live independently as they age.”

www.aarp.org/home-family/livable-communities/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=2744 0 CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Website Update – August 31, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2700 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2700#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:51:57 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2700 “Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plan Tracker: Updated with 2012 Data ,” (August 2012).

healthplantracker.kff.org/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=2700 0 CAAR – US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Seniorhealth Website Update – August 21, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2600 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2600#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:34:01 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2600 A section on “Older Drivers” has been added to NIHSeniorHealth.

nihseniorhealth.gov/olderdrivers/howagingaffectsdriving/01.html

NIHSeniorHealth:

nihseniorhealth.gov/

Tables of Contents

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=2600 0 CAAR – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Website – July 25, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2309 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2309#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:34:44 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2309 “Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities: Training Modules,” (July 2012, .pdf and HTML format). Note: This site provides three training modules: “Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident’s Condition; Module 2: Communicating Change in a Resident’s Condition; and , Module 3: Falls Prevention and Management.”

www.ahrq.gov/qual/ptsafetyltc/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=2309 0 CAAR – US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Seniorhealth Website Update – July 9, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2108 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2108#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:40:19 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2108 A section on “Hip Replacement” has been added to NIHSeniorHealth.

nihseniorhealth.gov/hipreplacement/whoneeds/01.html

NIHSeniorHealth:

nihseniorhealth.gov/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=2108 0 CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation statehealthfacts.org, Website Updates – July 3, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2052 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2052#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:37:13 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2052 statehealthfacts.org has updated several of its tables from Mar. 31, 2012-Jun. 21, 2012. The updated tables that may be of interest to researchers in aging are:

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage Gap Discounts for Benefit Year 2011, as of April 2012

www.statehealthfacts.org/comparereport.jsp?rep=95&cat=6

Dual Eligible Beneficiaries, 2008

www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=303&cat=6

statehealthfacts:

www.statehealthfacts.org/index.jsp

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=2052 0 CAAR – Population Reference Bureau Webcast Interviews – June 28, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2033 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2033#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:21:12 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=2033 A. “Lessons on Aging From the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: Interview With Pamela Herd, University of Wisconsin-Madison,” (June 2012, Flash format).

www.prb.org/Journalists/Webcasts/2012/wisconsin-longitudinal-study-aging-herd.aspx

B. “Health Care and Health Challenges Facing the Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean: Interview With Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin-Madison,” (June 2012, Flash format),

www.prb.org/Journalists/Webcasts/2012/latin-america-aging-palloni.aspx

C. “How Reproductive Biology, Environment, and Culture Help Us Understand Human Aging: Interview With Claudia Valeggia, University of Pennsylvania,” (June 2012, Flash format).

www.prb.org/Journalists/Webcasts/2012/reproductive-biology-culture-aging-valeggia.aspx

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=2033 0 CAAR – US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Seniorhealth Website Update – June 6, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1768 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1768#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:18:34 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1768 A section on “Prescription and Illicit Drug Abuse” has been added to NIHSeniorHealth.

nihseniorhealth.gov/drugabuse/improperuse/01.html

NIHSeniorHealth:

nihseniorhealth.gov/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=1768 0 CAAR – AARP Website – May 10, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1528 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1528#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 20:23:49 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1528 “Raising Expectations: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers,” by Susan Reinhard, Enid Kassner, Leslie Hendrickson, and Robert Mollica (May 2012, .pdf format).

www.longtermscorecard.org/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=1528 0 CAAR – Enocrine Society Hormone Health Network Website – May 2, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1416 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1416#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 20:10:33 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1416 “Menopause Map.” Menopause Map contains “links to ‘risk factor’ questionnaires that will help you assess your current risks for breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke. It is important to determine your risks for these conditions before starting any type of treatment for your menopausal symptoms. These tools are not meant for you to diagnose yourself, but to give you information to discuss with your health care provider.”

www.hormone.org/MenopauseMap/

More information about HHN:

www.hormone.org/about/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=1416 0 CAAR – US Administration on Aging Website – April 25, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1322 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1322#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:25:31 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1322 “Webinar Series on Alzheimer’s Disease and Tools for Caregivers.” The Webinar will occur in three parts: May 9, June 13, and July 12. Registration is required.

www.aoa.gov/aoaroot/Press_Room/News/2012/2012_04_24.aspx

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=1322 0 CAAR – US Census Bureau Website – March 28, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1041 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1041#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:16:45 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=1041 “Research @ Census” (2012).” This new Web pagea is a gateway to the world of research at the Census Bureau. Visit the site to learn about innovations to measure and understand America through improved statistics,
statistical products and analysis.” At present the site links working papers, data, and seminars.

www.census.gov/research/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=1041 0 CAAR – National Health and Aging Trends Study Supplement Module Submission – March 21, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=978 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=978#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:18:21 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=978 “Invitation for Proposed Supplemental Modules for the 2013 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS),” (March 2012). Proposals should be sent by May 15, 2012 to NHATS electronically at jkasper@jhsph.edu. For more information:

www.nhats.org/scripts/moduleCall2013.htm

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=978 0 CAAR – Mather Lifeways Aging in Action Article Updates – February 2, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=366 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=366#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:09:28 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=366 Mather’s AiA has added articles for the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2012).

aginginaction.com/

More information about Mather Lifeways:

aginginaction.com/about-2/

]]> http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?feed=rss2&p=366 0 CAAR – Kaiser Family Foundation Medicare Quiz – February 1, 2012 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=357 http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=357#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:40:46 +0000 admin http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/cinfo/?p=357 “Medicare Quiz” (2012). Answers to the quiz are given, as well as links to relevant resources.

quiz.kff.org/medicare/medicare-quiz.aspx

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