“Deaths: Leading Causes for 2008,” by Melonie Heron (National Vital Statistcis Reports, Vol. 60, No. 6, June 2012, .pdf format, 93p.).
June 6, 2012
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – June 6, 2012
“Veterans’ Pension Benefits: Improvements Needed to Ensure Only Qualified Veterans and Survivors Receive Benefits,” (GAO-12-540, May 2012, .pdf format, 69p.).
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CAAR – National Health and Aging Trends Study Data Release – June 6, 2012
“Round 1 beta release public use files for the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) are now available,” (June 2012, data in SAS and ASCII text format, codebooks are also available). Note: NHATS requires free registration prior to providing access to the public use data.
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CAAR – Pew Internet and American Life Project Report – June 6, 2012
“Older adults and internet use,” by Kathryn Zickuhr and Mary Madden (June 2012, .pdf and HTML format, 23p.).
www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Older-adults-and-internet-use.aspx
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CAAR – Family Caregiver Alliance Periodical – June 6, 2012
Caregiving PolicyDigest (Vol. 12, No. 11, May 30, 2012).
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CAAR – US Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Testimony – June 6, 2012
“Pension Poachers: Preventing Fraud and Protecting America’s Veterans,” a hearing held June 6, 2012 (witness statements are available in .pdf format, full hearing can be viewed in Flash Player format, running time 1 hour 56 minutes).
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CAAR – US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Seniorhealth Website Update – June 6, 2012
A section on “Prescription and Illicit Drug Abuse” has been added to NIHSeniorHealth.
nihseniorhealth.gov/drugabuse/improperuse/01.html
NIHSeniorHealth:
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CAAR – US Administration on Aging Funding Opportunities – June 6, 2012
A. “Information and Planning: Understanding the Capacity of the Aging Network,” (HHS-2012-AoA-UC-1212, .pdf and Word format, 41p.). Note: The deadline for applications is July 16, 2012.
PDF:
Word:
B. “National Minority Aging Organizations Technical Assistance Centers Consortium: Native American Center,” (HHS-2012-AoA-HD-1215, .pdf and Word format, 48p.). Note: The deadline for applications is July 9, 2012.
PDF:
aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2012/FY2012_NMAO_PA_June_4.pdf
Word:
aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/docs/2012/FY2012_NMAO_PA_June_4.doc
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