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Governors and Their Policy Staff Learn Best Practices for Meeting Health and Social Needs of Aging Population

April 29, 2008 | Program Results Report

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices created the Aging Initiative to help governors and their policy staffs respond to the needs of America's aging population.

Steps to Address the Health Care Challenge of an Aging Population

July 15, 2008 | Program Results Report

The Alliance for Aging Research conceptualized, organized and laid the groundwork for a blue ribbon commission holding hearings throughout the United States to increase awareness about the growing challenges posed by an aging U.S. population.

Postdischarge Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors and the Likelihood of Early Hospital Readmission Among Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries

August 1, 2008 | Journal Article

Older Americans are more likely to be readmitted to a hospital quickly if they live alone, lack self-management skills, have limited education, or do not receive the help they need for daily living functions, according to analysis of recent Medicare data.

Video Shows how Technology Can Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs for Aging Americans

March 31, 2007 | Program Results Report

The Center for Aging Services Technologies developed a 10-minute video designed to illustrate the role that developing technology can play in improving quality of health care for aging Americans while reducing costs.

Our Neighbors to the North Receive More Physician Services, Pay Less Per Service

November 1, 1996 | Program Results Report

The Urban Institute analyzed physician services provided to the elderly in the United States and Canada to determine whether cost or quantity controls (or some mixture of the two) have enabled Canada to hold the line on health care expenditures.

The State of U.S. Health: Q&A with Christopher Murray, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

July 15, 2013 | New Public Health Post

We spoke with Christopher Murray, MD, DPHIL, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, on how data is used to measure health, evaluate interventions and find ways to maximize health system impact.

AARP Foundation and Weinberg Foundation Invest to Extend Green House Model to Low-Income Seniors

July 11, 2013 | News Release

New collaborations build on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's $10 million program-related investment in THE GREEN HOUSE® Project.

Commission to Build a Healthier America’s City Maps Show Dramatic Differences in Life Expectancy

July 3, 2013 | New Public Health Post

Using new city maps, the Commission to Build a Healthier America, which reconvened recently after a four year hiatus, is illustrating the dramatic disparity between the life expectancies of communities mere miles away from each other.

Caring for Our Parents With the Support of Office-Mates

July 2, 2013 | Culture of Health Post

RWJF staffer and caregiver Patty Hall used to think she was alone. Now she gets by with a little help from her friends.

Damage from Obesity is Cumulative—Age Matters

February 26, 2013 | Story

An RWJF-supported study debunks existing research on obesity and mortality. Extra pounds do not help you live longer.

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