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North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services

• Demographic/Statistical Information
  
  • County/State profiles
  • Health facts/figures
  • Other information/resources
    
    
    
• State Plan/Related Information
  
  
  
• Regional and Local Planning/Evaluation Tools
  
  
  
• Data Sets/Resources
  
  
  
• Special Reports

Demographic/Statistical Information

County/State Profiles

• NC Aging Profile
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006

• Demographics of Aging Population in NC
• NC County Profiles
• NC Population Estimates/Projections
• 2000 Census
• Urban/Rural County Data
• 18+ Disability Status of Persons
• 65+ Disability Status of Persons
• Medicaid eligible’s and expenditure data

Health facts/figures

• A Profile of Older Americans (AOA)
• Cancer facts and figures
• Caregiver Statistics from BRFSS
• Data and Statistics on Older Americans from CDC
• Diabetes prevention and Control Branch – Facts and Figures
• Kaiser Family Foundation - State Health Facts
• Long Term Care Statistics (NC Institute of Medicine)
• National Center for Health Statistics (Trends in Health and Aging)
• North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
• Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well-Being
• Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in NC (Report Card, 2006)

Other information/resources

• HHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012
• Healthy Brain Initiative-Roadmap to cognitive health (CDC)
• National Housing Survey among population age 45+ (AARP)
• NC Health information (Web sites of quality health, medical info, local health services)
• Other States (Economic, demographic and fiscal indicators, AARP)
• Resources for LEP (Limited English Proficiency Individuals)

State Plan/Related Information

• NC Aging Services Plan (2007-2011)
• NC State Plan Assurances (2007-2011)
• NC Council on Developmental Disabilities State Plan (2006-2011)
• NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services - State Strategic Plan ( 2007-2010)
• State Medical Facilities Plan (2008)
• National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (2007)

Planning/Evaluation Tools

• Aging Planning Bulletins
• Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) Plan Format (2008-2012)
• Core Long Term Care Service Evaluation Tools
• County Aging Plans
• Livable and Senior Friendly (LSFC) Communities (Best practices, Assessment tools)
• Local Planning Basics Notebook
• Performance Outcome Measures Project (POMP, Survey tools)
• TASC Planning Zone (NASUA)
  

Data sets/Resources

• Aging Resources Management System (ARMS)
• County Expenditures Data
• Environmental Protection Agency (protecting the environmental health of older adults)
• Integrated Data Base system (AoA)
• NC Center for Geographic information and analysis
• NC Inventory of Datasets
• NC Health Professions Data System
• Statistics on the Aging Population (AoA)
  

Special Reports

• Aging Study of Brunswick, Buncombe, Gaston, Henderson, Moore, and New Hanover Counties—A Response to Section 1 of S.L. 2007-355
• Report to the General Assembly on the Recommendations for a Statewide Aging Study
• Boomer Reports
• Adult Protective Service Task Force
  The report contains recommendations to broaden and strengthen North Carolina’s Adult Protective Services (APS) Program to respond to the dramatically changing vulnerable and older adult demographics in the State.
• Special Assistance In-Home Program (Final Report, 2007)
• Transportation Forum Proceedings and Recommendations (2004)
• A Guide for Developing Community Long-term Care Options
  This guide has been developed by the Division of Aging and Adult Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Center for Aging Research and Educational Services, Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
• Health Profile of North Carolinians
  This report presents a wide range of health statistics associated with adults age 50 and older.
• Duke Long Term Care Resources Program - The Occasional Long Term Care Policy Paper Series
• Baby Boomers at Mid-Life
• Families and ElderCare: Issues Facing Families Who Are Caring for Older Relatives
• The Second 50 Years: Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Older Workers
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (PDF)
• Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Grandchildren (PDF)

Last updated June 4, 2008