The Administration on Aging agency in the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conducts statistical activities in support of the research, analysis, and evaluation of programs to meet the needs of an aging population. The United States Department of Health and Human Services, often abbreviated HHS, is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. ... Statistics is the science and practice of developing knowledge through the use of empirical data expressed in quantitative form. ...
AoA works closely with its nationwide network of regional offices, state units on aging and area agencies on aging to plan, coordinate and develop community-based systems of services that meet the unique needs of individuals in each service area.
The Administration on Aging collaborates wherever possible with other federal agencies, national organizations and businesses to ensure that resources are targeted to the elderly and coordinated with those of the network on aging.
The aging network under the Administration on Aging includes 10 regional offices, 57 state units on aging, 670 area agencies on aging, more than 15,000 citizen advisory council members, over 15,000 senior centers and more than 20,000 providers of home and community services.
The National Aging Information Center (NAIC), operated by the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA), is a central source for program- and policy-related materials and demographic and other statistical data on the health, economic, and social status of older Americans.
The Resource Directory for Older People put together by the Administration on Aging and the National Institute on Aging is intended to serve a wide audience including older people and their families, health and legal professionals, social service providers, librarians, researchers, and others with an interest in the field of aging.
The Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging is a joint program of the Population Studies Center and Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan with funding provided by the National Institute on Aging.
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