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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, Updated
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006

• 18+ Disability Status of Persons
• 65+ Disability Status of Persons
• Comprehensive Assessment for Tracking Community Health (NC-CATCH)
• Demographics of Aging Population in NC
• Medicaid in North Carolina Annual Reports (DMA)
• NC Aging Statistics
• NC County Profiles
• NC Population Estimates/Projections
• Population change in NC counties for age groups 0-17 and 60+ (2008-2029)
• 2000 Census
• Urban/Rural County Data

Health facts/figures

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

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

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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 (2008)

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
• Local Planning Basics Notebook
• Performance Outcome Measures Project (POMP, Survey tools)

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

Special 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.
• Aging Study of Brunswick, Buncombe, Gaston, Henderson, Moore, and New Hanover Counties—A Response to Section 1 of S.L. 2007-355
• Baby Boomers at Mid-Life
• Boomer Reports
• Duke Long Term Care Resources Program - The Occasional Long Term Care Policy Paper Series
• Families and ElderCare: Issues Facing Families Who Are Caring for Older Relatives
• Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Grandchildren (PDF)
• 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.
• Issue Brief - Impact of the Economic Crisis on Adult Protective Services, September 2009
• Issue Brief - Impact of the Economic Crisis on Home and Community Block Grant Services, September 2009
• Issue Brief - Impact of the Economic Crisis on Home and Community Block Grant Services, February 2009
• NC Healthy Aging Roadmap
• Report to the General Assembly on the Recommendations for a Statewide Aging Study
• The Second 50 Years: Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Older Workers
• Special Assistance In-Home Program (Final Report, 2007)
• Transportation Forum Proceedings and Recommendations (2004)