July 2008
Confidence in “Comfortable”
Retirement is Declining,
Survey Says
Nutrition for Longevity:
Dietary Changes
for Healthy Aging
Building the Health Care
Workforce within
an Aging Society
Eliminating Barriers for
Older Workers to
Stay in the Workforce
Potential for a Vaccine against Alzheimer’s Disease?
Celery and Green Pepper
Provide Hope for
Guidelines Issued for
Screening Men for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Medication
Use in Long-Term Care
Residents with Fractures
By Richard Shank, Staff Writer
This publication provides a snapshot of each state’s health care landscape by providing comparable state-level and national data for over 30 indicators. These indicators include: the age and income distribution of residents in each state, and the insurance coverage rates for Medicare, Medicaid, and privately-insured individuals. Data are presented for each state and the District of Columbia. Limited data are presented for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These data can be used to make comparisons between the health care profiles of your state and the broader U.S. This publication is adapted from the State Profiles series that was published annually from 1990 to 2000 and biennially from 2001 to 2005 by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Public Policy Institute. Quick Health Facts is not a continuation of the State Profiles series; therefore, comparisons should not be made with information contained in past editions of State Profiles.
Access the report at: http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/d18971_healthfacts.pdf
