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Fact
Sheets, Issue Briefs & Snapshots
Fact Sheets, Issue Briefs, and Snapshots are intended to help
prepare everyone for the longevity revolution by heightening
awareness to the demographics and challenges of the rapidly advancing
21st Century. These information pieces include an overview of
the subject and details related to Administration on Aging initiatives.
Also included are various resource listings such as federal agencies,
national
organizations and suggested readings in some cases.
For More Information
Working in close partnership with its sister agencies in the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, the AoA is the official Federal agency dedicated
to policy development, planning and the delivery of supportive home and community-based
services to older persons and their caregivers. The AoA works through the national
aging network of 56 State Units on Aging, 655 Area Agencies on Aging, 236 Tribal
and Native organizations representing 300 American Indian and Alaska Native
Tribal organizations, and two organizations serving Native Hawaiians, plus
thousands of service providers, adult care centers, caregivers, and volunteers.
For more information about the AoA, please contact:
U.S. Administration on Aging
Department of Health and Human Services
Phone: (202) 619-0724
Fax: (202) 357-3560
E-mail: aoainfo@aoa.gov
Website: http://www.aoa.gov
Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116, Monday – Friday,
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
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