Resource Summary to help seniors… ranging from Insurance to What You Can Do to Prevent Falls.

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A good summary of resources to help senior citizens – many topics ranging from insurance to what you can do to prevent falls.

Click here for the Resource Summary for Seniors

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37 Key Indicators: A good set of tools for learning the senior marketplace and/or educate your senior clients…

Orange=Nations with some type of universal health care system. Yellow=Nations attempting to obtain universal health care. Brown=Health care coverage provided by the United States war funding. Gray=Nations with no universal health care.

The following link provides the latest data on 37 key indicators to portray aspects of the lives of older Americans and their families. It is divided into five subject areas: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care.

Click here for:  Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics

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