Challenges for the 21^st Century: Chronic and Disabling Conditions

Data Profiles

Chronic conditions are the major cause of illness, disability, and death in the United States.  Almost 100 million Americans have chronic conditions, and millions will develop them as America ages.  The National Academy on an Aging Society highlights major chronic and disabling conditions that affect Americans through a series of brochures. 

Titles include:

1. Chronic Conditions

2. Hearing Loss

3. Heart Disease

4. At Risk

5. Arthritis

6. Diabetes

7. Caregiving

8. Childhood Asthma

9. Depression

10. Workers and Chronic Conditions

11. Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

12. Hypertension

All 12 brochures are available on the web as PDF files.  For more information about the brochures, contact the Academy at:  info@agingsociety.org

 

The free brochures are currently available either as hard copy (contact the Academy at 1030 15^th St., NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20005, 202-842-1275, fax:  202-842-1150, or at info@agingsociety.org) or as Adobe Acrobat (go to www.agingsociety.org/agingsociety/publications/chronic/index.html) Click on individual brochure titles.