Did you know that starting in 2011, baby boomers turned 65 at a rate of 10,000 a day for the next 18 years, and that many of the retirees will find themselves in the “sandwich generation”, taking care of the health of aging parents and helping to raise adult children and grandchildren? 

For a growing number of baby boomers who are reaching retirement age, the unique needs and common barriers of social determinants of health, housing and income, will have a direct correlation to their quality of life.

Because of the unique needs and common barriers of social determinants of health, our nation’s elderly require intense and targeted outreach and assistance to access health services. To increase the capacity and improve the performance of federally funded  health center grantees and other safety net providers in meeting the specialized health care needs of the elderly, The National Center for Community Strategies has developed materials for training and education; disseminated best practices; mentored new grantees with an emphasis on federal service priorities; completed analytic studies on the needs of the elderly and best practices to meet those needs.

NCFCS provides training and technical assistance to organizations and health facilities, in order to strengthen the capacity and increase access to health care, eliminate health disparities, and enhance health care delivery for the 39 billion or 13 percent of the residents of the United States, 65 years of age and older.

Activities of the National Center for Health Information

NCFCS actively shepherds research and public debate on health information, and advises public and private sectors working to study and develop neuroscience and technology. These objectives are achieved through:

• Research: NCFCS is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of the foci, use, and impact(s) of health information, particularly as relates to legal and social issues arising in and from this field.
• Workshops/Seminars: NCFCS hosts lectures, seminars, and other activities to address development and issues of health information.
• Briefings: The NCFCS informs policy-makers and agency personnel on emerging health, scientific, legal, and social issues related to the development and implementation of health information.
• Publications: The NCFCS publishes papers on all aspects of health information in monographs, specialized journals, and the popular press. This contribution to the public debate fosters a broader and deeper understanding, and helps to shape a more reasoned and productive dialogue on these issues.