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# Data and Reports

Data from ACL and other sources about senior nutrition programs, older adults, health rankings, food systems, and veterans. 

##  Quick Guides

                    - Data Collection & Analysis 101  — Guide explaining data collection & analysis and their importance for   	nutrition programs

## Briefs

**ACL Briefs**
                    - Adverse Health Events Preceding Entry to Home-Delivered Meal Program  — Adverse health events and their relationship to entry into a nutrition services program
                    - Diagnoses Underlying Adverse Health Events  — Findings related to chronic disease diagnoses and underlying health events among congregate meal participants and nonparticipants
                    - Key Food Sources of Sodium, Saturated Fat, Empty Calories, and Refined Grains  — Identifies key food sources of these components in the diets of congregate and home-delivered meal participants
                    - Nutritional Quality of Congregate and Home-Delivered Meals  — Healthy Eating Index assesses how well congregate and home-delivered meals meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
                    - Prevalence of Chronic Conditions among Congregate Meal Participants  — Assessment of different types of chronic conditions that congregate meal participants face by income, living arrangement, and geography
                    - Program Entrance and Retention in OAA Title III-C Nutrition Services Programs  — Analysis of how to best target and retain participants who benefit from congregate and home-delivered meal programs
                    - Social Activities at Congregate Meal Sites and Their Role in Improving Socialization  — Examines which types of meal sites provide social activities and the impact of those activities
                    - Types of Foods Older Adults Consumed from Program Meals and Over 24 Hours  — Differences between congregate meal participants and nonparticipants in the type of foods consumed over 24 hours
                    - Understanding Participants’ Monetary Contributions  — Examines the practice of local service providers encouraging participants to make contributions

**Other Briefs**
                    - Addressing Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Elevated Suicidality Among Older Adults During COVID-19 and Beyond — Brief on a Partially Nested Randomized Control Trial of the BE WITH Innovation
                    - Building a More Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable, and Nourishing Food System — Brief from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

## Infographics

                    - Community Preventative Services Task Force Congregate and Home-delivered Meal Findings and Recommendations — Looks at the effectiveness of home-delivered and congregate meals in reducing malnutrition, improving health, and improving energy and protein intake.                       - Community Preventative Services Task Force Recommendations
                      - Reducing Malnutrition through Senior Meal Programs 

##  Presentations

                    - Planning for Changes in the Older Adult Population (YouTube) — Data and tools to plan for today's older adults

## Reports

**ACL Data and Reports**
                    - National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP) — Information on the annual national surveys of recipients                       - 2003-2019 Data 
                    - Older Americans Act Allocation Tables  — Federal grant fund amounts provided to each state through the NSIP, under Title III of the Older Americans Act – Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging
                    - Overview of Older Americans Act Title III Programs  — 2020 summary of highlights, data, and accomplishments                       - 2020 Quick Guide 
                    - Profile of Older Americans  — Annual summary of critical statistics related to the shifting demographics of the older population

**Other Data and Reports**
                    - 2021 Food and Health Survey — International Food Information Council (IFIC) survey of Americans’ perceptions, beliefs and behaviors around food and food purchasing decisions
                    - A Spotlight on Low-Income Older Adults — Analysis from IFIC Food and Health Survey                       - Presentation 
                    - An Examination of Veterans’ Diet Quality — USDA assessment of veterans’ diet quality
                    - Long-Term Services and Supports State Scorecard — Data from AARP and others, comparing long-term services and supports among states
                    - National Core Indicators – Aging and Disabilities — Advancing States initiative that assesses the performance of state long-term services and supports and delivery systems
                    - Nutrition Assistance Programs — US Government Accountability Office report on nutrition needs for older adults and recommendations for programs
                    - Older Americans Key Indicators of Well-Being — Report from the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
                    - The State of Senior Hunger in America — Feeding America report documenting the prevalence of food insecurity among older adults
                    - Senior Report 2021 — Actionable data and insights on the health needs of older Americans from America's Health Rankings                       - Executive Brief 
                      - State Summaries
                      - County-Level Maps for Risk of Social Isolation 
                    - Senior Food Insecurity Report, 2018 — Missouri SUA report on impact of food insecurity on older adults, resources, and opportunities
                    - The Case for Meals on Wheels: An Evidence-Based Solution to Senior Hunger and Isolation — Review of 38 studies by Meals on Wheels America, available as a full report, research brief, and fact sheet

## Resources

                    - Congressional District Health Dashboard — Interactive map from NYU Langone Health
                    - Healthy People 2030 — Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion initiative that identifies public health priorities
                    - Hunger Among Older Adults — Collection of resources from FRAC

## Related Topics

                    - Grantee Reporting
                    - Program Evaluation

*Last modified on 12/29/2023*

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