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America spends more money per person than any other advanced nation on health care. Yet compared with other industrialized nations, we consistently rank either near or at the bottom on health care access and quality, and on key measures of a healthy life. Spending on a health care system that is neither efficient nor equitable means we can't afford to invest adequately in education, housing and other factors that keep us healthy.

To maximize the impact of our nation's investments in health and achieve better health outcomes for everyone, we need systems that are more coordinated and integrated, in which everyone works together to identify gaps and achieve better health for all.

In support of this vision, RWJF supports programs which are helping to:

Enable everyone in America to access affordable, integrated, high-value health care

Develop and share innovations for improving health and health care

Ensure consumers have the information and tools they need to make well-informed health decisions for themselves and their families

And finally, foster collaboration between health care, public health, social services and other local systems to address the many factors which affect health where we live, work and play.

By working across sectors, we have the opportunity to create the kind of health system everyone in our nation deserves: one that couples care with compassion, rewards value over volume, and places health at the center of every aspect of life.

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The United States Social Security Administration | SSA

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Official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration.

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The American River College Library seeks to provide instruction, information resources, and services to support the College mission and supplement the instructional programs of the College. It also seeks to provide information resources and services relevant to institutional, intellectual, and professional needs, and to encourage the personal and cultural development of students, faculty, and staff.

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Links

Administration for Community Living (ACL)

http://www.acl.gov/

Serves as the Federal Agency responsible for increasing access to community supports, while focusing attention and resources on the unique needs of older Americans and people with disabilities across the lifespan.

AARP

http://www.aarp.org/

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps people 50 and older improve the quality of their lives.

California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA)

http://www.californiaalliance.org/

A statewide nonprofit organization that unites retired workers and community groups to win social and economic justice, full civil rights, and a better, more secure future for ourselves, our families, and future generations.

California Association of Senior Service Centers (CASSC)

http://www.calseniorcenters.org

CASSC provides networking and career development for those leaders while addressing the issues of programming, personnel, administration, volunteers, and fundraising through an annual conference.

California Department of Aging (CDA)

http://www.aging.ca.gov/

The California Department of Aging contracts with and provides leadership and direction to Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) that coordinate a wide array of services to seniors and adults with disabilities at the community level and serve as the focal point for local aging concerns.

National Council on Aging (NCOA)

http://www.ncoa.org/

Serves as a national voice for older Americans and the community organizations that serve them, and brings together nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government to develop creative solutions that improve the lives of all older adults.

The SCAN Foundation

http://thescanfoundation.org/

The SCAN Foundation is an independent, non-profit public charity devoted to transforming health care for seniors in ways that encourage independence and preserve dignity.