Brookdale Center on Aging
The Brookdale
Center on Aging of Hunter College is the largest multidisciplinary
gerontology center in the Northeast.
American
Geriatrics Society
The
American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is the premier professional organization
of health care providers dedicated to improving the health and well-being
of all older adults.
AARP
Webplace
"The
site for life after 50." The American Association of Retired People
(AARP) Webplace offers comprehensive reports and features on the
issues that matter most for those over 50 including special features
from Modern Maturity.
American Academy of Home
Care Physicians
Promoting the
art, science, and practice of medicine in the home.
HomeCare On-Line
The
virtual home of the National Association for Home Care (NAHC). Since its
inception in 1982, NAHC has remained committed to serving the home care and
hospice industry, which provides services to the sick, the disabled, and
the terminally ill in the comfort of their homes. This site provides valuable
information to providers, consumers, and students.
Canadian HomeCare
Association
Dedicated
to the accessibility, quality
and development of home care and community support services which
enable people to stay in their homes and communities with safety
and dignity.
National
Council On the Aging
The
National Council on the Aging, Inc., is a center of leadership and nationwide
expertise in the issues of aging.
National Institute on
Aging
The National
Institute on Aging (NIA) conducts biomedical, behavioral, and social
research on aging processes to prevent disease and other problems of
the aged, and to maintain the health and independence of older Americans.
Alzheimer's disease is a particular NIA focus.
New
York State Office for the Aging
Information
designed for older New Yorkers and their families and those concerned
about providing opportunities and services to enrich the lives of older
people and support their independence.
United States Senate
Special Committee On Aging
The United
States Senate Special Committee on Aging has and will continue to call
Congress' and the nation's attention to the challenges and opportunities
facing older Americans.
World Health Organization
The
World Health Organization.
Pan American Health Organization
An international
agency specializing in health, its mission is to cooperate technically
with the Member Countries and to stimulate cooperation among them in
order that, while maintaining a healthy environment and charting a
course to sustainable human development, the peoples of the Americas
may achieve Health for All and by All.
OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
Centers for Disease Control
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)is an agency of the Department
of Health and Human Services, which strives to promote health and quality
of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
Food and Drug Administration
The FDA is a public health agency, charged with protecting
American consumers by enforcing the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act and several related public health laws.
National Library of Medicine
The National
Library of Medicine represents the world's largest biomedical library
with a wealth of resources available to the public.
US
Dept. of State Travel Warnings and Consular Info Sheets
Travel
Warnings, Consular Information Sheets & Public Announcements
listed by Country.
ALZHEIMERS
DISEASE/DEMENTIA
Alzheimer Web
Devoted to
research on Alzheimers disease.
The Alzheimers Association
The Alzheimer's
Association is the oldest and largest national voluntary health organization
dedicated to research for the causes, cure, and prevention of Alzheimer's
disease and to providing education and support services to Alzheimer's
patients, their families and caregivers.
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
The John Bevan MND Research
Unit
Information
about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's
disease or motor neuron disease (MND). These pages are the result
of work by members of the Centre for the Study of Health, Brunel University
- a non-clinical research centre studying the social and epidemiological
impact of MND and other chronic conditions.
National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The NINDS,
an agency of the U.S. Federal Government and a component of the National
Institutes of Health and the U.S. Public Health Service, is a lead
agency for the Congressionally designated Decade of the Brain, and
the leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders of the brain
and nervous system.
GERIATRICS
Andrus Gerontology Library-Web
Resources on Aging
Fact
sheets with explanations and statistics are provided for an alphabetical
listing of disease
The Gerontological Society
of America
The
Gerontological Society of America's founding goal "to promote
the scientific study of aging and to foster growth and diffusion
of knowledge relating to problems of aging and of the sciences contributing
to [their] understanding.
ElderWeb
ElderWeb is
an on-line sourcebook with over 4,000 reviewed links to non-commercial,
on-line information about health, financing, housing, aging, and other
issues related to the care of the frail elderly. This site is designed
for caregivers, family, healthcare providers, and professional advisors
of elderly people with care needs.
American Federation for
Aging Research (AFAR)
The mission
of AFAR is to promote healthier aging through biomedical research.
PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES
Caregiving—The
Newsletter
Wellness for
Caregivers of an Aging Relative, Friend or Neighbor. Each month, Caregiving
newsletter contains useful information about a topic pertinent to the
needs of caregivers: dealing with the emotional issues of caregiving,
hiring home health help, purchasing home medical equipment supplies,
and finding time for your own interests and hobbies.
http://www.eldercareadvisors.com/index.html
Our Goals
To expand homecare choices for those with temporary or chronic personal care needs.
To help prevent institutional placement of those with chronic health problems.
To find the least restrictive alternatives when home care is not feasible.
To empower our clients and their caregivers by providing the highest quality support service at the lowest possible cost.
http://www.co.dane.wi.us/aging/cgwebsites.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
The Center for Universal
Design
"Environments for people of all ages and abilities." The
Center for Universal Design is a national research, information, and
technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes
accessible and universal design in buildings and related products.
DISABILITY ISSUES
Capital Area Consortium
on Aging and Disability (CACAD)
CACAD's mission
is to promote and support healthy, dignified, independent, empowered,
and satisfying living for people who are elderly and those who are
disabled to enable them to remain in their homes, neighborhoods and
communities of the wider New York Capital Area, and, when institutionalization
is appropriate, to provide the highest attainable quality of life.
The site provides a wealth of resources in the Capital Area of New
York State.
Independent Living Centers
This INDEPENDENT
LIVING USA WEBSITE is intended as a service for individuals with disabilities,
their families, providers of services, independent living centers,
and professionals. This Website is a directory of resources for independent
living.
Cure Paralysis Now
Homepage
The Original
Web Site for the Advancement of the Cure for Spinal Cord Paralysis.
This site is dedicated to all who are involved with or affected by
spinal cord injury, especially researchers and clinicians in multi-disciplinary
fields of study that may relate to the advancement of the healing,
or cure of spinal cord paralysis.
Disability
Index Page
The Disability
Index Page contains convenient links to disability information on the
Internet. Sponsored by Capital Area Consortium on Aging and Disability
(CACAD), in the greater Capital Area of New York.
Reach Disability Foundation
Reach Disability
Foundation exists to help people with significant disabilities living
in the community to live fuller lives now and improve their quality
of life.
HOSPICE
Growthhouse, Inc.
An
international gateway to resources for life-threatening
illness and end of life issues.
HospiceWeb
Many Hospice
resources including valuable links,hospicetalk, hospicechat, and a
directory of available hospices by state.
National Hospice Organization
The oldest
and largest nonprofit public benefit organization devoted exclusively
to hospice care. NHPCO is dedicated to promoting and maintaining quality
care for terminally ill persons and their families, and to making hospice
an integral part of the U.S. health care system.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Emerging
Infectious Diseases
A peer reviewed
journal published by the CDC's National Center for Infectious Diseases,
in order to promote recognition of new and remerging infectious diseases.
Communicable
Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC)
The CDSC was
established in 1977 to undertake national surveillance of communicable
disease and to provide epidemiological assistance and co-ordination
in the investigation and control of infection in England and in Wales.
MMWR Summary
of Notifiable Diseases
The
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) is a national,
passive surveillance system comprising 52 infectious diseases designated
by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists as reportable
to CDC, and contains final summary reports on cases of nationally reportable
infectious diseases.
National Center for Infectious
Diseases
The mission
of NCID is to prevent illness, disability, and death caused by infectious
diseases in the United States and around the world.
DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
American Diabetes
Association
The mission
of the ADA is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives
of all people affected by diabetes.
American
Cancer Society
The
website of the American Cancer Society with information, resources and news.
Injury Contol
Resource Information Network
ICRIN provides
a dynamic list of key Internet resources related to the field of injury
research and control.
National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control
As the lead
federal agency for injury prevention, NCIPC works closely with other
federal agencies; national, state, and local organizations; state and
local health departments; and research institutions to reduce morbidity,
disability, mortality, and costs associated with injuries outside the
workplace.
National
Library of Medicine HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
The HIV/AIDS
Treatment Information Service (ATIS) provides timely, accurate treatment
information on HIV and AIDS through the use of federally approved treatment
guidelines and information.
The CDC Wonder
CDC WONDER
provides a single point of access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines,
and numeric public health data.
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