Gerontology Links

• U.S. Administration on Aging (AOA) - An agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AOA is one of the nation's largest providers of home- and community-based care for older persons and their caregivers. This site provides links to resources of interest to elders and families, and professionals.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/

• Alliance for Aging Research - "The Nation's leading non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and accelerating the pace of medical discoveries to vastly improve the universal human experience of aging and health."
  Web Address / URL: http://www.agingresearch.org/

• Alzheimer's Association - This site provides information about Alzheimer's disease for the general public, professional care providers and researchers. Web Address / URL: http://www.alz.org/

• AGS Foundation for Health in Aging - "A national non-profit organization established in 1999 by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) which aims to build a bridge between the research and practice of geriatrics and the public, and to advocate on behalf of older adults and their special health care needs."
  Web Address / URL: http://www.healthinaging.org/

• American Geriatrics Society (AGS) - AGS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the health, independence and quality of life of older people by advocating for and implementing programs in patient care, research, professional and public education, and public policy.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.americangeriatrics.org/

• Geriatrics - From the Nursing Learning Objects Library at Mesa Community College, this site provides a variety of online study tools pertaining to aging. Web Address / URL:
  http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d31/nur/learning_objects/_disciplines/

• Geriatric Web - A web based digital library of resources created by the Division of Geriatrics at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and its Library to be used in the education of health care professionals and in the clinical care of the older patient.
  Web Address / URL: http://geriatricweb.sc.edu/

• Health Compass - Sponsored by the American Federation for Aging Research and the Merck Institute of Aging and Health, this site provides resources to help older adults find and evaluate reliable information about aging and health, better interpret published data from marketing claims, and utilize and navigate the web to better understand medical research.
  Web Address / URL: http://healthcompass.org

• Healthy Aging for Older Adults - This site from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides health information for older adults, health statistics/research, links to organizations, publications, and information on end of life issues.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.cdc.gov/aging/index.htm

• National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) - "The National Alliance for Caregiving is a non-profit organization created to support family caregivers and the professionals who serve them."
  Web Address / URL: http://www.caregiving.org/

• National Institute on Aging (NIA) - The "Health Information" section of this website provides access to NIA Publications.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.nia.nih.gov/

• NIHSeniorHealth.gov - This site from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides easy access to information on a number of health topics related to aging. Web Address / URL: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/

• Seniors' Health - This page from MedlinePlus® provides links to information on health topics of special interest to older adults.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealth.html

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Professional Nursing Associations

• National Gerontological Nursing Association
  Web Address / URL: http://www.ngna.org/

Revised 12/2007

Disclaimer: These web pages are for educational purposes only. Any medical or other decisions should be made in consultation with a qualified health care provider.