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Here are some sites you may find useful. Unfortunately, you might not be able to link directly to the site from this page, but we're working on that! AARP: American Association for Retired Persons is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people over 50. ACPA: American Chronic Pain Association, raising support and awareness about chronic pain. Last Acts: A national coalition to improve care and caring near the end of life. OWL: Older Women's League, focuces on women's issues as they live longer.
Resources For Seniors: AFAR: American Federation for Aging Research. Alliance for Aging Research: Improving the universal human experience of aging. American Bar Association: Commission on Law & Aging. American Geriatrics Society: Dedicated to improving the health and well being of all older adults. American Red Cross: Together we can save a life. ASA: American Society On Aging. DAV: Disabled American Veterans. ElderLifePlanning.com: Informed Eldercare Decisions, Inc. Elder Rage: How to manage challenging elders medically and behaviorally. Empowering Caregivers: Choices. Healing. Love. Family Caregiver Alliance: An information resource on long-term care. Forward In Time: PBS Special "Productive Aging in the 21st Century". Home Health Products: Search for companies that supply home health products. Medicare Rights Center:Your Guide Through the Medicare Maze. MyZiva.net: Free resource for prospective nursing home residents, caregivers and healthcare professionals. National Alliance for Caring: A National resource on caregiving. National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers: Care Management Resources. NCOA: The National Council On Aging. New LifeStyles OnLine: The Source for Seniors. A comprehensive guide to senior housing and care. NOFEC: National Association for Empowering Caregivers.
ADEAR: Alzheimer's Disease Education. AIDS Info: A Service of the U.S. Departmemt of Health & Human Services. Administration On Aging: Resources from the Department of Health and Human Services. CDC: Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. CMS: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services. Department of Veteran's Affairs: Health, Burial, Compensation & More. Eldercare Locator: A way to find community assistance through government sources. First Gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal. HRSA: US Department of Health Resources Services Administration. MEDLINE Plus: Health information from the National Library of Medicine. National Cancer Institute: A government cancer resource to research, clinical trials and information. NHLBI: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institude. NIAAA: National Institude on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism. NIA: National Institude on Aging Research. NIAMS: National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases. NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDDK: National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases. NIH: National Institudes of Health. NIMH: National Institude of Mental Health. SSA: Social Security Online. U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Health Resources:
AFB: National Foundation for the Blind. AHAF: The American Health Assistance Foundation. ALS Association: The Lou Gehrig Challenge. Alzheimer's Association: Research, Support and Education. American Brain Tumor Society: Resource for information about brain tumors, treatment options, clinical trials and living with a brain tumor. American Cancer Society: No matter who you are, we can help. American Diabetes Association: Cure. Care. Commitment. American Heart Association: Fighting Heart Diseases and Stroke. American Pain Society: Pain-related research, education, treatment and professional practice. American Stroke Association: A Division of the American Heart Association. APDA: American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. Arthritis Foundation: Take Control. We Can Help. ATA: American Tinnitus Association. Brain Injury Association Of America: Creating a better future. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc.: Informational resouce to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. CRPF: Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. Epilepsy Foundation: Ensure that people with seizures are able to participate in all life experiences. Health and Age: Health at every age. Healing Well: On diseases, disorders and chronic illness. HD Foundation: Hereditary Disease Control. HDSA: Huntington's Disease Society of America. ILEA: International League about Epilepsy. LUPUS: The Lupus Foundation of America. MSAA: Multiple Sclerosis Association of America. NAFC: National Association For Continence. National Brain Tumor Foundation: Giving Help, Giving Hope. National Kidney Foundation: Making Lives Better. NARIC: National Rehabilitation Information Center for Independence. NMSS: National Multiple Sclerosis Society. NPF: National Parkinson Foundation Inc. Parkinson's Resource Organization: Helping families affected by Parkinson's since 1990. SHHH: Self Help for Hard of Hearing People. Skin Cancer Foundation: The only organization dedicated to research and information on skin cancer. Spinal Victory: Searching for the spinal cord injury cure. Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: The Power of a Promise. TASH: Equity Opportunity for People with Disabilities since 1975. UCI Senior Health: Making memory loss a thing of the past. NRHA: National Rural Health Association. NSCLC: National Senior Citizen Law Center. RAC: Health & Human Services information for Rural America. Senior.com: Best On-line Community for Seniors. SeniorNet: Bring Wisdom to the Age of Information. Senior Service America: Non-Profit organization to help seniors work in their communities.
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