Seniors' Health (General)

Latest News
• Workout Helps Keep Seniors Steady on Their Feet (03/29/2001, Reuters)
• Optimistic Outlook May Reduce Risk of Stroke (03/22/2001, Reuters)
• Vaccinating Children Protects Elderly Against Flu (03/21/2001, Reuters)
• More News on Seniors' Health (General)

From the National Institutes of Health
• Research for a New Age (National Institute on Aging)

General/Overviews

• Aging Well: How Old Is 'Old'? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging: Consumer Information (American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging)

Clinical Trials

• Clinical Trials: Aging (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

Coping

• Keeping Up Morale (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)

Nutrition

• Elderly Nutrition Program (Administration on Aging)
• Good Nutrition for Seniors (National Network for Health)
• Nutrition and Health Campaign for Older Americans (American Dietetic Association)

Research

• In Search of the Secrets of Aging (National Institute on Aging)
• Research for a New Age (National Institute on Aging)
• Well-Being Improves for Most Older People, but Not for All (National Institute on Aging)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Age Page: Choosing a Doctor (National Institute on Aging)
• Bathroom Modifications (American Occupational Therapy Association)
• Canes, Walkers and Crutches: Choosing What's Right (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Driving Skills in Older Adults (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• First Visit to a Geriatrician (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• Growing Older: Health Issues for Minorities (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health) - links to PDF file
• Harsh Winter And High Energy Bills Raise Seniors' Risk Of Hypothermia (National Institute on Aging)
• Hearts & Arteries (National Institute on Aging)
• JAMA Patient Page: Eye Health As You Grow Older (American Medical Association)
• Life Extension: Science or Science Fiction? (National Institute on Aging)
• Living with Sensory Loss: Smell, Taste and Touch (Novartis Foundation for Gerontology)
• Memory Loss - Should I be Concerned? (American Geriatrics Society)
• Normal Changes in the Aging Eye (American Foundation for the Blind)
• Sexuality in Later Life (National Institute on Aging)
• Skin Care and Aging (National Institute on Aging)
• Why Do We Fall (American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc.)

Directories

• Resource Directory for Older People (National Institute on Aging, Administration on Aging)
• State and Area Agencies on Aging (Administration on Aging)

Organizations

• Access America for Seniors (Social Security Administration)
• Administration on Aging
• Alliance for Aging Research
• American Geriatrics Society
• National Aging Information Center
• National Institute on Aging

Statistics

• 1997 Census Estimates of the Older Population, for States (Administration on Aging)
• FASTATS: Health of the Elderly (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Health and Aging Chartbook from Health, United States, 1999 (National Center for Health Statistics) - links to a PDF file
• Population and Housing Patterns Among Older Americans (Administration on Aging)
• Profile of Older Americans (Administration on Aging)
• Trends in Health and Aging (National Center for Health Statistics)

Women

• Aging: A Healthy Lifestyle (American Medical Women's Association)
• Gender and Aging: Demographic Dimensions (Bureau of the Census) - links to PDF file