Recommended Web Sites

To Your Health! Food Safety for Seniors - The FDA offers this info on healthy eating.

Good Health Habits at 60 and Beyond - FamilyDoctor offers this information.

Help With Prescription Drug Costs - The Social Security Administration offers this advice.

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans - Click here to have Medicare help you select the proper plan to suit your needs.

NIH Senior Health - The National Institutes of Health have created this great site.

Older Consumers Safety Checklist - The Consumer Product Safety Commission publishes this list of great tips.

7 Steps to Aging Well - The National Institutes of Health offer these steps.

AgingCare: An Online Community for Caregivers - Created for caregivers of parents, and other older adults.  It not only provides information on the most common health related issues, but financial, making choices between the different housing options, and more.  You can sign up for their newsletter and participate in forums and blogs on various caregiving topics.  You can find information by either clicking on that subject or use the Search box at the top to find specific information on a topic.

Aging from NOAH - Topics of interest to seniors from the NY Online Access to Health, sponsored by the NY Public Library and the NY Academy of Medicine Library.

Aging Parents:Five Warning Signs of Health Problems - The Mayo Clinic reviews the warning signs that your parents may need help.

Aging and Your Eyes - Find out what happens to your eyes as you get older.

Balance Problems - The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has created this information about balance problems.

Care of the Aging Knee - Great tips for the "baby boomers" who are experiencing these aches and pains.

Caring from a Distance - Caring From a Distance is a nonprofit organization created by men and women who personally struggled with the anguish, stress, and frustration of long distance care. Their strength lies in this shared experience and in bringing together diverse backgrounds to help Caring From a Distance service and help unite the distance-care community.

CDC’s Health Aging - This Centers for Disease Control website has statistics and research information, a copy of the latest State of Aging and Health in America report, information on the Healthy Brain Initiative, lists of organizations, information on end of life issues, lists of organizations, and links to other articles and reports. Information on joining the Public Health and Aging listserv is provided.

Consumer Publications from the NIA - The National Institute on Aging presents dozens of great fact sheets.

Dramatic Changes in US Aging - Interesting report from the National Institutes of Health, about how our aging population is changing.

Easy Bruising: Common as You Age - Learn when bruising is a problem, from the Mayo Clinic.

Eldercare at Home - This useful information comes from the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging.

Frailty in Older Adults - The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) explains what frailty is and how to handle the problem.

Geriatric Mental Health Foundation - The Geriatric Mental Health Foundation was established by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry to raise awareness of psychiatric and mental health disorders affecting the elderly, eliminate the stigma of mental illness and treatment, promote healthy aging strategies, and increase access to quality mental health care for the elderly. Their website has mental health information for older adults and their families, information on finding a geriatric psychiatrist, and some fact sheets in Spanish.

Healthy Lifestyle for Women 65 and Older - The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists provides this information.

How to Keep Your Mind Sharp - This preventive information is presented by the Mayo Clinic.

Human Growth Hormone (HGH): Does It Slow Aging Process? - More great information from the Mayo Clinic.

Hyperthermia - Learn how to tell when you are too hot, even if you think you are fine.

Mayo Clinic Senior Health Center - Reviewed by Mayo clinic medical editorial staff, this site has very readable articles on aging, conditions that often affect older adults, and healthy living. Articles are authoritative, short and cover topics like sex and intimacy and anti-aging therapies that often aren’t found on other sites. Registration allows personalization of the website and interactive health management tools but isn’t required for access.

Mental Health and Aging - Need services in the Philadelphia area? If so, make this your first stop.

Nutrition for Seniors in MedlinePlus - The National Library of Medicine offers these links to quality resources.

Screening Tests for Adults (50 and Up) - This review of screening tests comes from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

Senior Health at MedlinePlus- Great information and links to other sites from the National Library of Medicine.

Seniors Mental Health - Learn more from the American Psychiatric Association.

Sexuality in Later Life - The National Institute on Aging supplies this information to keep the romance in your later life.

Skin Aging on MedlinePlus - The librarians at the National Library of Medicine have assembled this list of links to quality sites.

Smell and Taste: Spice of Life - The National Institute on Aging provides these hints on continuing to enjoy your food in later life.

Stay Safe in Cold Weather - Cold weather can be very dangerous, learn how to prepare for it.

Young At Heart: Tips for Older Adults - Great information on keeping yourself healthy and young at any age.