EPID -600 - Introduction to Public Health (on-line)
Public Health Issues and Aging - (Summer 2011)

Dr. Cotter's Links

• Administration on Aging: (Check the program links)
• National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
• U.S. Census Bureau
• American Society on Aging
• AARP Current topics on health care for the elderly
• CDC - Healthy Aging
• National Institute on Aging
• Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)..
• Social Security Administration
• Urban Institute:
• National Association of Home Care
• National Council on Aging
• Assisted Living Federation of America
• Anti-aging Medicine and Health (Think of the cost to the nation if the population gets even older than today!)
• Global Action on Aging

Associations in the Aged Network

• Alliance for Retired Americans
• Alzheimer's Association
• American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
• The American Geriatrics Society/Foundation For Health in Aging (AGS)
• American Health Care Association (AHCA)
• Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
• American Society on Aging
• Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
• National Osteoporosis Foundation
• Novartis Foundation on Health & Aging
• A Grass-Roots Effort to Grow Old at Home (Aug 2007)

Resources on Aging Issues

• About Aging and Life Course (WHO)
• Aging with Dignity
• Aging Sites on the Web   National Organizations Focusing on Aging and Aging Issues
• Aging Statistics
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Department of Gerontology   at VCU
• End-Of-Life Choices for Families
• EPA's website : an overview of efforts to protect the health of older Americans.
• Family Caregivers & the End of L:ife
• IOM Focus Page : How Many of the Elderly Are Abused or Neglected?  The Answer Requires an Expanded Research Effort
• Kaiser Family Foundation Slides on Aging users & the internet
• Merck Manual for Geriatric Care
• National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC)
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
• National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (NAAAA)
• National Council on the Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
• Patient Classification -- more uncertainities
• SPRY Foundation Home Page   SPRY emphasizes planning and prevention-oriented strategies
• U.K. Research Center on Aging
• Virginia Department for the Aging (look for a similar dept.. in your own state)
• WHO-Global Network of Age-friendly Cities
• World Transhumanist site