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Benefits CheckUp - a free service of The National Council on the Aging that identifies federal and state assistance programs for older Americans.
Grandparents
Raising
Grandchildren
This page contains a listing --
by topic -- of all links provided within this web site on Successful Aging.
It also contains several additional links we have checked and believe you
will find helpful as you research Successful Aging.
What is Successful Aging?
The Claude Pepper Older American Indepencence Center
Successful Aging: The Second 50 - on-line article from Monitor on Psychology, a publication of the American Psychological Association, vol. 31, No. 1, Jan. 2000.
Successful Aging: What Does the Good Life Look Like? On-line article by Dr. Lucy Bearon, in The Forum, a publication of North Carolina State University, dedicated to family and consumer issues.
Activities and Leisure
Best Health - Articles for Active Aging - Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Offers links on remaining healthy in retirement years.
Senior World Online - offers articles and online access to resources for older adults on travel, entertainment, real estate, romance, finance, etc.
For further relevant readings, please search: AgeLine, AgeSearch, Thunderstone's Webinator: AgeNet Search, or Aging - Web Search.
Gardens for Every Body - provides basic information on "HOW" to create an accessible garden, and to obtain and safely use enabling garden tools . . . either through simple modifications of existing tools, or direct purchase of ergonomic and enabling tools specially designed for those with limitations.
Creativity
Todays Seniors-News for the Senior Citizen - Today's Seniors is a premier site for senior citizens and the elderly.
Exercise & Nutrition
For general information on maintaining health you might seek the following from AARP online:
WellnessAdministration on Aging, Department of Health and Human Services (AoA) - select from the extensive menu for information on many specific topics related to health.
or
Health
National Institute on Aging "Age Page" - for more general consumer information on aging.
Long Term Care Ombudsman Directory - offered for caregivers through the Administration on Aging.
Consumer Information Center of the General Services Administration - offers may documents for consumers in general.
National Institute on Aging - has general information on health topics of a wide variety for consumers.
ElderWeb - site offers links and information on many health related topics.
The Minority Health Network - contains information on aging and health care specific to minority populations.
The National Oasis Program - a nonprofit organization in St. Louis, MO that emphasizes health, wellness and success in later years. Site offers information about health and the organization's programs and activities.
Intelligence, Memory and Learning
Women and Aging Letter: Memory Loss
Alzheimer's, Memory Loss, Menapoause, and Estrogen
Aging and Memory Research Labs
Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Retirement
Administration on Aging/Department of Health and Human Services (AoA/DDHS)
Cap Web - direct email to members of Congress, and the home pages for the Senate and House
Center for Pension and Retirement Research (a discussion list).
Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) which gives information on small businesses.
Federal Agencies Consumer Information and Benefit Programs for Older Adults.
Financial Planning for Retirement Online Resources at the AoA.
Kiplinger's Retirement Report (information for decisions to be made on retirement).
Retirement Planning General Online Resources at the AoA.
Pension Research Council (lists of information on publications and meetings from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania).
THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet - for the records and full text of legislation for the 104th and 105th Congresses
Sexuality/ Intimacy/ Companionship/ Family
NIA Age Page: Sexuality in Later Life
Spirituality and Aging
The Forum on Religion, Spirituality and Aging - part of American Society on Aging
Everyday Mysticism: Spiritual Development in Later Adulthood - Article by Robert Atchley. On website for Naropa University, a private, non-profit, fully accredited liberal arts college with a unique Buddhist educational heritage.
The National Interfaith Coalition on Aging (NICA) - offers information on aging and spirituality with links to other mainline Christian agencies dealing with aging.
The Institute of Spirituality and Aging - a nonsectarian, interfaith nonprofit organization, created to help elders and caregivers of diverse faiths identify and promote spiritual values in their lives and develop a more meaningful connection between spirituality, health and aging.
Volunteerism
Some of the following have web sites:
- Programs sponsored by the National Corporation for Public Service include the following sites.
- Within the U.S. Administration on Aging - Department of Health and Human Services, there is a Directory of Web Sites on Aging. There is also a listing with links to Senior Volunteer Programs (which includes most of the above).
- There are volunteer centers in many locations. For example you may explore volunteer options through the American Association of Retired Persons web site under Volunteers, or Community.
Work
CapWeb - direct e-mail to members of Congress, and the home pages for the Senate and House.
Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) which gives information on small businesses.
Small Business Retirement Savings Advisor - information pertinent to small businesses and older adults
THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet - for the full text of legislation for the 104th and 105th Congresses, and records
DDRC - Web site designed to provide information services to parents, families, organizations, individuals, students, and others.
Fall Prevention Project - an in-home safety check from Temple University.
Seniors.gov - a site designed to help seniors get the information they need from the government.
Spry Foundation - The SPRY (Setting Priorities for Retirement Years) Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) research and education organization. SPRY functions as an operating foundation and is the research and education arm of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), a grassroots advocacy and education organization whose members focus on policy issues affecting older Americans.