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Healthfinder, -- A gateway site to help consumers find health and human services information quickly. Healthfinder includes links to more than 1,250 Web sites, including more than 250 federal sites and 1,000 state, local, not- for-profit, university and other consumer health resources.

MEDLINE, -- The world's most extensive collection of published medical information, coordinated by the National Library of Medicine. Free access to MEDLINE was initiated June 26, 1997. "PubMed," a free on-line service, will provide direct Web links between MEDLINE abstracts and the publishers of full-text articles.

MEDLINEplus, -- Provides a rich array of evaluated health and disease-related web resources for the consumer.

Health and Human Services Web Addresses

• Department of Health and Human Services - www.hhs.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - www.cdc.gov
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - www.fda.gov
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - www.hrsa.dhhs.gov
• Indian Health Service (IHS) - www.ihs.gov
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) - www.nih.gov
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - www.samhsa.gov
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - www.acf.dhhs.gov
• Administration on Aging (AoA) - www.aoa.dhhs.gov
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - www.cms.hhs.gov
• National Center For Health Statistics

National Aging and Health Related Organizations

• The Alzheimer's Association
  "The Alzheimer's Association is the National Voluntary Health Agency dedicated to researching the preventions, cures and treatments of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, and providing support and assistance to afflicted patients and their families."

• The American Academy of Family Physicians
  A national association of family physicians, family practice residents, and medical students.

• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

• American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons
  Founded in 1974, the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of orthopedists and neurosurgeons whose mission is to improve the quality of care for patients by setting high standards for training, credentialing and surgical education.

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides education and practice management services for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals. The Academy also serves as an advocate for improved patient care and informs the public about the science of orthopaedics.

• American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
  Dedicated to promoting the mental health and well being of older people and improving the care of those with late-life mental disorders.

• American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging
  Represents not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing high-quality health care, housing and services to the nation's elderly.

• American Association of Retired Persons
  A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping older Americans achieve lives of independence, dignity and purpose.
  

• American Board of Family Practice
  "Encourages excellence in medical care and believes that its certified family physicians have successfully demonstrated their ability and have proven their commitment to the public, the specialty of Family Practice and the profession."

• American Board of Internal Medicine
  The only recognized board in the specialty of internal medicine and is one of 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties.

• The American College of Physicians
  Its mission is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in medicine.

• American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
  America's leading private organization supporting basic aging research.

• American Health Assistance Foundation
  Alzheimer's Disease Information Resource

• American Health Care Association
  The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is a federation of 50 state health organizations, together representing nearly 12,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, and subacute care providers that care for more than one million elderly and disabled individuals nationally.

• The American Medical Association
  Establishes and promotes ethical, educational, and clinical standards for the medical profession.

• The American Medical Directors Association
  One of this organization's many goals is to promote quality care for nursing home residents.

• The American Society on Aging
  A national multidisciplinary coalition of people who work on behalf of the elderly.

• American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
  The national professional association representing nearly 7,000 pharmacists who provide pharmaceutical care services for America's senior citizens.

• Association of American Medical Colleges
  The AAMC is a nonprofit association comprising the 125 accredited U.S. medical schools, the 16 accredited Canadian medical schools, and more than 400 major teaching hospitals and health systems.

• Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
  Fosters research, instructional, and service programs to enhance the capacities of higher education institutions in the field of aging.

• Canadian Geriatrics Society

• Foundation for Hospice and Home Care via National Association for Home Care
  NAHC is a trade association that represents the interests of home care agencies, hospices, and home care aide organizations.

• The Gerontological Society of America
  Promotes multi- and interdisciplinary research in aging and disseminates gerontological research knowledge to researchers, practitioners, and to decision and opinion makers.

• Hospice Foundation of America
  Hospice Foundation of America has developed a new online consumer database that lists hospices in North American and the U.S. territories. The free service, named HospiceDirectory.org, allows families and individuals to locate a hospice within their community easily and quickly, while also providing reliable and easy-to-follow information about hospice and end-of-life care.
  
  
• The Institute for the Study of Aging
  The mission of the Institute for the Study of Aging is to promote quality of life for the elderly.
  
  

• The Institute of Medicine
  Provides objective, timely, and authoritative information to government, the professions and the public.

• International Association of Gerontology
  The Official website of the International Association of Gerontology.

• The International Longevity Center
  The International Longevity Center - USA, Ltd. is a not-for-profit, non-partisan research and education organization whose mission is to help societies address longevity and population aging in positive and productive ways and highlight older people's productivity and contributions to their families and society as a whole.
  
  

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
  The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations in the United States.

• National Anemia Action Council (NAAC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising the awareness of health care professionals and the public regarding the prevalence, symptoms, consequences, and undertreatment of anemia.
  
  
• National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (GCM)
  GCM is a non-profit, professional organization of practitioners whose goal is the advancement of dignified care for the elderly and their families.

• National Chronic Care Consortium
  The NCCC is part of a national partnership with the American Diabetes Association, the American Geriatrics Society, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the Alzheimer's Association, Family Voice, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. This partnership works with staff at Johns Hopkins to analyze and disseminate information on chronic illness as part of the National Public Engagement Campaign on Chronic Illness, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
  
  

• National Coalition for Adult Immunization
  Organization with the goal of improving the immunization status of adults to levels specified by the US Public Health Service in Healthy People 2010.

• National Council on Interpreting Healthcare
  Dedicated to promoting culturally competent professional health care interpretation to support equal access to health care for individuals with limited English proficiency.

• National Council on the Aging, Inc.
  Represents agencies and individuals committed to the well-being of the older population.

• National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners (NCGNP)

• National Gerontological Nursing Association
  The only nursing specialty organization dedicated to gerontological nursing.

• National PACE Association
  The National PACE Association (NPA) is a nonprofit membership organization representing the interests of almost 60 organizational members. These organizations share the goal of promoting the availability of quality, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care services to frail older adults through the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and similar models of care.

• Royal College of Physicians
  National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions at the Royal College of Physicians and the British Geriatrics Society have developed a new delirium guideline. The publication, entitled The prevention, diagnosis and management of delirium in older people aims to improve the understanding of delirium (identification, prevention and management) among health professionals and provide guidance on how to manage this complex and challenging condition.

• Screening For Mental Health, Inc.
  Screening for Mental Health, Inc. is the premier provider of mental health screening programs. It has developed a new screening - its National Alcohol Screening Day® (NASD) - an annual event that provides information about alcohol and health as well as free, anonymous screening for alcohol-use disorders.
  
  

• ShirleyBOARD
  ShirleyBOARD is a free caregiving website designed to benefit people caring for aging loved ones and help them through the difficult, yet rewarding process of caregiving. ShirleyBOARD helps caregivers stay organized, allows them to communicate and share information through a daily journal where they can exchange information and network with other caregivers, find caregivers in a specific geographic location, and more.

• Society of General Internal Medicine
  Promotes improved patient care, research, and education in primary care.

• Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
  One of this organization's many goals is to support and promote family medicine as an academic discipline.

Other Useful Links

• Johns Hopkins Health Alerts
  A site where consumers can access the latest health information about symptoms, remedies, and the latest treatment options available for Alzheimer's disease and dementia, free of charge.
• Captioned Media Program/National Association of the Deaf
  A FREE video lending program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and administered by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).
• Caring Connections
  A site where consumers can access state-specific advance directives and living wills and other end-of-life resources. Caring Connections provides free resources and information about hospice and palliative care through HelpLine.
• Center to Advance Palliative Care
  The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is a resource to hospitals and health systems interested in developing palliative care programs.
• Connecting Caregivers with Services through Physicians: "Making The Link"
  A program of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), designed to serve family caregivers through a local, state and national campaign that will directly involve physicians in identifying caregivers and referring them to National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFSCP) services.
• Partnership for Solutions, -- Led by Johns Hopkins University and the RWJ Foundation, The Partnership is working to improve the care and quality of life for Americans with chronic health conditions.
• ElderCare Online
  The Internet community for people who are caring for aged loved ones.
• Emory Center for Health in Aging
  Monograph on the Prevention and Management of Infections in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: An Agenda for Research Available at: www.cha.emory.edu/mono
• Geriatricweb: Geriatric Resources for the Healthcare Professional
  An Internet digital library of links to peer-reviewed geriatrics resources to be used in the clinical care of the older patient and in the education of the health care professional. Includes selected PDA resources.
• Gero Nurse Online
  A new comprehensive website providing a one-stop location for nurses to enhance their knowledge of geriatric nursing best practices, including nursing protocols.
• The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
  The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU seeks to shape the quality of the health care that older Americans receive by promoting the highest level of competency in the nurses who deliver that care.
• Healthy People 2010
  Developing the objectives for Healthy People 2010 offers individuals, private and voluntary organizations, businesses, and the public health community the opportunity to help define the critical measures the United States must undertake to promote healthy behaviors, achieve improved health outcomes, reduce risk factors, and assure access to preventive strategies and health services that can improve the health of all Americans.
• MealCall.org
  Is a non-profit organization that can help consumers find local Meals-On-Wheels and other meal delivery and congregate meal services for senior citizens.
• Medicare Rights Center
  The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) is a national, not-for-profit organization that helps ensure that older adults and people with disabilities get good affordable health care.
• Nurse Competence in Aging (NCA)
  Provides information on improving the quality of health care older adults receive by enhancing the geriatric competence of the 400,000 nurses who are professionally identified as members of approximately 57 specialty nursing associations.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  The nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care.
• The UCLA/JHA Borun Center for Gerontological Research
  launched http://borun.medsch.ucla.edu in response to growing public pressure on nursing homes to improve their quality of services. The site offers free access to six training modules on improving daily care in nursing homes. The modules provide instruction, guidelines, assessment protocols, and other information to help nursing homes improve care in areas that profoundly impact resident well-being.
• UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine web-based LTC course.
• WHO CARES: Chronic Illness in America
  The Who Cares Web site is designed to educate and promote awareness of chronic illness, which will ultimately affect every single individual either indirectly or directly. The site offers a variety of information including a description of the television program, national outreach partners, a list of various chronic illness and ways to become involved in the campaign.