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Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST)
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Website for this "international coalition of ... technology companies, aging-services organizations, businesses, research universities and government representatives" with the focus of expediting "the development, evaluation and adopti ...
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http://www.agingtech.org |
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Ageing and Life Course
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Compilation of documents and publications on aging, covering topics such as age-friendly cities, active aging, older people in natural disasters and other emergencies, and age-friendly primary health care centers. Some publications also available in ...
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http://www.who.int/ageing/en/ |
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National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older
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The National Blueprint "has been developed to serve as a guide for multiple organizations, associations and agencies, to inform and support their planning work related to increasing physical activity among America's aging population." Provi ...
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http://www.agingblueprint.org/ |
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Aging Initiative
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This website provides information about U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "efforts to protect the environmental health of older persons." Provides fact sheets (many of which are available in several languages and easy-to-read and l ...
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http://www.epa.gov/aging/ |
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Living to 100 and Beyond: Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human Longevity
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This 2005 research paper "explores possible predictors of exceptional human longevity such as familial factors, early-life living conditions, month-of-birth, and birth order." Includes data tables and a bibliography. From the Center on Agin ...
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http://www.soa.org/research/life/research-living-to-100-and-beyond-search-for-predictors-of-exceptional-human.aspx |
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Nutrition Information and Resource Center (NIRC)
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The NIRC at Pennsylvania State University provides links to sites and materials relating to various nutrition topics, including general nutrition information, nutrition for various age groups, fitness and sports nutrition, nutrition for chronic disea ...
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http://nirc.cas.psu.edu/ |
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The Association for Active Aging Professionals: Resources for Older Adults
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Consumer materials from this organization whose members "share a common interest in reaching older adults with active-aging messages, facilities, programs and guidance." Includes suggestions for getting back into a fitness regime, finding a ...
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http://www.icaa.cc/consumer.htm |
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Health and Age
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This website features "health information for people as they move towards their senior years, and for those who take care of them. The website ... is written and edited by medical professionals." Some of the topics include exercise, heart a ...
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http://www.healthandage.org |
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AARP: Health Care & Wellness
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Collection of international resources on aging adult topics such as prescription drug importation, health IT, and health care quality and affordability. Includes speeches, event proceedings, research reports, and other publications. From AARP Interna ...
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http://www.aarpinternational.org/topics/topics_list.htm?topic=1975 |
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AMD.org
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"Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive eye condition." This site discusses diagnosis and treatment, current research, a glossary, a FAQ, articles, and links to related sites for people with low vision. From the Macular Deg ...
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http://www.amd.org/ |
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