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Senior Health Resources |
Center for Healthy
Aging
Nonprofit Santa Monica organization created to provide
programs and services that assist clients and their families with the
physical, emotional, financial challenges that come with aging. You
may submit a question online, call, or visit the Center in Santa Monica.
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UCLA 50
Plus Program
Free membership program that helps people age 50
or older maintain a healthy and independent lifestyle. Includes health
education, fitness and walking programs, health insurance information,
newsletters, etc. This is not an HMO or insurance
program. |
AARP Health Center
Information on insurance and Medicare, stress management, prescription
drugs, and healthy lifestyle. Online learning center covers topics of
interest like getting the most from your managed care plan. |
National Institute on Aging
Publications, research information, clinical trials reports.
Comprehensive Alzheimer's disease information and resources. |
U.S. Senate Special Committee on
Aging
Information about Committee hearings on senior issues, learn about
prescription medicine assistance programs, and follow important
legislation. Read about the special issues such as repealing the death
tax or identity theft. You may sign up to receive email news from the
Committee office. |
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Women & Men's Health Resources
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UCLA National Center for
Excellence in Women's Health
Services for consumers and
patients, the community, and health care providers. Provides excellent
list of community resources that covers multiple topics on women's health. |
MedlinePlus Men's Health Issues
Overview of men's health
issues plus articles on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of specific
conditions. Links to local health resources for men. Includes
teen and senior information. |
4Women.gov
National women's
health center with free, reliable health information. Browse a
resource database or checkspecial topic areas. Free referrals
1-800-994-9662 or use the email form on the Website. |
Mayo Clinic Men's Health Center
Information on diseases,
drugs, and healthy living. Articles on issues such as prostate health,
sex, fitness. |
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Sports Health Resources |
American College of Sports
Medicine
While primarily of interest to professionals, the
site provides good information for consumers including expert commentary on
sports health. The free, online
"Current Comments"
cover topics such as blood clots during exercise, stress fractures, or
tennis elbow. |
American Sports Medicine Institute
Another Website primarily
aimed at professionals that has a wealth of information for anyone
interested in sports. Check out the
Research Section's
excellent articles on the biometrics of specific sports (e.g. baseball)
or joints (e.g. knees) complete with diagrams. |
American Academy or Orthopaedic
Surgeons
Consumer education is a goal of this professional
Website and the Patient Education Library is front and center. Browse
by category (injury prevention, children, arthritis) or select a body part
from the interactive diagram. Easy to use and easy to understand, this
site is excellent. |
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Special Interest Organizations &
Resources |
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organizations and associations ready to help patients, family, and
caregivers. A few of the more prominent associations are listed below
but if you don't see the one you need, use the Library's online database
Associations Unlimited and search by your key word to locate the group
you need. The Library's Health
& Wellness Resource Center online database also offers a Health
Organization Directory where you may search by keyword for agencies,
organizations, and schools. |
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Alzheimer's Association |
American Autoimmune Association |
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American Cancer
Society |
American Diabetes Society |
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American Heart Association |
American Liver Foundation |
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Arthritis Foundation |
Glaucoma Research Foundation |
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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National Breast
Cancer Foundation |
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National Association for Continence |
National Osteoporosis Foundation |
| Additional specialized
resources are available in the Library Reference Collect. These
resources include:
The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health;
The Encyclopedia of Senior Health and Well-Being;
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery; and the
The Johns Hopkins Medical Guide to Health after 50. Ask the librarians for assistance in locating the
particular specialized information you need. |
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