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| http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/default.htm, Free
Links to articles and searches on health issues for the age 50+ population. |
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| http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/senior-health/ha00029, Free
Identifies the information you should have readily available in case a parent has a medical emergency, and also provides links to some other topics related to caregiving. |
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| http://www.agingwellmag.com/archive/083109p18.shtml, Free
Alwan and Mack discuss natural changes in sleep as we age, the importance of sleep, and current technologies for assessing sleep. |
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| Society of Actuaries / Living to 100 and Beyond Symposium, 2008, Free
http://www.soa.org/library/monographs/retirement-systems/living-to-100-and-beyond/2008/january/mono-li08-2a-brown.pdf
Statistical analysis does not find any correlation between income inequality and the health of the people, in developed nations. The correlation is with the overall wealth of the society, not the distribution of wealth. |
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| http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/51/2/156.abstract
Choi finds that recent immigrants are less likely to have Medicare and private insurance over time; this is related to lower probabilities of having a usual source of care (an indirect relationship), though there is no direct relationship between immigrant status and having a usual source of care. |
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| National Survey on Drug Use and Health, December 29, 2009, Free
http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/168/168OlderAdults.cfm
This report documents that there are about 4 million Americans in or near retirement who use illicit drugs. The report is available with and without detailed data tables |
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| U.S. Centers for Disease Control, March 23, 2011, Free
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/earlyrelease201103.pdf
Preliminary data from 1997 thru 2010 on U.S. adult health, detailing access to health insurance and care facilities, vaccination, the prevalence of smoking, obesity, and alcohol use, levels of physical activity, and incidence of certain specific diseases. |
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| http://www.carf.org/advancedProviderSearch.aspx, Free
Online directory of rehab services, by location, type of service, and target age group or population. |
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| Hudson Street Press, 2011, $25.95
http://www.amazon.com/Longevity-Project-Surprising-Discoveries-Eight-Decade/dp/1594630755/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1304639550&sr=1-1
This book contains analysis from a study of 1500 people, identifying factors that did (and didn’t) contribute to longevity, and suggesting changes we can make even if certain risk factors are against us. |
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| http://www.cdc.gov/aging/aginginfo/index.htm, Free
This page links you to a wide array of both general and specific information on health topics for seniors. |
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| http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-aging/MY00374, Free
Links to write-ups from the Mayo Clinic staff on issues that relate to healty aging. |
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| Lantern Books, 2005, $17.00
http://www.amazon.com/Senior-Fitness-Exercise-Program-Longevity/dp/1590560744/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277561943&sr=1-1
Puts diet and exercise together, so you can create a well-rounded fitness program for yourself. |
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| http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2010/05/knowledge_versus_certainty_in_skepticism.php, Free
A casual but helpful essay about how we evaluate medical issues in the light of scientific and non-scientific evidence. |
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| http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/AJPH.2009.166785v1
This study shows the importance of smoking cessation, but also demonstrates the importance all three parts – quit attempts, increased treatment use, and increased treatment effectiveness – play in reducing smoking prevalence. |
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| http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5842.pdf, Free
This article breaks down demographically the percentage of adults reporting insufficient sleep. People age 65+ apparently sleep best, by far. |
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| Active in: USA
Building 31, Room 5C27, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2292, Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone:301-496-1752
Fax:301-496-1072
http://www.nia.nih.gov/
One of the U.S. National Institutes on Health, focusing on aging. |
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| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, May 2010, Free
http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2010/qualcare/report.shtml#_Toc261259568
While focusing mainly on people with diabetes, Ng reports persistent disparities in care based on race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status and gender, and for subgroups at particular risk. |
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| http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePA.volumes&jcode=pag
The authors found that higher psychological well-being (positive relations with others, environmental mastery, personal growth, purpose in life, and self-acceptance), fewer illnesses, and lower depression scores predicted reduced odds for membership in the disrupted sleep group. |
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| AARP Public Policy Institute, August 2010, Free
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/d19305_healthfacts_QuickFacts2010.pdf
A snapshot of each state’s health care landscape by providing comparable state-level and national data for over 70 indicators. |
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| http://resellerratings.nextag.com/Health--zz2700067zresellerratingszB5z5---html, Free
Links you to price comparisons on medical supplies and home medical equipment, and also offers customer reviews of the product sellers (note that ResellerRatings.com also has other pages that help with a wide variety of other consumer products, too). |
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| http://www.epinions.com/webs-Web_Services-All-7452075-Wellness_and_Beauty, Free
You can't always trust what online purveyors of wellness products say, and you can't always trust reviews either, but here are some reviews you can refer to when looking for reliable vendors. |
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| http://www.guidetonursingschools.com/library/geriatric-nursing, Free
Lists resources for professional development, credentialing, research, and other purposes. |
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| http://www.aiflp.org/pdfs/IntegrativeAdviserNo0104.pdf
Part 2 of a two-part essay arguing that professional advisers need to look to their own health in order to best serve their clients. |
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| www.aiflp.org/pdfs/IntegrativeAdviserNo0103.pdf
Part 1 of a two-part essay arguing that professional advisers need to look to their own health in order to best serve their clients. |
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| U.S. Population Research Bureau, June 2011 (No. 21), Free
http://www.prb.org/pdf10/TodaysResearchAging19.pdf
The entire issue is devoted to this topic. It covers physicians, nurses, and direct care workers, and focuses on training and immigration as potential helps to fill the need for future healthcare workers. |
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| Winter 2010-2011 (Special issue)
http://www.asaging.org/generations/gen34-4/home.cfm
This issue addresses the question of how the U.S. will find and train the 2-to-3 million new health care workers that it needs between now and 2018. |