There Is Help Out There
“One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals.”
– Jean Vanier
A List of Useful Resources
- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research – http://www.ahrq.gov
- Alzheimer’s Association – http://www.alz.org
- Alzheimer’s Foundation of America – http://www.alzfdn.org
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) – http://www.aafp.org
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry – http://www.aagpgpa.org
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging – http://www.aahsa.org
- American Association of Retired People (AARP) – http://www.aarp.org
- American Brain Tumor Association – http://www.abta.org
- American Cancer Society – http://www.cancer.org
- American Diabetes Association – http://www.diabetes.org
- American Heart Association – http://www.americanheart.org
- American Liver Foundation – http://www.liverfoundation.org
- American Lung Association – http://www.lungusa.org
- American Prostate Society – http://www.ameripros.org
- American Red Cross – http://www.redcross.org
- American Society on Aging – http://www.asaging.org
- American Stroke Association – http://www.strokeassociation.org
- Arthritis Foundation – http://www.arthritis.org
- Breast Cancer Network – http://breastcancernetwork.org
- CancerNet – http://www.cancer.gov
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – http://www.cdc.gov
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – http://www.cms.gov
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – http://www.cff.org
- Elderhostel – http://www.elderhostel.org
- Elderweb – http://www.elderweb.com
- Food and Drug Administration – http://www.fda.gov/
- Glaucoma – http://www.glaucoma.org
- Medicare – http://www.medicare.gov
- Muscular Dystrophy Association – http://www.mda.org
- National Association for Continence – http://www.nafc.org
- National Council on the Aging – http://www.ncoa.org
- National Family Caregivers Association – http://www.nfcacares.org
- National Health Information Center (NHIC) – http://www.health.gov
- National Institute of Mental Health – http://www.nimh.nih.gov
- National Osteoporosis Foundation – http://www.nof.org
- National Stroke Association – http://www.stroke.org
- Parkinsons Disease – http://www.parkinsons.org
- Senior Resouces – http://www.seniorresourcesonline.com
- Social Security Administration – http://www.ssa.gov
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – http://www.samhsa.gov
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – http://www.hhs.gov