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Administration on Aging
Part of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Administration on Aging focuses its work on the needs and concerns of the aging populations. The site contains many useful links to programs and legislative information, especially their link to Websites on Aging.

Aging Activities
This CDC site offers resources for the aging population including, trends in health, a longitudinal study of the aging, news flashes, and links to other aging web sites.

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
"The AARP provides direct information to aging members, particularly in consumer advocacy, legal assistance, tax counseling, job training and placement, health care and long term care information."

American Society on Aging (ASA)
ASA offers educational programming, publications and state-of-the-art information and training resources for professionals working in the field of aging.

American Tai Chi Association
A National non-profit organization dedicated to promote Tai Chi as a fitness and complementary medicine in the United States. Tai Chi is an ancient martial art which can greatly reduce risk of falls, stress, blood pressure, and relieve arthritis pain.

Gero Web
"Gero Web is designed as an online resource for researchers, educators, practitioners, and others interested in aging and older individuals." The site contains information on grants/funding, home health, policy, local/state information, and interest groups.

Gero Net
This information resource on health and aging information includes: professional programs; conference and educational information; data sources on health and aging; and links to aging resources related to research, education, public health and clinical care.

Gerontology Links
This page, from Bowling Green State University contains links to online gerontology sources. The site also directs users to course options offered by Bowling Green.

Health Poll Search
Health Poll Search is a searchable archive of public opinion questions on health issues that allows users to know what Americans think about health issues, as well as what Americans have thought about health issues over time. Health Poll Search is the result of a partnership between the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Connecticut. The Roper Center houses an archive of more than 350,000 public opinion questions dating back to 1935. The Health Poll Search archive covers 29 topics and more than 300 subtopics, and holds more than 60,000 questions on health issues from health care surveys that have included questions on health. These questions provide information on public perceptions of HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, health policy and health reform, Medicare and Medicaid, women's health, the uninsured, minority health, and children's health. Response percentages and source information are provided for all questions.

National Institute on Aging (NIA)
The NIA researches the biomedical, social and behavioral aspects of the aging process; the prevention of age-related diseases and disabilities; and promotes improved quality of life for older Americans.

New England Research Institutes (NERI)
NERI is "one of the nation's leading health research organization." The programs of the Institute include aging; children and families; women's health, men's health and health services research.

Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center (WRGEC)
The Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center is a consortium of nationally recognized academic leaders in gerontology and geriatric medicine. The WRGEC's mission is to improve health care for older adults by providing education, training, and consultation to faculty, health care professionals and consumers throughout the state of Ohio. The site contains links to additional gerontology and geriatric web sites.

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