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Understanding Seniors' Health

• Protect Your Health as You Grow Older (National Health Information Center)
• Seniors' Health (MedlinePlus)

Health Information for Caregivers

• Alzheimer's Caregivers (MedlinePlus)
• Caregiving 101 (Triangle J Area Agency on Aging)
• Project C.A.R.E (North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services)
• What to Do (Caring From a Distance)

Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia or Memory Loss

• Alzheimer's Dementia (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version
• Alzheimer’s Disease (National Institutes of Health)
• Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services)
• Understanding Memory Loss (National Institute on Aging)

Diet & Nutrition for Seniors (see Nutrition)

Healthy Living for Seniors (see Healthy Living)

Fall Prevention & Rehabilitation

• Assistive Technology (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
• Information for Individuals and Families (Fall Prevention Center of Excellence)
• Understanding Falls (NC Falls Prevention Coalition)
• Preventing Falls: Conversation Starters (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
• What are Ways to Prevent Falls and Related Fractures? (National Institutes of Health)

Hearing & Vision Impairment

• Aging And Your Eyes (National Institute on Aging)
• Aging Changes in the Senses (MedlinePlus)
• Get Your Vision Checked (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
• Hearing Loss (National Institutes of Health)

Specific Health Conditions for Seniors

• Depression is Not a Normal Part of Growing Older (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Getting Older? Why your Teeth and Gums are Important for Good Health (Healthy Roads Media)
• Pain Management (Health in Aging)
• Seniors, Healthy Minds (American Psychiatric Association)
• Sexuality in Later Life (National Institute on Aging)
• Sleep and Aging (National Institutes of Health)

Medicare & Medicaid (see also Health Insurance)

• Medicare Benefits (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• A Quick Look at Medicare (Healthy Roads Media)
• Who is Eligible - Medicaid for Medicare Recipients (NC Division of Medical Assistance)

Seniors' Health Statistics

• Minority Aging (Administration on Aging)
• Profile of Older Americans (Administration on Aging)
• Quick Facts About Aging in NC (UNC Institute on Aging)

Resources compiled by Jennifer Stuart, Librarian, MAHEC Health Sciences Library.

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