Healthy Aging: Other Places To Get Help
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Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| AARP (Association for the Advancement of Retired People) | |
| 601 E Street N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20049 | |
| Phone: | 1-888-OUR-AARP 1-888-687-2277 |
| Web Address: | www.aarp.org |
AARP is a national organization founded in 1973 to promote quality of life for older people. AARP provides information and education about issues affecting older people, including medication costs; advocates at the national, state, and local levels; and provides opportunities for service and involvement. | |
| Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
| 1 Massachusetts Avenue, Suites 4100 & 5100 | |
| Washington, DC 20201 | |
| Phone: | (202) 619-0724 |
| Fax: | (202) 357-3555 |
| E-mail: | aoainfo@aoa.hhs.gov |
| Web Address: | www.aoa.dhhs.gov |
This government Web site offers the latest aging-related policy and Medicare information, as well as links to health information. Text is provided in several languages and font sizes. | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Healthy Aging | |
| 1600 Clifton Road | |
| Atlanta, GA 30333 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-311-3435 |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/aging |
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site provides health information for older adults, relevant health statistics, and links to numerous aging-related Web sites. | |
| Medicare (Department of Health and Human Services) | |
| 7500 Security Boulevard | |
| Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) toll-free for the Medicare speech-automated system 1-877-267-2323 toll-free for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| TDD: | 1-866-226-1819 toll-free |
| Web Address: | www.medicare.gov |
This federal agency provides guides and other information about Medicare. The Official U.S. Government Site for People With Medicare (http://www.medicare.gov) provides useful information about Medicare enrollment, coverage, billing, appeals, and drug discount cards, as well as the latest Medicare policy changes impacting older Americans. Information on the Medicare Hospice Benefit and how to choose a nursing home is also included. | |
| National Institutes of Health Senior Health | |
| 9000 Rockville Pike | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892 | |
| Phone: | (301) 496-4000 |
| E-mail: | custserv@nlm.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov |
This Web site for older adults offers aging-related health information. The site was developed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIHSeniorHealth features up-to-date health information from NIH. In addition, the American Geriatrics Society provides independent review of some of the material found on this Web site. The Web site's senior-friendly features include large print, simple navigation, and short, easy-to-read segments of information. A visitor to this Web site can click special buttons to hear the text aloud, make the text larger, or turn on higher contrast for easier viewing. | |
| Last updated: | June 12, 2008 |
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| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Thomas M. Bailey, MD - Family Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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