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Healthy Aging

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About 40 percent of women aged 65 and older have at least one disability that limits to some extent what they can do. People with a disability have special health concerns as they age.

Additional Resources

Publications

1.   Aging Well, Living Well - This is a featured portion of WomensHealth.gov that provides information about staying healthy as you age. It provides information and resources on a number of topics, such as caregiving, health insurance, safety, and staying active.

   http://www.womenshealth.gov/ow/

2.   Healthy Aging for Older Adults - This site contains information on the population increase in Americans over 65 years of age. Links within the website discuss the role of the Centers for Disease Control in promoting healthy aging, the economic effects of aging, and chronic diseases that most often affect Americans over age 65.

   http://www.cdc.gov/aging/

3. Aging with a Disability: Putting Research into Practice and Education (Copyright © CDIHP) - This web site links to videos and PowerPoint presentations about issues surrounding aging with a disability.

   http://www.cdihp.org/aging.html

4. Frequently Asked Questions About Age, Aging, and Disability (Copyright © Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) - Aging is a developmental process of life that affects everyone. For persons with disabilities, this process can pose particular questions in relationship to aging and disability. This fact sheet provides responses to frequently asked questions in regards to aging and disability.

   http://lifecenter.ric.org/content/2132/index.html?topic=3&subtopic=158

5.   Functional Changes (Copyright © Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with a Disability) - This publication describes what new health problems someone with a disability might start experiencing as they age. It gives recommendations for dealing with those problems.

   http://www.agingwithdisability.org/PDF/functionfs.pdf

6. A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities (Copyright © Hesperian Foundation) - This book is written for women with disabilities around the world. It contains chapters about understanding and taking care of your body, growing older with a disability, abuse, violence, self-defense, and much more.

   http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download_wwd.php

Organizations

1.   Administration on Aging, HHS
2.   DisabilityInfo.gov
3.   National Institute on Aging, NIH, HHS
4.   The Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy
5. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities

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Content last updated May 15, 2008.