NIHSeniorHealth.gov
The NIA and the National Library of Medicine, both part of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a website designed specifically for older people. The website features a wide variety of popular health topics presented in a simple-to-use, easy-to-read format. It also has a “talking web” feature that reads the text to you. Visit this website at www.nihseniorhealth.gov. |
You can make the best of your time with your doctor by being informed. This often includes drawing on other sources of health information such as the Internet, home medical guides, books and articles available at libraries, national organizations or associations, other institutes within the National Institutes of Health, and self-help groups.
NIA has free information in English and Spanish, including a Spanish language version of this booklet called Conversando con su Medicó. To order publications or request a publications catalog, call the NIA Information Center at 1-800-222-2225 or TTY at 1-800-222-4225. Publications can be ordered online by visiting www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation; you can also sign up for email alerts about new NIA publications at this website. Publications from NIA are available in bulk—for example, you may want to encourage your doctor to order copies of this publication for his or her office.
For free fact sheets and other publications about Alzheimer’s disease, contact the NIA’s Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 1-800-438-4380. The ADEAR Center website is www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers.
Good health care depends on good communication with your doctor and other health care professionals. Let the ideas in this booklet help you take a more active role in your health care. The following list is a sampling of other resources that may also be useful.
General Resources
NIA Information Center
P.O. Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057
1-800-222-2225
1-800-222-4225 (TTY)
www.nia.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health
NIHSeniorHealth.gov
www.nihseniorhealth.gov
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
301-496-4000
www.nih.gov
MedlinePlus
c/o National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
1-888-FIND-NLM (1-888-346-3656)
www.medlineplus.gov
Medicare
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
www.medicare.gov
AARP (formerly the American Association of Retired Persons)
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277)
www.aarp.org
Advance Directives
Patient Education Forum: Advance Directives
The American Geriatric Society
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801
New York, NY 10118
1-800-563-4916
212-308-1414
www.healthinaging.org/public_education/pef/advance_directives.php
Alcohol
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304
301-443-3860
www.niaaa.nih.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
DHHS
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
1-800-729-6686
1-800-487-4889 (TTY)
www.samhsa.gov
Assisted Living
Assisted Living Federation of America
1650 King Street, Suite 602
Alexandria, VA 22314-2747
703-894-1805
www.alfa.org
National Center for Assisted Living
1201 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-842-4444
www.ncal.org
AARP
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277)
www.aarp.org/families/housing_choices
Care in the Event of a Terminal Illness
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314-2844
1-800-658-8898
www.nhpco.org
Driving
SeniorDrivers.org
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Administrative Office
607 14th Street, NW, Suite 201
Washington, DC 20005-2000
202-638-5944
www.seniordrivers.org
AARP Driver Safety Program
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049-0001
1-888-OUR-AARP (1-888-687-2277)
www.aarp.org/families/driver_safety
Patient Education Forum: Safe Driving for Seniors
The American Geriatrics Society
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801
New York, NY 10118-0801
212-308-1414
www.americangeriatrics.org/education/forum/driving.shtml
Exercise
American College of Sports Medicine
401 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3233
317-637-9200
www.acsm.org
Lifelong Fitness Alliance
658 Bair Island Road, Suite 200
Redwood City, CA 94063-2750
650-361-8282
www.50plus.org
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Department W
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 738-H
Washington, DC 20201-0004
202-690-9000
www.fitness.gov
Grief, Mourning, and Depression
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
1-866-615-6464
301-443-8431 (TTY)
www.nimh.nih.gov
HIV/AIDS
National Association on HIV Over Fifty
23 Miner Street
Boston, MA 02215-3318
617-233-7107
www.hivoverfifty.org
Incontinence
National Association for Continence
P.O. Box 1019
Charleston, SC 29402-1019
1-800-BLADDER (1-800-252-3337)
www.nafc.org
The Simon Foundation for Continence
P.O. Box 815
Wilmette, IL 60091
1-800-23-SIMON (1-800-237-4666)
www.simonfoundation.org
Medication
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: Consumer Information
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857-0001
1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332)
www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/DPAdefault.htm
Medicare-Approved Drug Discount
Card Program
1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
www.medicare.gov
Memory Problems
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
1-800-438-4380
www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers
Alzheimer’s Association
225 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
1-800-272-3900
www.alz.org
Problems With Family/Caregiving
Children of Aging Parents
P.O. Box 167
Richboro, PA 18954-0167
1-800-227-7294
www.caps4caregivers.org
Eldercare Locator Service
1-800-677-1116 (bilingual/TTY)
www.eldercare.gov
National Center on Elder Abuse
University of Delaware
297 Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-3525
www.ncea.aoa.gov
Sexuality
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
90 John Street, Suite 704
New York, NY 10038
212-819-9770
www.siecus.org
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