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Date: Thursday, September 25, 1997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: HCFA Press Office (202) 690-6145
The Department of Health and Human Services today is bringing senior citizens at 462 senior centers across the country greater access to all the information about Medicare and other HHS programs on the Internet.
HHS' Health Care Financing Administration is loaning more than 500 computers to these centers so seniors can tap the wealth of constantly updated Medicare and Medicaid information on its Web site at cms.hhs.gov. This access will be increasingly important, as HCFA's website soon will include easy-to-use charts so people in Medicare can compare premiums, copayments, and benefits for all the managed care plans in their area. In the future, more information on quality rankings and consumer satisfaction ratings will be added.
Seniors also will be able to reach other important websites, including the HHS home page at www.hhs.gov, the Administration on Aging at www.aoa.dhhs.gov, the National Institute on Aging at www.nih.gov/nia, and HHS' guide to a wide array of health resources at www.healthfinder.gov.
"Bringing seniors into cyberspace is an efficient way to keep our beneficiaries up-to-date about our programs so they can make informed health care decisions," said HCFA Deputy Administrator Nancy-Ann Min DeParle. "Providing computers to senior centers helps ensure that someone with know-how will be on hand to guide those who have never surfed the Internet before."
"These senior centers, many of which are supported by the Administration on Aging, provide the perfect place for older Americans to learn more about computers and the Internet," said William F. Benson, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging. "This project is giving older persons access to tools they need to be as informed and empowered as possible."
HCFA is loaning at least one computer to every qualified senior center that applied to be in the Computers for Seniors program. The computers should start arriving at senior centers in October. HCFA is providing personal computers and basic Windows and DOS operating software. Senior centers are responsible for installing and maintaining the equipment, as well as providing a modem and any additional phone lines.
Note: Information regarding the Senior Centers selected to participate
in this program is attached. This information and other HCFA press
releases are available on the World Wide Web at: cms.hhs.gov.
ALABAMA
SAIL Center, Atmore
Archibald Senior Center, Montgomery
Eldergarden Multipurpose Senior Center, Birmingham
ARIZONA
San Carlos Apache Tribe Center, San Carlos
ARKANSAS
Arkadelphia Senior Adult Center, Arkadelphia
AAA of Southeast Arkansas, Inc., Pine Bluff
NADC Aging Program, Melbourne
Lincoln Senior Center, Lincoln
CALIFORNIA
Lawndale Senior Center, Lawndale
Havasu Lake Senior Citizens Center, Havasu Lake
Montecito Heights Senior Center, Los Angeles
Mastick Senior Center, Alameda
Maguerita C. Johnson Senior Center, Marin City
Highland Park Senior Center, Los Angeles
Senior Recreation Center, Santa Monica
Golden Age Center, Weaverville
Bear River Band Tribal Office, Loleta
Janet Goeske Senior Center, Riverside
Filipino American Service Group Center, Los Angeles
Seinan Senior Citizens Center, Los Angeles
East Los Angeles Remarkable Citizen's Center, Los Angeles
Mizell Senior Center, Palm Springs
City of Emeryville Senior Center, Emeryville
Golden Umbrella Senior Center, Redding
COLORADO
Thornton Area Multipurpose Senior Center, Thornton
The Senior Hub, Inc., Federal Heights
Colorado Springs Senior Center, Colorado Springs
Golden Community Center, Golden
Commerce City Senior Center, Commerce City
CONNECTICUT
West Hartford Senior Center, West Hartford
West Haven Senior Center, West Haven
South Windsor Senior Center, South Windsor
Washington Senior Center, Washington Depot
Falls Avenue Senior Center, Oakville
Sullivan Senior Center, Torrington
Stratford Senior Services, Baldwin Senior Center, Stratford
New Britain Senior Center, New Britain
Earl W. Smith Senior Center, Ashford
Community Renewal Team of Greater Hartford, Inc., Hartford
Granby Senior Center, Granby
Beckish Senior Center, Columbia
DELAWARE
First State Community Action Agency, Georgetown
Cape Henlopen Senior Center, Rehobeth
Newark Senior Center, Inc., Newark
Sellers Senior Center, Wilmington
Peoples Settlement Association, Wilmington
Milford Senior Center, Inc., Milford
The Modern Maturity Center, Inc., Dover
Wilmington Senior Center, Wilmington
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Iona Senior Services, Washington
So Others Might Eat (SOME) Dwelling Place, Washington
Washington Seniors Wellness Center, Washington
Greater Washington Urban League, Washington
Greater Washington Urban League Asian & Pacific Islander, Washington
Edgewood Nutrition Center, Washington
The James Nutrition Center, Washington
The Educational Organization for United Latin Americans
(EOFULA), Spanish Senior Center, Washington
FLORIDA
Greater Palm Bay Senior Center, Palm Bay
Advent Christian Village, Inc, Dowling Park
Log Cabin Senior Center, COA of Martin, Jensen Beach
Osceola County Council on Aging/Senior, Kissimmee
GEORGIA
Senior Citizens, Inc., Savannah
Northside Shepherd's Center, Atlanta
Elbert County Senior Center, Elberton
Manchester Senior Center, Manchester
Mercy Senior Care Inc., Rome
Wilkinson County Senior Center, Irwinton
Lamar Senior Center (J.O.Y.Club), Barnesville
Golden Age Senior Center, Statesboro
Wilma W. Shelnutt Senior Adult Center, Jonesboro
Butts County Senior Center (Senior Pals), Jackson
Columbus Consolidated Gov't Senior Day Care, Columbus
Retired Citizens Center, Thomaston
Spalding County Senior Center, Griffin
Pike County Senior Center, Young at Heart Club, Zebulon
HAWAII
Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center, Honolulu
Kamana Senior Center, Hilo
Honokaa Senior Center, Honokaa
Kohala Senior Center, Kapaau
Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center, Kamuela
R. Yano Memorial Center, Captain Cook
Pahala Senior Center, Pahala
Keaau Senior Center, Keaau
IDAHO
Greater Pocatello Senior Citizen Center, Pocatello
Senior Citizens Program, Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai
Oneida County Senior Citizens Inc, Malad City
McCall Senior Citizens, Inc.,McCall
Bingham County Blackfoot Senior Citizens, Inc., Blackfoot
ILLINOIS
Whiteside County Senior Center, Sterling
Coles County Council on Aging, Mattoon Area Senior Center, Mattoon
Smiles Senior Center, Mounds
Sheridan/Devon Apartments, Chicago
Lacon Area Community Center, Lacon
Pearce Community Center, Chillicothe
Bureau County Senior Citizens Assoc., Princeton
The Keen Age Center, Belvidere
Senior Center, Effingham
INDIANA
Noble County Council on Aging, Kendallville
Senior & Family Services, Inc., Winslow Center, Winslow
Senior & Family Services, Washington
YWCA Senior Center, Elkhart
Cass County Council on Aging, Inc., Logansport
HCCOA Senior Center, Huntington
Southeast Multi-Service Center, Indianapolis
Community Centers of Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Paul Phillippe Senior Center, Frankfort
Leighton Center for Senior Health, South Bend
Chicago Trail Village, New Carusle
IOWA
Lucas County Senior Center, Chariton
Mason City Senior Activity Center, Mason City
Monroe County Senior Center, Albia
Waterloo Senior Center, Waterloo
Witwer Senior Center, Cedar Rapids
KANSAS
Louisburg Area Senior Citizens, Inc., Louisburg
Stanton County Senior Service Center, Johnson
Sunshine Inn, Marysville
Vernon Multi-Purpose Center, Kansas City
KENTUCKY
Murray Calloway County Senior Citizens, Murray
Senior Citizens East, Louisville
Grand Lakes Senior Community Center, Grand Rivers
Breathitt County Senior Citizens Center, Jackson
Northern Kentucky Senior Center, Covington
LOUISIANA
Acadia Council on Aging, Crowley
Slidell Senior Center, Slidell
Archdiocese of New Orleans, New Orleans
West Carroll Parish AAA/COA/Senior Ctr., Oak Grove
Winn Parish Council on Aging, Inc., Winnfield
Hammond Senior Center, Hammond
Lake Charles Senior Center, Lake Charles
Westlake Senior Center, Westlake
Cameron Senior Center, Cameron
Sulphur Senior Center, Sulphur
Pineville Senior Center, Pineville
Jefferson Council on Aging, Inc., Metairie
Bogalusa Senior Center, Bogalusa
Franklinton Senior Center, Franklinton
MAINE
Senior Spectrum/Central Maine Area Agency on Aging, Augusta Southern Maine Agency on Aging, Portland
Senior Spectrum Coastal Resource Center, Damariscotta
MARYLAND
Grantsville Senior Center, Grantsville
The Forest Park Senior Center, Inc., Baltimore
Hatton Senior Center, Baltimore
South Carroll Senior Activities Center, Sykesville
Mt. Airy Senior Activities Center, Mt. Airy
Taneytown Senior Activities Center, Taneytown
Talbott Senior Center, Easton
Kent County Senior Center, Chestertown
Overlea/Fullerton Senior Center, Baltimore
The Joseph Center, Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS
Amherst Senior Center, Amherst
Avon Council on Aging-Buckley Center, Avon
Bourne Council on Aging, Buzzards Bay
Fitchburg Senior Center, Fitchburg
Gardner Council on Aging, Gardner
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center, Boston
The Heritage Apartments, East Boston
Littleton Council on Aging, Littleton
Longmeadow Senior Center, Longmeadow
Medfield Council on Aging, Medfield
Milford Council on Aging, Milford
Millis Council on Aging, Millis
Norwell Council on Aging, Norwell
Provincetown Council on Aging, Provincetown
Saugus Senior Citizens Center, Saugus
Scituate Council on Aging, Catherine McGowan Senior Center, Scituate
Shrewsbury Council on Aging, Senior Center, Shrewsbury
Springfield Council on Aging, Springfield
Uxbridge Council on Aging, Uxbridge
Walpole Council on Aging, Aurelia M. Newell Center, Walpole
Westford Council on Aging, Cameron Senior Center, Westford
West Boylston Council on Aging, West Boylston
Whitman Council on Aging, Whitman
MICHIGAN
Human Development Commission Community Action, Caro
Franklin-Wright Settlements, Inc., Detroit
Jackson County Department on Aging, Crouch Senior Center, Jackson
Munising Seniors, Munising
Kalkaska County Multi-Purpose Senior Center, Kalkaska
Ford Senior Center, Taylor
Inkster Senior Services, Inkster
The Friendship Community Center, Suttons Bay
Saline Area Senior Center, Saline
St. Ann's Lake County, Baldwin
Rock Area Senior Center, Rock
Birmingham Area Senior Center, Birmingham
Chippewa Luce Mackinac Community Action, Sault Saint Marie
Cass County Council on Aging, Inc., Cassopolis
The Monroe Center, Monroe
Frenchtown Senior Citizens, Inc., Monroe
Clio Area Senior Center, Clio
Baker Commons, Ann Arbor
AuTrain Senior Center, AuTrain
Delray United Action Council, Detroit
Grand Marais Senior Center, Grand Marais
St. Patrick Senior Center, Detroit
Roscommon County Commission on Aging, Roscommon
Burnham Brook Center, Battle Creek
Turner Geriatric Clinic, Ann Arbor
Ontonagon County Commission on Aging, Bergland
MINNESOTA
Itasca County YMCA Senior Center, Grand Rapids
Kinghurst Community Senior Club, Northome
Royalton Area Community/Senior Center, Royalton
Winona Senior Friendship Center, Winona
Cook County Council on Aging, Grand Marais
Coon Rapids Senior Services, Coon Rapids
MISSISSIPPI
Natchez Senior Citizen Multipurpose Center, Natchez
MISSOURI
Butler Senior Center, Butler
Clifton Heights Senior Center, St. Louis
Concordia Senior Center, Concordia
Ewing Senior Center, Ewing
Fun & Friends Senior Center, Thayer
Heritage Harmony House Senior Citizen Center, Aurora
Higginsville Senior Center, Higginsville
Lexington Senior Center, Lexington
Madison County Citizens Council on Aging, Fredericktown
Odessa Senior Center, Odessa
Ozarks Lake Country Senior Center, Kimberling City
Republic Senior Friendship Center, Republic
Sedalia Senior Center, Sedalia
The Senior Center, Columbia
Springfield South Side Senior Center, Springfield
Stockton Senior Center, Stockton
Warrensburg Senior Center, Warrensburg
Warsaw Senior Center, Warsaw
Waynesville / St. Robert Senior Citizens, Inc., Waynesville
West Plains Senior Center, West Plains
MONTANA
Bozeman Senior Center, Bozeman
North Central Senior Center, Havre
Harlem Senior Citizens Center - Harlem
Musselshell County Council on Aging, Roundup
Central Montana Community Center, Lewistown
Lodge Pole Senior Citizens Center , Fort Belknap Reservation
Chinook Area Senior Center, Chinook
Fox Lake Senior Center, Lambert
Belmont Senior Center, Butte
NEBRASKA
Beaver Valley Senior Center, St. Edward
Hayes County Senior Center, Hayes Center
Norfolk Senior Citizens Center, Norfolk
NEVADA
Older Americans of Lyon County Senior Center, Yerington
Coalition for Senior Citizens Churchill County Senior Center, Fallon
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Senior Center, Owhyhee
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Prime Time, The Center for Healthy Aging, Manchester
Belknap-Merrimack Community Action Program, Concord
NEW JERSEY
Rahway Senior Center, Rahway
The Centre,Inc., Newark
Community Services, Inc. Of Ocean County, Lakewood
New Brunswick Senior Citizen Resource, New Brunswick
East Newark Senior Center, East Newark
Plainfield Senior Citizens Service Center, Plainfield
Howard Scarborough Senior Center, East Windsor
Piscataway Senior Center, Piscataway
Harrison Senior Citizens Center, Harrison
Metuchen Senior Citizen Center, Metuchen
Vernon Township Senior Center, Vernon
New Community Corporation, Newark
Senior Support Services, Jersey City
NEW MEXICO
Corrales Senior Center, Corrales
Cuba Senior Center, Cuba
Ramah Senior Citizens Center, Ramah
Placitas Community Center, Placitas
Pena Blanca Community Center, Pena Blanca
Bernalillo Senior Center, Bernalillo
Jemez Valley Community Center, Jemez Pueblo
Senior Citizens of Clovis, NM,Inc., Clovis
Socorro City/County Senior Citizens Center, Socorro
City Of Las Cruces Senior Citizens Dept., Munson
Senior Center, Las Cruces
NEW YORK
Inwood Senior Community Service Center, Lawrence
Adirondack Adult Center, Tupper Lake
Senior Citizens Council of Clinton Co., Inc., Plattssburgh
Great Neck Senior Center, Inc., Great Neck
Paynter Senior Center, Inc., Clayton
Lifespan's Garson Meyer Senior Center, Rochester
Massapequa Park Community Center, Massapequa Park
Catholic Charities, Hicksville
Eastern Area Senior Service Center, Berlin
Hoosick Area Senior Service Center, Hoosick Falls
Troy Area Senior Service Center, Troy
Arden Hill Life Care Center, Goshen
Glen Arden Life Care Retirement Community, Goshen
Ft. Covington Adult Center, Ft. Covington
NORTH CAROLINA
Bladen County Division on Aging, Elizabethtown
Robbinsville Senior Center, Robbinsville
Council on Aging/Senior Center, Shelby
Yancey County Committee on Aging, Inc., Burnsville
Louisburg Senior Citizens Center, Louisburg
Franklinton Senior Citizens Center, Franklinton
Lois E. Harrill Senior Center, Boone
Shallotte Senior Center, Shallotte
Chatham County Council on Aging, Pittsboro
MorgantonBurke Senior Center, Morganton
Greene County Senior Citizen Center, Snowhill
Davidson County Department of Senior, Lexington
Wilkes Senior Citizens Center, North Wilkesboro
United Services for Older Adults, East Greensboro
Marshall Senior Center, Marshall
Rutherford Co Dept. of Aging Senior Center, Spindale
Troy/Montgomery County Senior Center, Troy
Cannon Memorial YMCA, David Murdock Senior Center, Kannapolis
Tsali Manor Senior Center, Cherokee
NORTH DAKOTA
Hazen Senior Citizens Center, Hazen
OHIO
Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney
Maumee Senior Center, Maumee
Lorain County Senior Citizens Assoc., Elyria
Eleanor M. Kahle Senior Center, Toledo
City of Bay Village, Department of Community Services, Bay Village
Holmes County Council on Aging, DBA Holmes County Senior Center, Millerburg
Elderly United of Springfield & Clark, Springfield
Coshocton County Senior Center, Coshocton
Hocking County Council on Aging, Logon
Lois Brown Dale Friendship Center, Batavia
Parma Senior Center, Parma
OKLAHOMA
Iowa Tribe Whitecloud-Title VI Senior Nutrition Services, Perkins
Moore Council On Aging, Brand Senior Citizen Center,
Moore
OREGON
Union County Senior Center, LaGrande
Seaside Community & Senior Center, Seaside
Clatskanic Senior Center, Clatskanic
St. Helens Senior Center, St. Helens
Scappoose Senior Center, Scappoose
Willamalane Senior Adult Activity Center, Springfield
Rainier Senior Center, Rainier
Vernonia Senior Center, Vernonia
Cottage Grove Senior Center, Cottage Grove
Kiawanda Senior Community Center, Pacific City
South Lincoln Senior Center, Waldport
United Senior Citizens of Bend Senior Center, Bend
McMinnville Senior Center, McMinnville
Senior Citizens of Sweet Home, Inc., Sweet Home
Tigard Senior Center, Tigard
Chetco Senior Center, Inc., Brookings
PENNSYLVANIA
Blue Ridge Senior Center, Great Bend
Corry Senior Center, Corry
Erie West Senior Center, Erie
North East Senior Center, North East
Northwestern Senior Center, Albion
Tri-Boro Senior Center, Fairview
Union City Senior Center, Union City
Golden Visions Community Senior Center and Adult Day Care, Hanover
Hometown Senior Center, Media
Germantown Settlement Senior Center, Philadelphia
Lawton Center, Lawton
Erie Center on Health & Aging, Erie
Interac Senior Center, Philadelphia
Mahanoy City Resource Center, Mahanoy City
Senior Center of Lebanon Valley, Lebanon
Minersville Senior Resource Center, Minersville
Tamaqua Senior Resource Center, Tamaqua
Tremont Senior Resource Center, Tremont
Bellefonte Senior Community Center, Bellefonte
Penn-Kidder Senior Center, Jim Thorpe
Panther - Valley Senior Center, Jim Thorpe
Northeast Senior Center, Philadelphia
Mercy Douglass Center II, Inc., Smith Pinn Senior Center, Philadelphia
Mercy Douglass Center II, Inc., Smith Shepard Senior Center, Philadelphia
Pottsville Senior Resource Center, Market Basket, Pottsville
Schuylkill Haven Senior Resource Center, Schuylkill
Sunbury Senior Action Center, Sunbury
Riverside Senior Action Center, Riverside
Shamokin Senior Action Center, Shamokin
Mt. Carmel Senior Action Center, Mt. Carmel
Trevorton Senior Action Center, Trevorton
Watsontown Senior Action Center, Watsontown
Lower Northumberland/Herndon Senior Action Center, Herndon
Northumberland/Point Township Senior Action Center, Northumberland
Kulpmont Senior Action Center, Kulpmont
Elysburg Senior Action Center, Elysburg
Milton Senior Action Center, Milton
Bloomsburg Senior Social Center, Lightstreet
Indiana Senior Center, Indiana
Greater Hazleton Senior Citizens Services, Inc., Hazleton
Monongahela Senior Community Center, Monongahela
Donora Senior Community Center, Donora
Warren Community Senior Center, Warren
Charleroi Senior Community Center, Charleroi
PUERTO RICO
Centro De Envejecientes, Ceiba
Centro Diamantino, Carolina
RHODE ISLAND
Town of Coventry Senior Citizens Center, Coventry
East Providence Senior Center, East Providence
Salvatore Mancini Center on Aging, North Providence
Leon Mathieu Senior Center, Pawtucket
Larry Tetreault Senior Center, Peace Dale
SOUTH CAROLINA
Darlington County Council on Aging, Darlington
Capital Senior Center, Columbia
The Shepherd's Center of Spartanburg, Inc., Spartanburg
Lee County Council on Aging, Bishopville
Aiken Area Council on Aging, Aiken
Florence Community Development Corporation, Florence
Senior Centers of Cherokee County, Inc, Gaffney
McCormick County Senior Center, Inc., McCormick
AndersonOconee Council on Aging, Anderson
SOUTH DAKOTA
Aberdeen Area Senior Center, Aberdeen
Senior Citizens Services, Inc., Vermillion
TENNESSEE
St. Clair Street Senior Center, Murfreesboro
Sequatchie County Senior Citizens Center, Dunlap
Martin Senior Adult Center, Martin
Robertson County Senior Center, Springfield
College Grove, Senior Enrichment Center, College Grove
City of Soddy Daisy, Soddy-Daisy
TEXAS
South Austin Senior Activity Center, Austin
Menard County Senior/Community Center, Menard
Goldberg B'nai B'rith Towers, Houston
Comal County Senior Citizens Center, New Braunfels
Alton Senior Center, Mission
Maxwell Adult Center, Deer Park
UTAH
East Juab Senior Citizens Organization, Nephi
St. George Senior Citizens Center, St. George
VERMONT
Project Independence, Barre
The Galley Senior Meal Site, Barre
VIRGINIA
Norfolk Senior Center, Norfolk
Benton Witt Senior Center, Appalachia
Chesapeake Bay Agency on Aging, Inc., Urbanna
Salem Senior Citizens Center, Salem
City of Danville Senior Citizens Center, Danville
The Carlin, Arlington
Gillfield Senior Center, Petersburg
St. Martin de Porres Senior Center, Alexandria
Jarratt Senior Citizens Center, Jarratt
Dinwiddie Senior Center, Carston
Emporia/Greensville Senior Center, Emporia
Gloucester Senior Activity Center, Gloucester
Prince George Senior Citizen Center, Prince George
WASHINGTON
Walla Walla Senior Citizens Center, Walla Walla
Des Moines Senior Center, Des Moines
Oak Harbor Senior Center, Oak Harbor
Senior Center of West Seattle, Seattle
Senior Services for South Sound, Olympia
Pasco Senior Center, Pasco
Community Center at Mercer View, Mercer Island
Camwood Senior Center, Stanwood
Northshore Senior Center, Bothell
East County Senior Center, Monroe
South County Senior Center, Edmonds
Hugo Pautler Senior Center, Clarkston
Wallingford Community Senior Center, Seattle
Pt. Roberts Senior Center, Pt. Roberts
Buckley Senior Citizens Center, Buckley
The Tualip Senior Center, Marysville
WEST VIRGINIA
Milton Senior Center, Milton
Fairfield West Senior Center, Huntington
Cabell Huntington Senior Center, Huntington
Barboursville Senior Citizens, Barboursville
Family Service/Upper Ohio Valley, Wheeling
Hamlin Senior Center, Hamlin
Hart Creek Senior Center, Hamlin
West Hamlin Senior Center, Hamlin
Marion County Senior Citizens, Inc., Fairmont
Roane County Committee on Aging, Spencer
Wayne County Community Services Organization, Inc., Wayne
Mercer County Commission on Aging Multi Purpose Senior Center, Princeton
Wood County Senior Citizens Association, Inc., Parkersburg
Harrison County Senior Center, Inc., Clarksburg
Hardy County Committee on Aging Senior Center, Moorefield
Hancock County Senior Center, New Cumberland
Randolph County Senior Center, Elkins
WISCONSIN
Barron Senior Citizen Center, Barron
Madison Senior Center, Madison
Senior Citizen Center, Rice Lake
Reserve Nutrition Site, Haywood
Riverside Senior Center, Wausau
WYOMING
North Big Horn Senior Citizens, Lovell
Rock Springs Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center, Rock Springs
Sheridan Senior Center, Sheridan