Resources

National and Local Resources

• Aging Blueprint
• Aging In Place – National Council For Aging Care
• Alliance for Aging, Inc.
• American Society on Aging
• CDC Chronic Disease Indicators – Older Adults
• CDC Healthy Aging
  • Healthy Brain Initiative
  • Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults
  • Prevention Research Centers
  • Alzheimer’s Disease
• CDC Home and Recreational Safety – Older Adult Falls
• CDC Immunization Schedules – for Adults
• CDC Medication Safety Program – Adults and Older Adults Adverse Drug Events
• CDC Motor Vehicle Safety – Older Adult Drivers
• CDC Physical Activity
  • How much physical activity do older adults need?
  • Making Physical Activity a Part of an Older Adult’s Life
• CDC STEADI- Older Adult Fall Prevention – Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries
• Go4Life from the National Institute on Aging at NIH
• Healthy Aging Collaborative of South Florida – (Local)
• Florida Long Term Care Ombudsman Program – (Local)
• Mayor’s Initiative on Aging – (Local)
• National Council on Aging
• National Institute on Aging
• National Resource Center on Nutrition, Physical Activity & Aging – FIU
• National Resource Center on Nutrition & Aging

Reports

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• The State of Aging and Health in America 2013
• 2008 Update to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke

Healthy Living Guides

• Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging at NIH
• First Step to Active Health

Tool-Kits

• NCOA Center for Healthy Aging: Model Health Programs for Communities
• Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Community Resources  – English, Spanish, and Creole
• NEW: Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Community Resource Guide (South Florida)