Prevention Needs Links

To purchase smoke alarms for the hard of hearing you may visit Access Solutions: www.accessolutions.com
Alcoholics Anonymous: www.aa.org
American Association of Retired Persons:www.aarp.org
American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
American Dental Association: www.ADA.org
American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
American Lung Association: www.lungusa.org
American Prostate Society: www.ameripros.org
American Society of Hypertension: www.ash-us.org
Devices for hard of hearing people: www.accessolutions.com
Fire safety: www.firesafety.gov
Familydoctor.org: www.familydoctor.org
Golden Buckeye/Ohio Department of Aging: www.goldenbuckeye.com
Helpguide: www.helpguide.org
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations: www.nabco.org
National Breast Cancer Foundation: www.nationalbreastcancer.org
National Cancer Institute: www.cancer.gov
National Eye Institute: www.nei.nih.gov
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: www.NHTSA.dot.gov
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: www.niaaa.nih.gov
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: www.nidcd.nih.gov
Ohio Dental Association: www.oda.org
Prevent Blindness America: www.preventblindness.org
Prostate Cancer Research Institute: www.prostate-cancer.org
Self help for hard of hearing people: www.hearingloss.org
Sight and Hearing Association: www.sightandhearing.org
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: www.komen.org
U.S. Fire Administration: www.usfa.fema.gov
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization: www.y-me.org

Mental Health Risk Links

Area Agency on Aging: www.n4a.org/links.cfm
Benjamin Rose Institute: www.benrose.org
BUPA - Bereavement fact sheet:
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/mosby_factsheets/Bereavement.html
Eldercare Locator: www.eldercare.gov
HealthyPlace.com: www.healthyplace.com
Help Guide: www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_elderly.htm
Lutheran Services in America: www.lutheranservices.org
Medline Plus: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bereavement.html
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: www.nami.org
National Center on Elder Abuse: www.elderabusecenter.org for assistance with finding a speaker to address a group in your region.
National Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov
National Mental Health Association: www.nmha.org
The International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression: www.ifred.org
National Mental Health Association: www.nmha.org
Ohio Department of Aging: www.goldenbuckeye.com Provides education and reporting information.
Supporting the Bereaved: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/Supporting_Bereaved.pdf

Fall Risk Links

National Institute of Health: www.nihseniorhealth.gov
To order videos "Fear of Falling, It's a Matter of Balance" or "Strong for Life",contact the Boston University's Roybal Center for the Enhancement of Late-Life Function:http://www.bu.edu/hdr/products/llfdi/index.html
National Osteoporosis Foundation: www.nof.org
Tips to Prevent Falls in the Elderly: www.wright.edu/nursing/practice/falls
Aging in the Know - Falls Prevention: www.healthinaging.org/public_education/falls_index.php
High Blood Pressure Information: familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/heartdisease/risk/092.html

Immunization Risk Links

American Lung Association: www.lungusa.org
Center for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/flu
CDC Pneumococcal Vaccine What You Need to Know: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-ppv.pdf
FDA - Adults Need Tetanus Shots, Too: www.fda.gov/fdac/features/696_tet.html
FDA Flu Information: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/flu.html
Health Finder: www.healthfinder.gov
Medline Plus: www.medlineplus.gov for general health information.
National Foundation for Infectious Disease: www.nfid.org
National Tuberculosis Center: www.nationaltbcenter.edu
Order posters and flyers about flu shots from: www.cdc.gov
To locate your local health department in Ohio: www.odh.state.oh.us/localHealthDistricts/localHealthDistricts.aspx
Ohio Pandemic Flu: www.ohiopandemicflu.gov

Nutritional Risk Links

American Dental Association: www.ADA.org
American Diabetes Association: www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
American Dietetic Association: www.eatright.org
America's Second Harvest: www.secondharvest.org
Area Agency on Aging: www.n4a.org/links.cfm
Arthritis Foundation: www.arthritis.org
Catholic Charities: www.catholiccharitiesinfo.org
Dietary guidelines: www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
Federal nutrition resources: www.nutrition.gov
Check for available government resources: www.benefitscheckup.org
Meals on Wheels Association of America: www.mowaa.org
Ohio Dental Association: www.oda.org
Ohio State University: www.fcs.osu.edu/hdfs/aging
United Way of America: national.unitedway.org

Center Health Profile Links

American Association of Retired Persons: www.aarp.org
American Medical Association (AMA) Doctor Finder:
webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.html
Area Agency on Aging: www.n4a.org
Association of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies: www.ajfca.org/elder.html
Check for available government resources: www.benefitscheckup.org
Find a Jewish Community Center: www.jcca.org
Ohio Association of Senior Centers: www.ohioasc.org
Ohio Department of Aging: www.goldenbuckeye.com
Ohio Medical Board Find a Doctor: www.med.ohio.gov
Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging: www.ohioaging.org

Chronic/Disabling Conditions Links

American Diabetes Association: www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
American Society of Hypertension (ASH): www.ash-us.org
Arthritis Foundation: www.arthritis.org
Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland: www.dagc.org
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases: www.niams.nih.gov
National Institute of Health Medline Plus - Hypertension: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/highbloodpressure.html
Netwellness: www.netwellness.com/healthtopics/aging

Medication Risk Links

Drug Digest: www.drugdigest.com
Familydoctor.org: www.familydoctor.org
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: www.fda.gov/cder
FDA What You Need to Know to Use Medicine Safely:
www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/dpadefault.htm
Medline Plus: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
National Institute on Aging: www.nia.nih.gov
National Institute of Health - senior health information for older adults: www.nihseniorhealth.gov
Ohio Department of Aging: goldenbuckeye.com
Ohio State University Extensions "Aging in Ohio":
fcs.osu.edu/hdfs/aging/fsmed.htm
Oklahoma College of Pharmacy: pharmacy.ouhsc.edu
PhRMA Helping Patients: www.helpingpatients.org
RxAssist: www.rxassist.org
Rx List: www.rxlist.com

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