Aging Initiative

Related Links

• AARP Grandparent Information Center
  The AARP Grandparent Information Center offers resources for grandparents of all types – those living close by or long distance, grandparents raising grandchildren, step grandparents, or those with visitation issues.
  
  
• AARP's AgeLine Database
  AgeLine contains references and original abstracts to material related to aging, middle age, and the elderly. Topics covered include psychology, public policy, health care, business, gerontology, consumer issues.
  
  
• American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
  This organization of health care providers dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all older adults. With an active membership of over 6,000 health care professionals, the AGS has a long history of effecting change in the provision of health care for older adults.
  
  
• American Society on Aging (ASA)
  The largest organization of professionals in the field of aging. The ASA site offers resources, publications, and educational opportunities, geared to enhance the knowledge and skills of people working with older adults and their families.
  
  
• Archstone Foundation
  A private grant-making organization, whose mission is to contribute towards the preparation of society in meeting the needs of an aging population.
  
  
• Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)
  The largest association exclusively dedicated to the assisted living industry and the population it serves. ALFA represents over 5,000 for-profit and not-for-profit providers of assisted living as well as a diverse range of organizations involved in the assisted living industry. With 40 state affiliates nationwide, ALFA promotes the philosophy of consumer choice and quality of life for seniors.
  
  
• Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW)
  The Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work provides leadership and assistance to social work educational programs and professionals in order to advocate for the integration of gerontological content in undergraduate and graduate social work education; to promote the teaching of gerontology to all social workers; and to develop short and long-term perspectives in relevant curricular developments.
  
  
• Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Inc. (BPD)
  An association of BSW Program Administrators, Faculty, Field Directors, and others dedicated to the promotion of excellence in baccalaureate social work education.
  
  
• California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (CCGG)
  The CCGG is a professional association of individuals and organizations which provides leadership in education in order to promote research, policy, and practices that enhance the quality of life of the state's diverse older population.
  
  
• Careers in Aging
  From the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE), a resource for anyone, especially students, considering a career in aging. Includes general information, reports, funding opportunities for students, and links to job search engines.
  
  
• Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA)
  The CDHA at the University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of eleven P30 demography centers on aging sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. Major research themes include: midlife development and aging, economics of population aging, inequalities in health and aging, and international comparative studies of health and aging.
  
  
• Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)/National Mental Health Information Center
  CMHS leads Federal efforts to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health and by preventing the development or worsening of mental illness when possible. Search keyword: "Elderly."
  
  
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) is the federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).