Active Aging Week: Resource center

This resources center is designed to put you in contact with a variety of valuable resources that may assist you with your information gathering. If you wish to suggest a link, click here.

Governmental websites
Health sites and associations
Nutrition websites

Governmental websites
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Alberta Centre for Active Living
American Public Health Association
Americans with Disabilities Act
Canadian Health Network
Census Data
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Canada
healthfinder/NHIC
HealthInsite
MedlinePlus
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
The National Association for Health & Fitness
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Center for Health Statistics
National Health Service Direct
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Mental Health Information Center
National Institutes of Health
NIHSeniorHealth
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
National Institute on Aging
National Institute of Mental Health
National Women's Health Information Center
Office of Dietary Supplements
Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy
Office of Research on Women's Health
Pioneer Network
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Steps to a HealthierUS
U.S. Administration on Aging
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Health sites and associations
AARP
AARP: Step up to better health
AARP: Get Fit on Route 66
Active at Any Size

Active for Life

Active Living Coalition for Older Adults
All Refer Health
Alliance for Aging Research
Alzheimer's Association
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
American Association for Active Lifestyles & Fitness Council on Aging and Adult Development
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
American Cancer Society
American Chronic Pain Association
American College of Health Care Administrators
American College of Sports Medicine
American Council on Exercise
American Diabetes Association
American Dietetic Association
American Federation for Aging Research
American Geriatrics Society
American Geriatrics Society/Foundation For Health in Aging
American Health Care Association

American Heart Association
American Massage Therapy Association
American Medical Association
American Obesity Association
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Pain Foundation
American Pain Society
American Physical Therapy Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
American Senior Fitness Association
American Seniors Housing Association
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
American Society on Aging

American Stroke Association

American Therapeutic Recreation Association
Aquatic Exercise Association
Arthritis Foundation
Assisted Living Federation of America
Association of Schools of Public Health
British Geriatrics Society
Canadian Association of Retired Persons
Canadian Fitness Professionals, Inc.
CareScout
Center Watch
Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups
Contemporary Long Term Care
Cooper Institute

Desert Southwest Fitness, Center for Continuing Education
Discovery Health Channel
Eldercare Online
Families for Depression Awareness
Fifty Plus Life Long Fitness Association

Gerontological Society of America

Health & Beauty Resources
Health On the Net Foundation
Health-In-Action
HealthInsite
HealthWeb
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged
Huffington Center on Aging/Baylor College of Medicine
Infoaging
Institute of Medicine
International Association of Gerontology
International Council on Active Aging
IHRSA
International Longevity Center
International Society for Aging and Physical Activity
Johns Hopkins Medicine
MayoClinic.com
Medical Fitness Association

MedWeb
National Adult Day Services Association, Inc.
National Association for Continence

National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older
National Cancer Institute
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease

National Council on the Aging
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
National Fibromyalgia Association
National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
National Guideline Clearinghouse
National Hispanic Council on Aging
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease
National Institute of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases
National Mental Health Association
National Osteoporosis Foundation
National Parkinson Foundation
National Recreation and Park Association
National Resource Center on Aging and Injury
National Senior Games Association
National Wellness Institute
National Women's Health Resource Center
New LifeStyles Online
Partnership for Prevention
Researchers Against Inactivity-related Disorders
SGMA
Senior Corps
SeniorJournal.com
Society for Women's Health Research
United States Tennis Association
Women's Health and Aging Study
Women's Research & Education Institute
World Health Organization
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
YMCA of the U.S.A.
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Nutrition websites
5-a-Day the Color Way
American Dietetic Association
Dash Eating Plan
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Source
International Food Information Council Foundation
Men Shoot for 9
Nutrient Data Laboratory
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Nutrition.gov
Tufts Nutrition Navigator

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Catalog

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