Web Links
AARP : www.aarp.org or www.aarpinternational.org
The AARP Foundation
administers programs that assist older Americans. These
programs,
funded by grants or cooperative agreements with
governments or private
organizations, provide a wide variety of services
including job
training, tax
assistance,
assistance with
important lawsuits being decided by the courts,
and much more.
ACTION FOR
OLDER PEOPLE:
www.knowsley.gov.uk/health/social_services/general_support_care/advice_services.html
This web site has been developed with one aim
and that
is to provide wider access to information for Older
People. It is
through 'Action for Older People' that we wish to promote
independence,
choice and participation, healthy ageing and lifelong
learning.
ADMINISTRATION ON AGING : www.aoa.gov/
For over thirty years, the Administration on Aging
(AoA) has
provided home and community-based services to millions of
our nation's
vulnerable and hard to reach older persons through the
programs funded
under the Older Americans Act.
AIDS INSTITUTE: http://www.theaidsinstitute.org
The AIDS Institute provides leadership to alleviate the
human toll of
the HIV/AIDS epidemic through programs, policies and
partnerships that
exemplify compassion and empower individuals, communities
and
institutions. The institute is affiliated with the
Division of
Infectious Diseases and International Medicine at the
University Of
South Florida College Of Medicine.
Age
Concern England : www.ageconcern.org.uk
Age Concern England works to improve the quality of
life and
provide opportunities for the country's senior citizens.
This network
of over 1,000 local organizations offers a wide range of
community-based services. It also makes grants available
to
organizations providing services for the benefit of older
people.
AGE ESTEEM: www.ageesteem.com
Age Esteem seeks to create a world where age and aging are
celebrated
and people of all ages are seen as important, contributing
members of
society.
AGE POSITIVE: www.dwp.gov.uk/age-positive/
Age Positive
is a UK government website dedicated to promoting the
elimination of
age discrimination and the welfare of older people in
the workplace.
The site provides information on the UK legislation
regarding the right
of older people to training and employment. It also
includes a "Code of
Practice on Age Diversity in
Employment" which includes a set of Good Practice
standards, case
studies, research and reports, to help employers
recognize the business
benefits of an age-diverse workforce.
AGING AND ETHNICITY : www.aeweb.org
The Ageing and Ethnicity Web wants to give world wide
information on issues related to minority ethnic older
persons.
Aging
in
Canada : www.canadianelderlaw.ca
This website is dedicated to social and legal
issues
affecting seniors in Canada. The purpose of the site is
provide
information and raise awareness of key issues to help
advance their
rights as full citizens in Canadian society.
AGING IN NEW YORK FUND, INC : www.anyf.org
The Aging in New York Fund, Inc. is dedicated to
enhancing
the quality of life for older New Yorkers and their
families. Through
partnerships with the public and private sectors, the Fund
is forging
vital new visions and innovative models for services for
the aging.
Alzheimer's
Association : www.alz.org
The Alzheimer's Association is the largest national
voluntary
health organization committed to finding a cure for
Alzheimer's and
helping those affected by the disease. The Association
also provides
education and support for people diagnosed with the
condition, their
families, and caregivers.
AMERICAN AGING ASSOCIATION : www.americanaging.org
For over 3 decades the American Aging Association (AGE)
has been
working to promote research which will ultimately lead to
a long,
healthy, productive life for all men and women.
ASSISTED LIVING FEDERATION OF AMERICA
: www.alfa.org.
The Assisted Living
Federation of
America (ALFA) represents over 7,000 for-profit and
not-for-profit
providers of assisted living, continuing care retirement
communities,
independent living and other forms of housing and
services.
ATTAC
: www.attac.org
A group linking citizens,
associations,
trade unions and newspapers founded ATTAC in France on June 3rd, 1998 around a platform
against globalization. The French association
later contributed
towards the birth of the international
movement ATTAC,
while working with numerous partners
in the
world.
BODY, THE COMPLETE HIV/AIDS
RESOURCES: http://www.thebody.com/index/whatis/older.html
This website provides HIV/AIDS resource for older persons
including
basic knowledge, prevention issues, and related articles
and reports.
CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON AGING : www.ccoa.ca.gov/
The California Commission serves as the "principal
advocate
in the state on behalf of older individuals, including,
but not limited
to, advisory participation in the consideration of all
legislation and
regulations made by state and federal departments and
agencies relating
to programs and services that affect older individuals."
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION ON GERONTOLOGY
: www.cagacg.ca
A national, multidisciplinary scientific and
educational
established to provide leadership in matters related to
the aging
population.
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL NATIONAL
PREVENTION INFORMATION NETWORK: http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/population/elderly.asp
The Center for Disease Control National Prevention
Information Network
(CDC NPIN) is a source of international and US information
and
materials on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Sexually
Transmitted Disease
education and prevention organizations. NPIN is located on
the main
campus of the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta,
Georgia and
includes a library of research publications, educational
materials, and
a history of the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid ServiceS : www.cms.hhs.gov
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS)
provides
health insurance for over 74 million Americans through
Medicare,
Medicaid and SCHIP. CMS also performs a number of
quality-focused
activities, including regulation of laboratory testing
(CLIA),
development of coverage policies, and quality-of-care
improvement.
CENTRE FOR POLICY ON AGEING : www.cpa.org.uk
An independent organization aiming to formulate and
promote
social policies which will allow all older people to
achieve full
potential of their later years. CPA promotes informed
about issues
affecting older age groups, stimulates awareness of the
needs of older
people and encourage good practice.
Commonwealth
Fund : www.cmwf.org
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that
supports
independent research on health and social issues and makes
grants to
improve health care practice and policy. The Fund is
dedicated to
helping people become more informed about their health
care, and
improving care for vulnerable populations such as
children, elderly
people, low-income families, minority Americans, and the
uninsured.
Eldercare Locator
Now Online : www.eldercare.gov
The Eldercare Locator is a national directory
assistance
public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging that
helps people
locate aging services in every community throughout the
United States.
The primary goal of the service is to promote awareness of
and improve
access to state, area agency and local community aging
programs and
services.
ESHEL : http://www.eshelnet.org.il/en/index.php
The association for the Planning and Development of
Services for the
Aged in Israel is the central planning body for
community-based
services for the elderly in Israel.
EUROLINK AGE : www.eurolinkage.org
Eurolink Age is a not-for-profit European network
concerned
with older people and issues of ageing. It is a network of
organizations and individuals that promotes good policy
and practice on
aging in Europe.
EUROPEAN NGOs FOR SEXUAL AND
REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH AND RIGHTS, POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT : www.eurongos.org
The European NGOs for Sexual and Reproductive Health
and
Rights, Population and Development (called "EuroNGOs")
seek to
translate the commitments of the International Conference
on Population
and Development (ICPD, Cairo 1994) into international
cooperative
programs in the field of sexual and reproductive health in
developing
countries.
EUROPEAN SOCIAL WELFARE INFORMATION
NETWORK : http://www.eswin.org/
The European Social Welfare Information Network (ESWIN) is
a network
that enables professionals to obtain secondary and
tertiary information
on social welfare topics in various countries of the
UN-European
Region. The network has a web site which enhances access
to information
from member countries in the network that includes
national information
on social welfare systems, key resources and professional
bodies active
in the area.
FRIEDRICH EBERT STIFTUNG http://www.fesdc.org/
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) was founded in 1925 as
a political
legacy of Germany's first democratically elected
president, Friedrich
Ebert. The Foundation spends approximately half of its
annual budget on
international activities.The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung sees
its
activities in the developing countries as a contribution
to promote
peace and understanding between peoples and inside the
partner
countries and gain recognition for human rights.
GRAY PANTHERS : www.graypanthers.org
Gray Panthers is an intergenerational advocacy
organization.
From age 9 to 93, they are Age and Youth in Action,
activists working
together for social and economic justice. Their issues
include
universal health care, jobs with a living wage and the
rights to
organize, preservation of Social Security, affordable
housing, access
to quality education, economic justice, environment, peace
and
challenging ageism, sexism, racism.
GLOBAL ACTION ON AGING: : www.globalaging.org
Global Action on Aging (GAA), based in New York at the
United
Nations, reports on older people's needs and potential
within the
global economy. It advocates by, with and for older
persons worldwide.
It was founded by Susanne Paul in 1994. GAA posts
materials in all six
UN official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian, and
Spanish. It monitors United Nation activity on aging
through the "Aging
Watch at the UN" web-section and documents the situation
of older
persons caught in armed conflict.
Health in Action :
www.health-in-action.org
Health in Action is online access to health promotion
and
injury prevention resources in Alberta including programs,
contacts,
research, links, listservs, conferences, news, and feature
articles.
Health in Action is the ultimate networking resource for
health
promotion and injury prevention practitioners in Alberta.
HEALTH ON THE NET - AGEING DOSSIER
: www.hon.ch/Dossier/Ageing/part3.html
HON Ageing Dossier proposes an overview of the ageing
process
completed with a section on related diseases like
Alzheimer's,
Parkinson diseases, osteoporosis, cancers...
HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL : http://www.helpage.org/Home
Helpage International is a global network of
non-governmental
organizations with a mission to work with and for
disadvantaged older
people worldwide to achieve a lasting improvement in the
quality of
their lives. The organization funds projects which give
direct support
to older people in over 50 countries worldwide, supports
organizations
working with older people, and provides a voice for older
people. To
follow MIPAA implementation efforts and read information
on interesting
projects, such as the “Older Citizens Monitor the Madrid
Plan”
initiative in which older persons around the world
directly monitor
their governments’ MIPAA implementation process, please
click here.
HELP THE AGED : www.helptheaged.org.uk
Help the Aged works to ensure vulnerable older people
are
able to live independent lives. There are many different
services they
offer to assist people in practical ways in the United
Kingdom.
ISIS INTERNATIONAL MANILA : www.isiswomen.org
ISIS International Manila is a feminist NGO dedicated
to
women's information and communication needs. Documenting
ideas and
visions. Creating channels to communicate. Collecting and
moving
information. Networking and building links. They focus on
those
advancing women's rights, leadership and empowerment in
Asia and the
Pacific.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY
: www.iagg.com.br/webforms/index.aspx
The International Association of
Gerontology
was founded in 1950. Its objectives are to promote
gerontological
research, training in the field of aging and encourage the
interests of
gerontological organizations in international affairs. The
IAG has
members in more than 60 countries in five regions.
International
Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing
: www.iahsa.net
The mission of the International Association of Homes
and
Services for the Ageing (IAHSA) is to connect and support
care and
service providers worldwide to enhance the quality of life
for the
ageing. IAHSA represents the interests of its members and
promotes the
association's goals through ethical leadership, advocacy,
networking,
education, information, and other services.
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS
AND
RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES : www.ifrc.org
Contributes to the development of the humanitarian
activities
of the 169 National Societies, and has an interest
improving services
and support for the elderly in the country of the National
Societies.
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION ON AGEING
(IFA)
: www.ifa-fiv.org
IFA is an umbrella organization that links
organizations,
associations, agencies, programs and individuals
representing and
serving older persons around the world at the grassroots
level.
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGEING
: www.inia.org.mt
An autonomous body under the auspices of the United
Nations,
the Institute holds a number of training courses for
persons from
developing countries, carries out research projects, hosts
conferences
and offers consultative services.
International
Labour Organization (ILO) : www.ilo.org
The Strategic objectives of the ILO is to promote and
realize
standards and fundamental principles and rights at work,
create greater
opportunities for women and men to secure decent
employment and income,
enhance the coverage and effectiveness of social
protection for all,
strengthen tripartism and social dialogue.
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN (INSTRAW): http://www.un-instraw.org/
INSTRAW
is the only institution in the United Nations system
solely
devoted to research and training for the advancement of
women. They
have just created a new page about Gendered Aspects of
Ageing to
facilitate the sharing of information and to stimulate
discussion and
raising awareness that ageing is a gendered phenomenon and
hence that
there is a need to promote gender sensitive policies and
programs.
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS IN
ASIA
AND PACIFIC : www.unescap.org/ageing/about.htm
1999 was the International Year of the older persons.
This UN
website updates the ageing information about Asia and
Pacific.
KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION : www.kff.org
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
is an
independent philanthropy focusing on the major health
care issues
facing the nation. Their work is focused in three main
areas: Health
Policy, Media and Public Education, and Health and
Development in South
Africa.
Leadership
Council of Ageing
Organizations : www.lcao.org
The Leadership Council of Aging Organizations
(LCAO)
is a coalition of national nonprofit organizations
concerned with the
well-being of America's older population and committed to
representing
their interests in the policy-making arena.
MEDICARE : www.medicare.gov.
Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for people 65
years of
age and older, some disabled people under 65 years of age,
and people
with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure
treated with
dialysis or a transplant).
MEDICARE WATCH : http://tcf.org/healthcare
The Century Foundation
Task
Force on Medicare Reform is urging policymakers to focus
on reducing
the economic vulnerability of older Americans and
improving their
health, rather than basing policy primarily on the
Medicare's potential
financial difficulties.
Middle East
Journal of Family Medicine : http://www.mejfm.com
Middle East Journal of Family Medicine (MEJFM), a new
peer-reviewed
journal, meets the needs of scientists, practitioners,
policymakers,
and the patients and communities they serve in the
Middle-East.
Representing family doctors in 24 countries, it aims to
lift the status
of family medicine as well as focus on the particular
health needs of
the region. The journal therefore has an extensive
Editorial Board with
12 Middle East countries and 13 international countries
represented.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE, JAPAN
: www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html
Here is the link to the English version of the
Japanese
Ministry of Health and Welfare website.
NATIONAL ACADEMY ON AN AGING SOCIETY :
www.agingsociety.org
The National Academy on an Aging Society is a policy
institute of The Gerontological Society of America with a
mission to
promote innovative and responsible thinking on issues
arising from the
aging of our society.
NATIONAL CENTER ON ELDER ABUSE :
www.ncea.aoa.gov
NCEA site offers many resources to help you find the
assistance, publications, data, information, and answers
you need. It
has information on conferences, community coalitions,
statistics, laws,
how to report elder abuse, and the basics facts about
elder abuse.
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING : www.ncoa.org
NCOA is the nation's first association of
organizations and
professionals dedicated to promoting the dignity,
self-determination,
well being, and contributions of older persons. NCOA's members include senior
centers, area
agencies on aging, adult day services, faith
congregations, senior
housing, health centers, employment services, and
consumer
organizations.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING : www.nih.gov/nia
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), leads a broad
scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to
extend the
healthy, active years of life. The NIA's mission is to
improve the
health and well-being of older Americans through research.
NGO FORUM ON AGEING : http://www.globalaging.org/waa2/ngoforum.htm
The NGO Forum on Ageing will
take
place from April 5th - 9th, 2002 in Madrid. It is the
result of the wide consensus for Non-Governmental
Organizations to
actively participate in the design of concrete plans
affecting older
persons.
NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION
OF
GERONTOLOGY : www.vuw.ac.nz/nzira/
An interdisciplinary association for the study of
aging in
all aspects. Aims include training those caring for
older people,
advising, promoting research and stimulating interest
and action in all
matters concerning the welfare of older people.
POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU : www.prb.org
The Population Reference
Bureau
is the leader in providing timely and objective
information on U.S. and
international population trends and their implications.
PRB fulfills
its mission by implementing activities in six areas: design, produce, disseminate, and
promote the
use of print and electronic material on key population
and health
topics.
RESEARCH NETWORK ON HIV/AIDS AND THE
ELDERLY: http://agingaidsnet.psc.isr.umich.edu/
The Research Network on HIV/AIDS and the Elderly
represents an
international network of researchers with interest in the
impact of the
HIV/AIDS epidemic on older persons. The network seeks to
connect
researchers, provide information about current and past
projects and
also about developments in the field, including new or
planned studies,
new governmental policies and programs, and relevant
conferences and
meetings.
SECOND WORD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING : www.un.org/ageing/
Twenty years after the first one, the Second World
Assembly
on Ageing is being held to help governments and societies
plan policies
that will ensure that older persons can continue to
contribute to
society in a meaningful way to the best of their ability.
SENIOR JOB BANK : www.seniorjobbank.org/links/index.html
This website presents a list of websites of
governmental and
non-governmental organizations.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION :
www.ssa.gov
Social Security is more than a retirement program. It
provides you and your family with disability, retirement
and survivor's
protection. The age at which you can receive your full
retirement
benefits is rising. But you can still collect retirement
benefits as
early as age 62.
SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION GATEWAY :
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue2/sosig/
The Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) is a
freely
available Internet service which aims to provide a trusted
source of
selected, high quality Internet information for students,
academics,
researchers and practitioners in the social sciences,
business and law.
SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE GERIATRIA Y
GERONTOLOGIA : www.segg.es
The Spanish Geriatrics and Gerontology Association
works to
promote advancement in the understanding of the aging
process, bring
together researchers and professionals, and promote
actions aimed at
improving the quality of life of the elderly.
UNITED NATIONS : www.un.org
The United Nations gathers 189 Nations from the
Developed
Countries and the Developing Countries. Together they
raise questions
and try to resolve problems all over the World. Their
website shows
their work day after day.
UNITED NATIONS NON-GOVERNMENTAL
LIAISON
SERVICE http://www.un-ngls.org/
The United Nations Non-Government Liaison Service promotes
dynamic
partnerships between the UN and NGOs. By providing
information, advice,
expertise and support services, NGLS is part of the UN’s
effort to
strengthen dialogue with civil society and gain public
support for
economic and social development. This is one of the best
web sites to
obtain information on UN activities. For information about
the Madrid
International Plan of Action on Ageing specifically,
please click here.
UN
Program
on Ageing : www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing
The United Nations develop the UN program on Ageing to
facilitate and contribute to the creation of a society for
all ages.
This website presents all the information about this
program.
URBAN INSTITUTE : www.urban.org
The Urban Institute measures effects, compare options,
shows which
stakeholders get the most and least, tests conventional
wisdom, reveals
trends, and makes costs, benefits, and risks
explicit.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: www.who.int/ageing/en/
The World Health Organization promotes healthy ageing
and
publishes its research on this website. WHO
carries out work that demonstrates how to make Primary
Health Care and
Treating Older Persons in Emergencies more
age-friendly.
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