VIETNAMESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER FOR SENIORS-Projects

USEFUL WEBSITES FOR SENIORS

About.Com - Senior Health
http://seniorhealth.miningco.com/health/fitness/seniorhealth
Administration on Aging Homepage www.aoa.gov
Ask Noah About: Aging www.noah.cuny.edu/aging/aging.html
Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA/HHS)
www.nalusda.gov/fnic/dga/dga95.html
Directory of Web Sites on Aging www.aoa.gov/aoa/webres/craig.htm
Dr. Koop.com www.drkoop.com
Eldercare Web www.elderweb.com
Healthfinder www.healthfinder.gov
Health-Center.com: Senior Center
www.health-center.com/english/senior/default.htm
Pharmaceutical Information Network Home Page http://pharminfo.com
SeniorNet www.seniornet.org
World Health Net Longevity, Life Expectancy & Anti-Aging Meds
http://worldhealth.net

ALZHEIMER’S
Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org
Alzheimer’s.com www.alzheimers.com
Alzheimer Page www.biostat.wustl.edu/ALZHEIMER
Dr. Koop’s Community www.drkoop.com/conditions/alzheimers
Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia www.alz.uci.edu

About.Com -Arthritis http://arthritis.about.com/health/diseases/arthritis
Arthritis Definitions
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases-and-Conditions/ Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org/

BEREAVEMENT

CANCER

HEALTH CARE

DEPRESSION

DIABETES

Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases www.niddk.nih.gov
Forecast Diabetes Magazine Online www.diabetes.org/diabetesforecast
Texas Diabetes Council Home Page
www.tdh.state.tx.us/diabetes/tdc.htm

GOVERNMENT

City of Houston Homepage www.ci.houston.tx.us
Department of Health and Human Services www.hhs.gov
Harris County Connection www.co.harris.tx.us
Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
IRS Tax Forms www.irs.ustreas.gov/plain/forms-pubs/forms.index.html
Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov
Social Security Retirement Benefits www.ssa.gov/pubs/10035.html
Texas Department of Aging www.tdoa.state.tx.us
Texas Department of Health www.tdh.state.tx.us

Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs
The White House www.whitehouse.gov

HIV/AIDS

Aids Foundation of Houston, Inc. www.aidshelp.org
The Body:An AIDS and HIV Information Resource www.thebody.com/index.shtml
Family Service Center www.fsc.org
Sexual Health Network http://sexualhealth.com
Ryan White Planning Council www.rwpc.org
Texas HIV/STD Community Resources www.uthscsa.edu/hetcat/AIDSAO05.html

INFORMATION & SERVICES

AARP www.aarp.org
Adult Living channel www.adultlivingchannel.com
Grandma Betty.Com http://grandmabetty.com
Internet Information Notes www.aoa.dhhs.gov/NAIC/Notes/default.htm
Senior Citizens on the Net -Online96 www.online96.com/seniors
Senior’s Corner www.premier.net/-gero/seniors.html
Seniors-Site.com http://seniors-site.com
Third Age.Com - 701 Special Sites for Third Agers www.thirdage.com
Yahoo Seniors Guide www.seniors.yahoo.com

KIDNEY

American Association of Kidney Patients www.aakp.org
Kidney Information Clearinghouse www.renalnet.org
National Kidney Foundation of Texas www.nkft.org
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/kidney/nkudic.htm
TDH Kidney Health Prog/Benefits/Eligibility
www.tdh.texas.gov/kidney/khcmain.htm
Texas Diabetes Council Home Page
www.tdh.state.tx.us/diabetes/tdc.htm

MEDICARE

Health Care Financing Admin. www.hcfa.gov
Nat’l. Org. of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives
www.nosscr.org/refer.html
SS Retirement & Insurance Benefits Directory
www.narfe.org/rb-socialsecurity.html
Nursing Home Compare www.medicare.gov/nursing/home.asp

MISCELLANEOUS

Houston Public Library www.hpl.lib.tx.us/hpl/index.html
Internet Public Library www.ipl.org
One Look Dictionaries www.onelook.com
To search more than 250 search engines www.search.com
Mature Mart: Products for Today’s Seniors www.maturemart.com

PARKINSON

RETIREMENT

ENTERTAINMENT - TRAVEL - LEISURES

Specialty Travel Index www.spectrav.com
Travel Planning for People with Handicaps www.njstatelib.org/njlib/bhtravel.htm
Total Living Center Travel Links: www.total-living-center.org/travel.html