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- The following
links provide a variety of web sites that deal with issues, programs
and opportunities for our Older Adult population and other interested
individuals. All links from this page will open in a new
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that opened when clicking on the link.
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- Prescription
Drug Cost Finder - As most consumers know, the prices of prescription
drugs can vary from pharmacy to pharmacy. The Michigan Department
of Community Health (MDCH) has created a website to help the
citizens of Michigan compare prices among pharmacies, since drug
prices typically are not advertised or even displayed. http://www.michigandrugprices.com
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- AARP - The American Association
of Retired Person - http://www.aarp.org/
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- Administration
on Aging - The
federal agency that oversees federal grant programs administered
in Michigan through the Office of Services to the Aging to the
Isabella County Commission on Aging. http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
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- Administration
on Aging's Web Sites on Aging - AOA has developed sets of links in
several key areas (grouped by subject matter) as well as links
to other "metasites" with links to many resources in
aging. http://pr.aoa.dhhs.gov/agingsites/default.htm
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- The Alzheimer's
Association -
National web site through which you can locate the nearest local
chapter, get the Association's latest news or learn more about
Alzheimer's disease. http://www.alz.org/
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- Alzheimer's
Disease Education & Referral Center - The ADEAR Center is a service of the
National Institute on Aging. http://www.alzheimers.org/
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- American Health Assistance
Foundation (AHAF) -
Alzheimer's Disease Research
- http://www.ahaf.org/alzdis/about/adabout.htm
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- American
Society on Aging - A web site for professional in the field of aging
services. It provides information, publications and educational
resources. http://www.asaging.org/
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- The Arthritis
Foundation
- http://www.arthritis.org/
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- The Center
for Social Gerontology - This web site provides information on research,
training and social policy on aging. http://www.tcsg.org/
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- Health Care
Financing Administration - The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health
Insurance Program (SCHIP). http://www.hcfa.gov/
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- Healthopedia.com - medical and health consumer information
resource containing comprehensive and unbiased information in
patient-friendly language from trusted sources.
- http://www.healthopedia.com
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- Michigan
Office of Services to the Aging - http://www.miseniors.net/
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- Michigan
Parkinson Foundation Groups - This web page lists by county the contact
information for support groups . In addition, the Foundation
publishes on its web site a quarterly newsletter that and updated
information relating to member support groups throughout the
state. http://www.parkinsonsmi.org/supportgroups/index.html
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- The National
Center on Elder Abuse - This site contains many resources to help find
assistance, publications, data, information and answers. http://www.elderabusecenter.org/
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- National
Clearinghouse for Long Term Care. http://www.longtermcare.gov/LTC/Main_Site/index.aspx
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- National
Institute on Aging - The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of
the 25 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health,
leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging
and to extend the healthy, active years of life. http://www.nih.gov/nia/
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- Social Security
Administration -
The official web site of the Social security Administration.
The web site has an online copy of the Social security Handbook
intended to communicate in readable, easy yo understand language
information about Social security programs and services. http://www.ssa.gov/
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- Veteran's
Administration -
Focal point on the web for veterans and their families. http://www.va.gov/
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- WebMD - WebMD provides valuable health information,
tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek
information.
- http://www.webmd.com
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a site that may be of interest to our visitors? Please
email us the address, and
after reviewing the site we may add it to our list of links.
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