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Question: What are Good Resources on Aging?

Aging is a broad topic and there is a lot of information on aging out there - but finding information that is accurate, reliably and useful is a big trick. Here are three of the best resources on aging that I know of (as well as a few links to my own information):

Answer: Before going to other sites for aging resources (there are links below), consider checking out some of the resources right here:

• Top Anti Aging Foods
• Top Anti Aging Methods
• The Anti Aging E Course: a free 8 week course for living younger.

Now here are some additional resources for you:

The CDC on Healthy Aging

The CDC's (Center for Disease Control) Healthy Aging program is part of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the CDC. It's primary mission is to serve as a focal point for all the older adult information at the CDC. The goal of the CDC's Healthy Aging program is to establish programs, create tools, track data and provide a comprehensive approach for older adults to prevent disease and live longer. Here are their stated goals:

1. Enhance the ability of states and communities to identify and implement effective strategies, policies, and programs to promote and protect the health of older adults.
2. Expand efforts to integrate public health and aging services and enhance outreach for health promotion and disease prevention for older adults.
3. Promote health and preserve health-related quality of life for older adults within health care and other systems.

The Administration on Aging

The Administration on Aging is an agency of the federal government (US) that is committed to "helping elderly individuals maintain their dignity and independence in their homes and communities through comprehensive, coordinated, and cost effective systems of long-term care, and livable communities across the U.S."

The Administration on Aging uses the Older Americans Act as its basic guiding document is believes that "dignity is inherent to all individuals in our democratic society, and the belief that older people should have the opportunity to fully participate in all aspects of society and community life, be able to maintain their health and independence, and remain in their own homes and communities for as long as possible."

The NIH: National Institute on Aging

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is part of the National Institutes of Health, the U.S.'s premier research institute. Most of the research on aging is funded through the National Institute on Aging. The National Institute on Aging's goal is to: "leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life."

Created in 1974, the NIA's mission is:

• Support and conduct high-quality research on:
  • Aging processes
  • Age-related diseases
  • Special problems and needs of the aged
• Train and develop highly skilled research scientists from all population groups
• Develop and maintain state-of-the-art resources to accelerate research progress
• Disseminate information and communicate with the public and interested groups on health and research advances and on new directions for research.