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Issues in Health
Care Policy
The Challenges of Medicare Part D,
Even Amid Decreased Complaints
Prescriptions for Dually
Eligible Beneficiaries May
Cost More under Medicare
Proposed Pilot Program Would
Expand At-Home Health Services
- Aging Well and the Presidential Election
ASA Says Details are
Needed in Candidates’
Aging-Related Platforms
- The Economy
and Aging
Economy is Changing the Way Americans Take Care of Health
President of AAHSA Interviewed
on the Economy
Ziegler Capital Markets on Recent Economic Concerns
- Nursing Home Quality
Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction Among Nursing Home Workers
The Nursing Home Survey on
Patient Safety Culture
CARE Wisconsin Leading the
Charge for Culture Change
- Ways to Age Well
Government Issues First
Science-Based Guidelines
for Fitness
How Engaged are Consumers
in Their Health?
Regular Eye Exams Could
Help Prevent Impairment
Free Resources for Aging Well
By Linda Hollinger-Smith
The following provides links to some free resources targeting Aging Well:
Tips on Older Adult Health. The Foundation for Health in Aging of the American Geriatrics Society provides free tip sheets on promoting healthy aging on topics such as mental health, safety in the home, medications and vaccines, and common aging changes. To view the full list of tip sheets and to print them out free of charge, visit their website at: http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/latest_tip_sheets.php.
Preventing Falls Among Older Adults.The Injury Prevention Center of the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides online factsheets, prevention tips, downloadable community-health brochures and other information on preventing falls among older adults. To visit the site, click http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/preventadultfalls.htm.
National Osteoporosis Foundation.The website of the National Osteoporosis Foundation provides information on bone health promotion. Their steps to good bone health are simple
to follow:
- EAT RIGHT: Get your daily recommended amounts of Calcium and Vitamin D.
- EXERCISE: Engage in regular weight-bearing and muscle strengthening exercise.
- MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE: Avoid smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
- TALK TO YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER: Talk to your healthcare provider about bone health.
- GET TESTED: Have a bone density test and take medication when appropriate.
Learn more about preventing bone loss at their website: http://www.nof.org.
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