- Email: [email protected]
Resources
ing home administration, assisted living administration, and home health care administration. For more information on the programs, developed and first offered in 1990, contact the college at (207) 893-7983.
Putting the Brakes on Osteoporosis 9 A national tour offering women at greatest risk of osteoporosis free detection testing is under way. The BoneMatters tour will provide 10,000 free bone density tests in its inaugural year. The tour will travel to communities across the country, offering free bone density testing to women older than age 55. Participating women l i e fully clothed on a padded platform in the mobile unit during the test, which takes about 25 minutes. Results of the test can help diagnose osteoporosis, and women at risk can be provided with prevention information. Interested women may call (800) 606-BONE for specific information and to register for free bone density tests.
Resources 9 Internet resources on aging are available at almost 500 Internet sites. For a comprehensive listing, use the fifth edition of "Internet and E-Mail Resources on Aging" at
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/pages/ postlst.html, the "Directory of WEB and Gopher Aging Sites" at http ://www.aoa.dhhs. gov/aoa/webres/ craig.htm, or the "Gero-Web" link at the Wayne State University, Institute of Gerontology home page at http://www.iog.wayne.edu. The fourth edition of the "National
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Guide to Funding in Aging" is available at http://fdncenter.org/book/
aging4, html. The Administration on Aging has developed a "Guide to Online Resources: Internet Development for the Aging Network," available at http://www.aoa, dhhs. gov/aoa/pages /guidrev.html. The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has developed pages dealing with senior issues on two web sites, Seniorcom at http://www.senior. com/aahsa and Senior Sites at http://www.seniorsites, com. The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research has a new web site at http://www.ahcpr.govZ The site features information to help consumers and their health care practitioners make informed health care decisions. V V V V
Incontinence guidelines, Managing Acute and Chronic Urinary Incontinence (a reference guide), and the consumer guide, Understanding Incontinence, are available free from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. To order copies, call (800) 3589295. V V V V
Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide to Federal Programs, a l l 3 - p a g e directory of Alzheimer's disease programs sponsored by 15 federal agencies, provides locations and telephone numbers for multisite activities and demonstration programs, and lists information resources. Agency-by-agency listings are provided. To receive copies of this free publication, call (800) 438-4380.
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A Guide to Medicare Managed Care for Long-Term Care Providers, published by the American Health Care Association, contains practical facts, statistical data, and an analysis of Medicare managed care trends. The manual covers the contracting practices of Medicare managed care plans and identifies how these plans purchase long-term care services. The guide is available to AHCA members for $69.95 and to nonmembers for $99.95. Credit card orders may be placed by calling (800) 321-0343; request catalog #5022. AHCA product catalogs and order forms may be obtained by writing AHCA Publications, Department D, P.O. Box 96906, Washington, DC 20090-6906. V V V V
For information about Mortality Trends for Alzheimer's Disease, 1979-91, Vital and Health Statistics series 20, no. 28, and the Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, 1993, Monthly Vital Statistics Report, volume 44, supplement, contact the National Center for Health Statistics Public Affairs Office, (303) 436-7551. The E-mail address is [email protected]. cdc.gov. V V V V
Careers in Aging: Opportunities and Options, a 28-page booklet designed for upper-division undergraduate students and adults considering a career change, is available from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, #410, Washington, DC 20036-5504; phone (202) 429-9277, fax (202) 429-6097.
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Putting the Brakes on Osteoporosis 9 A national tour offering women at greatest risk of osteoporosis free detection testing is under way. The BoneMatters tour will provide 10,000 free bone density tests in its inaugural year. The tour will travel to communities across the country, offering free bone density testing to women older than age 55. Participating women l i e fully clothed on a padded platform in the mobile unit during the test, which takes about 25 minutes. Results of the test can help diagnose osteoporosis, and women at risk can be provided with prevention information. Interested women may call (800) 606-BONE for specific information and to register for free bone density tests.
Resources 9 Internet resources on aging are available at almost 500 Internet sites. For a comprehensive listing, use the fifth edition of "Internet and E-Mail Resources on Aging" at
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/pages/ postlst.html, the "Directory of WEB and Gopher Aging Sites" at http ://www.aoa.dhhs. gov/aoa/webres/ craig.htm, or the "Gero-Web" link at the Wayne State University, Institute of Gerontology home page at http://www.iog.wayne.edu. The fourth edition of the "National
202 Newsview
Guide to Funding in Aging" is available at http://fdncenter.org/book/
aging4, html. The Administration on Aging has developed a "Guide to Online Resources: Internet Development for the Aging Network," available at http://www.aoa, dhhs. gov/aoa/pages /guidrev.html. The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has developed pages dealing with senior issues on two web sites, Seniorcom at http://www.senior. com/aahsa and Senior Sites at http://www.seniorsites, com. The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research has a new web site at http://www.ahcpr.govZ The site features information to help consumers and their health care practitioners make informed health care decisions. V V V V
Incontinence guidelines, Managing Acute and Chronic Urinary Incontinence (a reference guide), and the consumer guide, Understanding Incontinence, are available free from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. To order copies, call (800) 3589295. V V V V
Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide to Federal Programs, a l l 3 - p a g e directory of Alzheimer's disease programs sponsored by 15 federal agencies, provides locations and telephone numbers for multisite activities and demonstration programs, and lists information resources. Agency-by-agency listings are provided. To receive copies of this free publication, call (800) 438-4380.
V V V V
A Guide to Medicare Managed Care for Long-Term Care Providers, published by the American Health Care Association, contains practical facts, statistical data, and an analysis of Medicare managed care trends. The manual covers the contracting practices of Medicare managed care plans and identifies how these plans purchase long-term care services. The guide is available to AHCA members for $69.95 and to nonmembers for $99.95. Credit card orders may be placed by calling (800) 321-0343; request catalog #5022. AHCA product catalogs and order forms may be obtained by writing AHCA Publications, Department D, P.O. Box 96906, Washington, DC 20090-6906. V V V V
For information about Mortality Trends for Alzheimer's Disease, 1979-91, Vital and Health Statistics series 20, no. 28, and the Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, 1993, Monthly Vital Statistics Report, volume 44, supplement, contact the National Center for Health Statistics Public Affairs Office, (303) 436-7551. The E-mail address is [email protected]. cdc.gov. V V V V
Careers in Aging: Opportunities and Options, a 28-page booklet designed for upper-division undergraduate students and adults considering a career change, is available from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, #410, Washington, DC 20036-5504; phone (202) 429-9277, fax (202) 429-6097.
September/October 1996 GERIATRIC NURSING