Resource Directory

Adult Day Care

National Association of Activity Professionals (NAAP)
National Council on Aging, Inc. (NCOA)

African American Health

National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc. (NCBA)
National Medical Association (NMA)
National Urban League

Aging Research

Administration on Aging (AoA)
Alliance for Aging Research
Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
American Society on Aging (ASA)
Beverly Foundation
>John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)

AIDS

AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS)
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS)
National Association on HIV Over Fifty (NAHOF)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
National STD and AIDS Hotlines

Alaska Native Health

Indian Health Service (IHS)
National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA)

Alcohol Abuse

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Alternative Medicine

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse (NCCAM)

Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)
John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Arthritis

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Arthritis Foundation (AF)
National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)

Asian Pacific American Health

Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA)
Native Elder Health Care Resource Center (NEHRC)
Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)

Assisted Living

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
American Health Care Association (AHCA)
American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
Assisted Living Foundation of America (ALFA)
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
National Resource Center on Supportive Housing & Home Modifications

Autoimmune Diseases

Lupus Foundation of America (LFA)
National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse

Balance Disorders

American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (AAO)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA)

Blindness

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
American Council of the Blind (ACB)
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
American Optometric Association (AOA)
Better Vision Institute (BVI)
Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF)
Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Aging (LNCVA)
National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP)
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLSBPH)
Prevent Blindness America (PBA)

Brain Diseases

Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
American Parkinson’s Disease Association (APDA)
The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Society for Neuroscience

Cancer

American Cancer Society (ACS)
American Health Foundation (AHF)
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Inc. (LLS)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
The Skin Cancer Foundation

Caregiving

Administration on Aging (AoA)
Alzheimer’s Association
Beverly Foundation
Brookdale Center on Aging (BCOA) of Hunter College
Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA)
Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)
seniorcare Locator
Elderweb
John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM)
National Council on Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
National Resource Center: Diversity and Long-Term Care (NRCDLTC)
Well Spouse Foundation (WSF)

Chinese American Health

Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)

Chiropractors

American Chiropractic Association (ACA)

Clinical Trials

AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS)
National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease Information Clearinghouse
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse (NCCAM)
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Information Center
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Information Clearinghouse
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Kidney and Urological Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Communication Disorders

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
American Tinnitus Association (ATA)
Better Hearing Institute
Captioned Media Program (CMP)
International Hearing Society (IHS)
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (SHHH)

Community-Based Care

Administration on Aging (AoA)
Beverly Foundation
Center for Advancement of State Community Services Program (CASCSP)
seniorcare Locator
Indian Health Service (IHS)
Kansas Geriatric Education Center (KS-GEC)
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A)
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)
National Long-Term Care Resource Center (NLTCRC)
Project Aliento
Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)

Community Service

B’nai B’rith
Corporation for National Service (CNS)
Elder Craftsmen (EC)
Gray Panthers (GP)

National Council on Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
National Urban League
United Way of America
Volunteers of America

Computer Literacy

Generations Online
SeniorNet (SN)

Consumer Information

Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB)
Federal Consumer Information Center (FCIC)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
National Consumer’s League (NCL)
National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF)

Counseling

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Counseling Association (ACA)
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)

Crime

Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect for the Elderly (CANE)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
National Policy and Resource Center on Women and Aging (NPRCWA)

Databases

Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
Census Bureau
Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect for the Elderly (CANE)
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
Office on Smoking and Health (OSH)

Death & Dying

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
National Hospice Foundation (NHF)
Partnership for Caring, Inc. (PFC)

Digestive Disorders

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association (ADA)
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)

Disabilities

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR)
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
National Legal Support for Elderly People with Mental Disabilities Project
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLSBPH)
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
National Resource Center: Diversity and Long-Term Care (NRCDLTC)

Dizziness

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (AAO)
Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA)

Drug Abuse

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Education

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
B’nai B’rith
Elderhostel
Green Thumb, Inc. (GT)
Legal Counsel for the Elderly (LCE)
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES)

Elder Abuse

Clearinghouse on Abuse and Neglect for the Elderly (CANE)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)

Emergency Assistance

American Red Cross
Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA)
MedicAlert Foundation

Employment

Department of Labor (DOL)
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Green Thumb, Inc. (GT)
National Association for Hispanic Elderly (Asociación Nacional Por Personas Mayores)
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc. (NCBA)
National Council on Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
National Resource and Information Center (NRIC)
National Senior Citizens Education and Research Center (NSCERC)
National Urban League

Environment

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Exercise

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
American Heart Association (AHA)
Arthritis Foundation (AF)
Center for the Study of Aging/International Association of Physical Activity, Aging and Sports
(IAPAAS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Association for Health & Fitness (NAHF)
National Association for Human Development (NAHD)
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)
Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)

Eyes

American Academy of Opthalmology (AAO)
American Council of the Blind (ACB)
American Federation for the Blind (AFB)
American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)
American Optometric Association (AOA)
Better Vision Institute (BVI)
Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF)
Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Aging (LNCVA)
National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP)
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLSBPH)
Opticians Association of America (OAA)
Prevent Blindness America (PBA)

Financial Information & Assistance

American Academy of Opthalmology (AAO)
American Bar Association
American Cancer Society (ACS)
American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)
American Optometric Association (AOA)
American Red Cross
Catholic Golden Age (CGA)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) (Recent name change: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Inc. (LLS)
Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA)
Medicare Rights Center (MRC)
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM)
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
United Seniors Health Council (USHC)
United Way of America

Foot Care

American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)

Fraud

Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
National Bar Association (NBA)
National Consumer’s League (NCL)
National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF)

Geriatrics

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM)

Gerontology

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA)

Guardianship

American Health Care Association (AHCA)
Brookdale Center on Aging (BCOA) of Hunter College
The Center for Social Gerontology (TCSG)

Health Care Policy

Administration on Aging (AoA)
Alliance for Aging Research
American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM)
American Hospital Association (AHA)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
American Osteopathic Association
American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA)
American Society on Aging (ASA)
Center for Advancement of State Community Services Program (CASCSP)
National Association for Home Care (NAHC)
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM)
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
National Women’s Health Network (NWHN)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Health Research

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
American Dental Association (ADA)
American Foundation for Urologic Diseases (AFUD)
American Health Foundation (AHF)
American Heart Association (AHA)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Nurses Association (ANA)
American Parkinson’s Disease Association (APDA)
American Tinnitus Association (ATA)
Arthritis Foundation (AF)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Epilepsy Foundation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)
National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse 
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse (NCCAM)
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)
National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP)
National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Information Center
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Information Clearinghouse
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Kidney and Urological Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)

Hearing Loss

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (AAO)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Better Hearing Institute
Captioned Media Program (CMP)
International Hearing Society (IHS)
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (SHHH)

Heart Diseases

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)
American Health Foundation (AHF)
American Heart Association (AHA)
American Lung Association (ALA)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Information Center

Hispanic Health

National Alliance for Hispanic Health
National Association for Hispanic Elderly (Asociación Nacional Por Personas Mayores)
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCoA)
Project Aliento

Home Health Care

American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
National Association for Home Care (NAHC)
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES)
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A)
National Resource and Information Center (NRIC)
Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA)
Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)

Horticultural Therapy

American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA)

Hospice

American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
National Association for Home Care (NAHC)
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
National Hospice Foundation (NHF)
Partnership for Caring, Inc. (PFC)
Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)

Hospitals

American Hospital Association (AHA)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)(Recent name change: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program

Housing

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
American Health Care Association (AHCA)
American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
Assisted Living Foundation of America (ALFA)
B’nai B’rith
Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CCAC)
Elderweb
National Council on Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
National Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Resource Center (NLTCORC)
National Long-Term Care Resource Center (NLTCRC)
National Resource Center on Supportive Housing & Home Modifications

Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Hysterectomy

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services Foundation (HERS)

Immunizations

National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Incontinence

National Association for Continence (NAFC)|
National Kidney and Urological Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
Simon Foundation for Continence

Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Coalition for Adult Immunizations
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Insurance

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) (Recent name change: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA)
Medicare Rights Center (MRC)
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United Seniors Health Council (USHC)

Intergenerational Programs

Corporation for National Service (CNS)
Elder Craftsmen (EC)
Generations Online
Generations Together (GT)
Gray Panthers (GP)
National Council on Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
National Urban League
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)
Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)

Japanese American Health

Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)

Joint & Bone Diseases

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center (NIH-ORBD-NRC)
Paget Foundation for Paget’s Disease of Bone and Related Disorders (PF)

Kidney Diseases

American Foundation for Urologic Diseases (AFUD)
National Kidney and Urological Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
National Kidney Foundation

Legal Issues

American Bar Association
Brookdale Center on Aging (BCOA) of Hunter College
The Center for Social Gerontology (TCSG)
seniorcare Initiative in Consumer Law (EICL)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Legal Counsel for the Elderly (LCE)
Legal Services for the Elderly (LSE)
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. (NAELA)
National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)
National Bar Association (NBA)
National Center on Poverty Law, Inc. (NCPL)
National Legal Support for Elderly People with Mental Disabilities Project
National Long-Term Care Resource Center (NLTCRC)
National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC)
Pension Rights Center (PRC)

Leisure Activities

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Catholic Golden Age (CGA)
Elder Craftsmen (EC)
Elderhostel
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A)
National Senior Games Association (NSGA)
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS)
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)
Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)

Leukemia

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Inc. (LLS)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Long-Term Care

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
American Health Care Association (AHCA)
American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
Assisted Living Foundation of America (ALFA)
Beverly Foundation
Center for Advancement of State Community Services Program (CASCSP)
Elderweb
Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA)
Kansas Geriatric Education Center (KS-GEC)
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES)
National Association of Activity Professionals (NAAP)
National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)
National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR)
National Council on Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
National Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Resource Center (NLTCORC)
National Long-Term Care Resource Center (NLTCRC)
National Resource Center: Diversity and Long-Term Care (NRDLTC)

Low Vision

American Academy of Opthalmology (AAO)
American Council of the Blind (ACB)
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
American Optometric Association (AOA)
Better Vision Institute (BVI)
Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF)
Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Aging (LNCVA)
National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP)
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLSBPH)
Opticians Association of America (OAA)
Prevent Blindness America (PBA)

Lung Diseases

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
American Lung Association (ALA)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Information Center
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF)

Lupus

Arthritis Foundation (AF)
Lupus Foundation of America (LFA)
National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse

Medicaid

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) (Recent name change: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Medicare

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) (Recent name change: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Medicare Rights Center (MRC)
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM)

Medical Care

American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
American Academy of Opthalmology (AAO)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (AAO)
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR)
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
American Chiropractic Association (ACA)
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM)
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
American Dental Association (ADA)
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Nurses Association (ANA)
American Osteopathic Association
American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program
National Medical Association (NMA)

Medicines

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)

Men’s Health

American Cancer Society (ACS)
American Foundation for Urologic Diseases (AFUD)
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)

Menopause

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
American Menopause Foundation (AMF)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Information Center
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
North American Menopause Society (NAMS)

Mental Health

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Counseling Association (ACA)
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
National Association for Human Development (NAHD)
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Minority Health

Administration on Aging (AoA)
Indian Health Service (IHS)
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA)
National Association for Hispanic Elderly (Asociación Nacional Por Personas Mayores)
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc. (NCBA)
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCoA)
National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
National Medical Association (NMA)
National Resource Center: Diversity and Long-Term Care (NRCDLTC)
National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA)
National Urban League
Native Elder Health Care Resource Center (NEHRC)
Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA)
Project Aliento

Mouth Care

American Dental Association (ADA)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Multiple Sclerosis

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)

Music Therapy

American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)

Native American Health

Indian Health Service (IHS)
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A)
National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA)
Native Elder Health Care Resource Center (NEHRC)

Native Hawaiian Health

National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA)
National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA)
Native Elder Health Care Resource Center (NEHCRC)

Nurses

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
American Nurses Association (ANA)
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES)
National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)

Nursing Homes

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
American Health Care Association (AHCA)
American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) (Recent name change: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR)
National Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Resource Center (NLTCORC)
National Long-Term Care Resource Center (NLTCRC)

Nutrition

American Dietetic Association (ADA)
American Heart Association (AHA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA)
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A)
National Association of Nutrition and Aging Service Programs (NANASP)
National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)
National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging

Occupational Therapy

American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)
Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)

Osteopathy

American Osteopathic Association

Osteoporosis

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center (NIH-ORBD-NRC)

Paget’s Disease

National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center (NIH-ORBD-NRC)
Paget Foundation for Paget’s Disease of Bone and Related Disorders (PF)

Parkinson’s Disease

American Parkinson’s Disease Association (APDA)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF)

Pensions

Department of Labor (DOL)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Older Women’s League (OWL)
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)
Pension Rights Center (PRC)
Social Security Administration (SSA)

Pet Therapy

Delta Society

Physical Fitness

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
American Heart Association (AHA)
Arthritis Foundation (AF)
Center for the Study of Aging/International Association of Physical Activity, Aging and Sports
(IAPAAS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Association for Health & Fitness (NAHF)
National Association for Human Development (NAHD)
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)
Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)

Physical Therapy

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)

Prostate Diseases

American Foundation for Urologic Diseases (AFUD)
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)

Psychiatry

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Rehabilitation

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR)
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)
American Council of the Blind (ACB)
American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA)
American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Better Hearing Institute
Delta Society
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Lighthouse National Center for Vision and Aging (LNCVA)
National Association of Activity Professionals (NAAP)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Information Clearinghouse
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
National Stroke Association (NSA)

Respite Care

Brookdale Center on Aging (BCOA) of Hunter College
Well Spouse Foundation (WSF)

Restless Legs

Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation

Retirement Planning

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CCAC)
National Association for Human Development (NAHD)
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)
SPRY Foundation
United Seniors Health Council (USHC)

Rural Health

Green Thumb, Inc. (GT)
Kansas Geriatric Education Center (KS-GEC)
National Council on Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA)
National Rural Health Association (NRHA)

Safety

American Red Cross
Department of Labor (DOL)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
National Consumer’s League
National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)

Skin Diseases

American Academy of Dermatology
American Cancer Society (ACS)
National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)
The Skin Cancer Foundation

Sleep Disorders

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Information Center
National Sleep Foundation (NSF)

Social Security

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM)
Social Security Administration (SSA)

Spanish Language Resources

AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS)
Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
American Cancer Society (ACS)
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Brookdale Center on Aging (BCOA) of Hunter College
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS)
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA)
National Association for Hispanic Elderly (Asociación Nacional Por Personas Mayores)
National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI)
National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCoA)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Information Clearinghouse
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHI)
North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
Pension Rights Center (PRC)
Project Aliento
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Speech Therapy

American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)

Statistics

Administration on Aging (AoA)
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Census Bureau
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Department of Labor (DOL)
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) (Recent name change: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Social Security Administration (SSA)

Stroke

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)
American Heart Association (AHA)
American Stroke Association (ASA)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Information Center
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Stroke Association (NSA)

Support Groups

Alzheimer’s Association
American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
American Cancer Society (ACS)
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
American Menopause Foundation (AMF)
American Parkinson’s Disease Association (APDA)
American Stroke Association (ASA)
American Tinnitus Association (ATA)
Arthritis Foundation (AF)
Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)
Epilepsy Foundation
Gray Panthers (GP)
Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA)
Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services Foundation (HERS)
International Tremor Foundation (ITF)
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Inc. (LLS)
Lupus Foundation of America (LFA)
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
National Association for Continence (NAFC)
National Association on HIV Over Fifty (NAHOF)
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCoA)
National Hospice Foundation (NHF)
National Interfaith Coalition on Aging (NICA)
National Kidney Foundation
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)
National Self-Help Clearinghouse (NSHC)
National Stroke Association (NSA)
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF)
Partnership for Caring, Inc. (PFC)
Prevent Blindness America (PBA)
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc. (SHHH)
Simon Foundation for Continence
Well Spouse Foundation (WSF)
Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)

Surgery

American College of Surgeons (ACS
American Hospital Association (AHA)

Therapy

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Counseling Association (ACA)
American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA)
American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Delta Society
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)

Transportation

American Cancer Society (ACS)
Beverly Foundation
Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A)

Travel

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
B’nai B’rith
Catholic Golden Age (CGA)
Elderhostel

Tremor

International Tremor Foundation (ITF)

Urologic Diseases

American Foundation for Urologic Diseases (AFUD)
National Kidney and Urological Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)

Veterans Health

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

Volunteers

Corporation for National Service (CNS)
Delta Society
Legal Counsel for the Elderly (LCE)
National Council on Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
United Way of America
Volunteers of America
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)

Women’s Health

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
American Menopause Foundation (AMF)
DES Action
Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services Foundation (HERS)
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
National Resource and Information Center (NRIC)
National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHI)
National Women’s Health Network (NWHN)
North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
Older Women’s League (OWL)
Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)

The Resource Directory for Older People

A Cooperative Effort of the National Institute on Aging and the Administration on Aging.