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Links – Positive Adult Quality of Life

We will provide links to websites that match these categories:

• general information or multiple relevant topics
• healthy and sustainable communities
• positive youth development
• positive adult quality-of-life
• healthy eating and physical activity

Visit the following websites to find useful information about promoting a positive adult quality-of-life. Links below will open a new window.

Positive Adult Quality of Life

Administration on Aging (AoA) (www.aoa.gov) AoA is the Federal focal point and advocate agency for older persons and their concerns. In this role, AoA works to heighten awareness among other Federal agencies, organizations, groups, and the public about the valuable contributions that older Americans make to the Nation and alerts them to the needs of vulnerable older people. Through information and referral and outreach efforts at the community level, AoA seeks to educate older people and their caregivers about the benefits and services available to help them.

Galichia Center on Aging (www.k-state.edu/gerontology) Kansas State University's Galichia Center on Aging coordinates and develops educational and training programs in aging, stimulates aging research, coordinates outreach activities, and serves as a referral center for information on aging resources in Kansas.

National Institute on Aging (www.nia.nih.gov) 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. It provides leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. The NIA is designated as the primary federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease research.

Resource Directory for Older People (www.nia.nih.gov/rd/default.htm) [compiled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA)] The Resource Directory for Older People is intended to serve a wide audience including older people and their families, health and legal professionals, social service providers, librarians, researchers, and others with an interest in the field of aging.

The directory contains names, addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers of organizations which provide information and other resources on matters relating to the needs of older persons. Note: If the link above is outdated, try the link to the National Institute on Aging (www.nia.nih.gov)

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