|
USEFUL LINKS
To Locate Services
ElderCare
Locator (Nationwide)
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare/Public/Home.asp
ASSIST GUIDE for services
available in Hawai'i
http://www.assistguide.com
ASK2000 for information in Hawai'i
http://www.ask2000.org
Low &
Moderate Income Housing in Hawai'i
http://www.hcdch.state.hi.us/loinchsgmenu.html
Top
of Page
Resource Pages for
Older Adults
Access America for Seniors
http://www.seniors.gov
ElderPage: Information
for Older Persons & Families
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/elderpage.html
The Resource
Directory for Older People
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/resource.html
Consumer Info
& Benefit Programs for Older Adults
http://www.aoa.gov/aoa/webres/fed-cons.htm
Medicaid, Medicare (HCFA)
http://www.hcfa.gov
Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov
American Association of Retired
Persons
http://www.aarp.com
Internet
and E-mail resources on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/pages/ipostlst.html
Top
of Page
Resources in Hawai'i
Hawai'i Community Caregivers
Network
http://www.hawaiicaregivers.org
Senior
Net
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/seniornet/seniornet.html
Hawai'i State Public
Library System Guide to Resources and Services
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/hspls/
Hawai'i Universities
and Colleges
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/hspls/huni.html
Top
of Page
Information on Health
HEALTHFINDER
http://odphp4.osophs.dhhs.gov
The National Women's
Health Information Center
http://www.4woman.gov/g-index.htm
National Library of
Medicine - PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
Alzheimer's
and Related Dementia
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/webres/alz.htm
Top
of Page
Information on
Nutrition
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
http://www.state.hi.us/dlir/ocs
The Emergency Food Assistance Program helps supplement the diets
of low income persons and families by providing them with food from
the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Food Stamp Program at Department
of Human Services
http://www.state.hi.us/dhs
The food stamp program enables low income families and elderly to
buy food with Electronic Benefit Transfers (EBT) cards.
WIC Services Branch
http://www.hawaiiwic.com
The WIC Program safeguards the health of low income women, infants,
and children up to age 5, who are at nutritional risk by providing
nutritious foods to supplement diets, information, and referrals.
Grandparents may apply for grandchildren they are raising.
U.H. CTAHR -Human, Food,
& Animal Sciences
http://www.hawaii.edu/foodskills/
Lifeskills in Food Education is a statewide "umbrella concept" program
that facilitates consumer foods and nutrition education.
Department of Education,
Child Nutrition Programs
http://www.schoollunch.k12.hi.us
The Child Nutrition Program includes the Child and Adult Food Program
which provides meals and snacks to infants, young children, and
impaired adults in adult day care.
USDA, Food and Nutrition Service
http://www.fns.usda.gov
The Food and Nutrition Service administers the nutrition assistance
programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The mission is to
provide children and needy families better access to food and a
more healthful diet through its food assistance programs and comprehensive
nutrition education efforts.
Government Resources
in Hawai'i
Hawai'i State Government Home
Page
http://www.hawaii.gov
Department of Health
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/
State Health Planning
and Development Agency
http://www.state.hi.us/health/shpda/
Commission
on Persons with Disabilities
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/cpd_indx.htm
Department of Human
Services
http://www.hawaii.gov/dhs/index.html
Department of Taxation
http://www.hawaii.gov/tax/tax.html
Top
of Page
Data on Older Adults
Department of Business,
Economic Development & Tourism Statistics & Data
http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/
AoA Statistical
Data on the Aging
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/statistics.asp
U.S. Census Data
http://www.census.gov
U.S. Statistical
Abstract
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
National Center
for Health Statistics Aging Data
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm
Center for Disease Control & Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov
Hawaii Department of Health
http://www.hawaii.gov/health/statistics/
Top
of Page
Government Agencies and
Organizations
Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov
Directory of
State Units on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/states.html
Directory
of Area Agencies on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/webres/area-agn.html
Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov
Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.dhhs.gov
Top
of Page
Regulations and Documents
Federal
Register
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
National Guidelines Clearing
House
http://www.guidelines.gov
Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA)
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada
Office of
Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy
http://www.aspe.os.dhhs.gov/daltcp/home.htm
National Aging Information Center
http://www.aoa.gov/naic
Medicare & Medicaid
Program Manuals
http://www.hcfa.gov/pubforms/program.htm
Top
of Page
Organizations
American Society on Aging
http://www.asaging.org
The Gerontological Society of America
http://www.geron.org
National
Academy on an Aging Society
http://www.gsa.iog.wayne.edu/NAA/naahome.html
Association for Gerontology in Higher
Education
http://www.aghe.org
Association
for Gerontology Education in Social Work
http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/connie/index.html
American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org
American Geriatric
Society
http://www.americangeriatrics.org
American Dietetic
Association - Gerontological Nutritionists
http://www.eatright.org/dpg11.html
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
http://www.ncoa.org
American College of Health Care
Administrators
http://www.achea.org
American Academy of Hospice & Pallative
Medicine
http://www.aahpm.org
National Association of Health
Data Org (NAHDO)
http://www.nahdo.org
DISCLAIMER FOR THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON
AGING
References from this web site or from any of the information services
sponsored by the Executive Office on Aging to any non-governmental
entity, product, service or information does not constitute an endorsement
or recommendation by EOA or any of its employees. EOA is not responsible
for the contents of any "off-site" web pages referenced from this
server. Although our page includes links to sites including or referencing
good collections of information, EOA does not endorse ANY specific
products or services provided by public or private organization.
Top
of Page
|
