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For a list
of links pertinent to social work research, please
see the Institute for the Advancement of Social
Work Research at http://www.sc.edu/swan/iaswr/websites.html. |
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For an annotated
list of Links to Aging Resources, courtesy
of SAGE-SW and the Council on Social Work Education,
please click
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For an annotated list of Links to Policy and
Advocacy Resources, courtesy of SAGE-SW and
the Council on Social Work Education, please click
here.
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California State University, Los Angeles School
of Social Work's, home page has an overview
of the school's programs and a link to an employment
opportunities page. Please click
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Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work
is an organization for social workers and
students interested in aging issues in social
work practice. Please click
here.
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The Gerontological Society of America is
a nonprofit professional organization with more
than 5000 members in the field of aging. GSA provides
researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy
makers with opportunities to understand, advance,
integrate, and use basic and applied research
on aging to improve the quality of life as one
ages. To visit this Web Site, click
here.
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The Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW)
is dedicated to advancing social work practice
with older adults and their families through free
and low-cost continuing education events regionally,
online and through the mail, research, and policy
initiatives. Detailed information on the grant
can be found at IGSW's Web Site at http://www.bu.edu/igsw.
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"The MIT
AgeLab was established at MIT in 1999,
as a partnership with industry and the aging community,
to develop new technologies promoting healthy,
independent living throughout the human lifespan."
Among the highlights of the AgeLab Web Site are
updates on current research findings and an extensive
list of links to organizations in the field.
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The National Library of Medicine, has
launched Genetics Home Reference, a site aimed
at helping the general public understand genes
and genetics- http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov.
The target audience is the general public, and
the language is written at the high school level
- for those who remember "a little from their
high school biology course." A quick refresher
course is available by clicking the "help
me understand genetics page" which talks
about, for example, how genes can be turned on
and off in cells, what it means if a disorder
seems to run in a family, and the principles of
gene mutation. Explanations are written in simple
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National Public Radio, has launched "Who
Cares: The Future of Elder Care in America"
in it's Marketplace Series - http://www.marketplace.org/features/eldercare/.
Story topics include the aging of the baby-boomer
generation, eldercare benefits offered by companies,
and seniors caring for aging parents. |
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
has an expanded health information Web site, available
on the World Wide Web at: http://health.nih.gov/.
This site now offers links to a wider range of
NIH's valuable resources, features colorful images
to highlight an intriguing range of useful features,
and gives readers the chance to test their health
knowledge. Visitors can access the popular "A
to Z" listing of health topics, browse topics
by body location/systems, or use the main "Search"
box. Favorite health databases, such as Clinical
Trials, MEDLINEplus, and PubMed, remain one click
away. The newly expanded NIH health information
Web site has information geared for the whole
family, including kids, teens, parents, and seniors.
Educators, clinicians, and researchers will continue
to find the site a valuable resource of tools
and guidelines.
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Office of NIH History, has launched an
on-line exhibit on genetics research- http://history.nih.gov/exhibits/genetics/.
The exhibit answers questions about genetics research
and is titled "Revolution in Progress: Human
Genetics and Medical Research". A physical
version of the exhibit is also on display at the
NIH Clinical Center.
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Professor Joanne Yaffe Kjosness from the
Graduate School of Social Work at the University
of Utah has compiled a list of online resources
that cover a wide breadth in the social work field.
To view the list of Professional Association Sites,
click
here. To view the list of Social Work Megasites,
click
here. To view the list of Electronic Journals
and Newsletters, click
here. To view the list of Social Work Academic
Sites, click
here. To view the list of Government Sites,
click
here.
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World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers
(WWWRSW)- http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/wwwrsw/
- WWWRSW is a resource containing 73,690 links.
The majority of these links are to full text scientific,
technical and policy reports. WWWRSW contains
links to 2230 scholarly journals and newsletters,
of which, 140 are to sites that provide full text
articles. A wide range of links to relevant government
agencies, educational institutions and professional
organizations are also included. WWWRSW is updated
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