GSWI - Current Issues in Aging

Links to Policy and Advocacy Resources

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: AARP Legislative Action Center
http://www.aarp.org/issues/; AARP's Legislative Action Center has information on current issues, a guide to Congress, how to take action and much, much, more.
: AgeLine
http://www.research.aarp.org/ageline/home.html; AgeLine contains references and original abstracts to material related to aging,middle age, and the elderly. Topics covered include psychology, public policy, healthcare, business, gerontology, consumer issues. The references found in AgeLine are indexed and abstracted from journals, books, book chapters, reports, and government documents dating back to 1978. Indexing from journals ranges from peer-reviewed titles to general interest publications.
: Americans for Better Care of the Dying
http://www.abcd-caring.org; ABCD is a coalition of citizens and professionals united to ensure that public policy addresses the needs of individuals and families coping with a fatal illness. ABCD provides an information network, encouraging and supporting public involvement in correcting system deficiencies.
: ASA Connection
http://www.asaging.org/asaconnection/03jan/pplink.cfm; The American Society on Aging, in their publication ASA Connection, has regular updates on policy issues in aging.
: Center for Demography of Health and Aging
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/home.htm; The Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of nine P30 centers on aging sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. Major themes of research include: midlife development and aging; economics of population aging; inequalities in health and aging; and international, comparative studies of population aging.
: Families USA
http://www.familiesusa.org; Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicate to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Working at the national, state and community levels, we have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over 15 years.
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: Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
http://www.cosw.sc.edu/iaswr; IASWR seeks to advance the scientific knowledge base of social work practice by building the research capacity of the profession. Ensuring that social work is represented within the national scientific community, IASWR strengthens the voice of the profession in public policy determinations.
: Last Acts
http://www.lastacts.org; Last Acts is a call-to-action campaign to improve care at the end of life. Our goals are to bring death related issues out in the open and help individuals and organizations pursue better ways to care for the dying. We believe in palliative care, which focuses on ways to ease pain and make life better for people who are dying and their loved ones.
: Medicare Rights Center
http://www.medicarerights.org; The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) was established in 1989 to provide free counseling services to people with Medicare questions or problems. Since its founding, MRC has helped more than one million people with Medicare-related issues. MRC has conducted training programs and presentations for organizations as divers as the U.S. HHS, the Administration on Aging, Ceridian Performance Partners, American Public Health Association, AARP, the Practising Law Institute, Families USA, AFSCME and Visiting Nurse Service.
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: National Academy on an Aging Society
http://www.agingsociety.org; The National Academy on an Aging Society is a Washington-based non-partisan, policy institute that fosters critical thinking about the implications of an aging society. The Academy studies the impact of demographic changes on public and private institutions and families of all ages. The Academy conducts and synthesizes research on a broad range of topics related to income and health security and conveys the finding to policy makers. Academy projects topics also include: changes in the labor market, employer-provided health and pension benefits, the health care market, and access to health and long-term care.

: National Alliance for Caregiving
http://www.caregiving.org; The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) is a non-profit joint venture, created in 1996 to support family caregivers of the elderly and the professionals who serve them.

: National Associaton of Social Workers; www.socialworkers.org/advocacy/updates/default.asp; The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) provides regular updates on key issues of concern to social workers in Congress, the White House, and agencies.

: National Center on Elder Abuse; http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/ncearoot/Main_Site/index.aspx; NCEA exists to provide elder abuse information to professionals and the public; offer technical assistance and training to elder abuse agencies and related professionals; conduct short-term elder abuse research; and assist with elder abuse program and policy development.
: National Chronic Care Consortium; http://www.nccconline.org; The National Chronic Care Consortium (NCCC) is an organization of leading-edge health networks dedicated to transforming the delivery of chronic care services, who share a vision of integrated care for individuals with chronic health conditions, from the time of earliest condition awareness until problem resolution or death.
: National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform; http://www.nccnhr.org; NCCNHR provides information and leadership on federal and state regulatory and legislative policy development and models and strategies to improve nursing home care and life for residents.
: National Committee to Preserve Social Security and; Medicare
http://www.ncpssm.org; The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare was founded in 1982 to serve as an advocate for Social Security and Medicare.
: National Council of Senior Citizens; http://www.ncscinc.org; The National Council of Senior Citizens is one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the United States with more than 500,000 members in 2,000 affiliated clubs and councils nationwide. NCSC advocates for the concerns of older Americans through its affiliates and translates those concerns into political muscle.
: National Health Council; http://www.nhcouncil.org; The National Health Council is a private, nonprofit umbrella organization comprised of more than 100 national health-related organizations, including over 40 of the nation's leading patient-based groups, also known as voluntary health agencies. These groups represent approximately 100 million people with chronic diseases and/or disabilities. The Council's mission is to promote the health of all people by advancing the voluntary health movement, working toward the prevention, treatment, and cure of disease and disability.
: National Library of Medicine PubMed; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed; PubMed was developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It was developed in conjunction with publishers of biomedical literature as a search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to full-text journals at Web sites of participating publishers. PubMed provides access to bibliographic information, which is drawn primarily from MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, HealthSTAR, as well as Publisher-Supplied citations.

Thomas

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Thomas is an excellent resource for getting information on Congressional bills and related legislative information. The database, developed by the Library of Congress, includes directories for both the House and Senate, as well as general information on how Congress works.

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
http://aging.senate.gov/

The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging has launched this Web Site as a way to keep older American's informed. This is a great resource for getting information on the latest legislation and policy affecting older American's.