Aging
This section of the chapter provides general information on aging, including characteristics of aging Americans. The site below has a variety of resources and links to other sites of interest to the elderly. The Administration on Aging is a governmental agency.
Visit the Administration on Aging web site
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Aging
This section of the chapter discusses aging, including abnormal conditions associated with the aging process, such as Alzheimer's disease. The Web site below provides general information about Alzheimer's disease, and is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging.
Visit the Alzheimer's Disease & Education Referral Center web site
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Diversity in Health: Hunting for Supercentenarians
Chapter 15's Diversity Box examines the myth of supercentenarians. The site below is sponsored by Harvard Medical School, and it includes information about centenarians, including the results of research examining factors that influence human longevity.
Visit the The New England Centenarian Study web site
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Dying
This section of the chapter discusses death, including the right-to-die issue. The site below is sponsored by the Compassion and Choices, an organization that was established through the unification of Compassion In Dying (Portland) and End-of-Life Choices (Denver). This site has general information about euthanasia, patient's rights, and legislation concerning the right to die.
Visit the Compassion and Choices web site
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Dying
his section of the chapter discusses dying, including emotional responses to terminal illness. The site below is a page at a Web site sponsored by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. The page has general information on hospice and links to related resources.
Visit the General Information: What is Hospice? web site
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Death
This section of the chapter includes information about grief. The Web site below, which is sponsored by Mental Health America, provides information about bereavement and grief.”
Visit the Some Facts Psychologists Know about Grief web site
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