Founded in 1950, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) is a nonprofit organization with a national network of more than 14,000 organizations and leaders. Our members include senior centers, area agencies on aging, adult day service centers, faith-based service organizations, senior housing facilities, employment services, consumer groups, and leaders from academia, business, and labor.
Our programs help older people remain healthy and independent, find jobs, increase access to benefits programs, and discover meaningful ways to continue contributing to society.
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National Women’s Health Resource Center
The not-for-profit National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) is the leading independent health information source for women. NWHRC develops and distributes up-to-date and objective women's health information based on the latest advances in medical research and practice.
We have collaborated with the NWHRC to provide our parish nurses with trusted empowering health information.
The NWHRC believes in all women having access to reliable health information. They stand for quality, independence, leadership, respect, diversity, and action. For more health information, please
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PARISH NURSES AND PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
The Health Ministries Network of Minnesota has been proactive about pandemic preparedness. They hosted an event offered by the Central Minnesota Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program and offered Minnesota’s first Faith Community Pandemic Preparedness Planning Seminar on August 29 in Sartell, MN. In a collaborative effort with public health and emergency management, the event was well attended by parish nurses, church leaders, chaplains, staff of faith-based organizations, and other community leaders.
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Create medication reminder lists with pictures of pills for yourself or your family.
Easily make your own printable medication chart in a letter or wallet-size. Create medication schedules for your aging parents or children with this FREE service. With pictures of pills, My Med Schedule® can help you make a drug and medication list. Great for those on diabetes medicine to create a diabetes chart. For more information, click here.
Are you looking for free health materials for older adults? The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has over 40 Age Pages that provide background information in an easy-to-read format on different health subjects like blood pressure, skin care, and diabetes. All the information presented by NIA is based on current scientific research about aging and health.
You can order single or bulk copies of Age Pages or other free NIA publications—many available in Spanish—by calling toll-free 800-222-2225 or going online. The senior-friendly website, NIHSeniorHealth.gov, sponsored by the NIA and the National Library of Medicine, also might be of interest to you and your audience. Explore The website has special features that make it simple to use, like being able to have the text read out loud or make the type larger.The NIA is part of the National Institutes of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.