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Geriatric Practice

This resource collection was developed by the Health Sciences Library for students and pracitioners dealing with Geriatric populations.

Portals

American Geriatrics Society
CDC (Healthy Aging)
GeriatricWeb
The Gerontological Society of America
ConsultGeriRN.org
John A. Hartford Foundation
The National Council on the Aging
National Institute on Aging
Portal of Online Geriatric Education (POGOe)
U.S. Administration on Aging

Research

Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
John A. Hartford Foundation
National Institute of Nursing Research
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Researcher Resources (HSL Guide)

UNC Centers & Programs

Carolina Geriatric Education Center
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Center for Aging Research and Educational Services (CARES)
Center for Research on Chronic Illness
Gerontology @ UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Nursing
North Carolina Gerontology Consortium
School of Medicine Program on Aging
UNC Institute on Aging

Online Tutorials & Brief Guides to Resources

Geriatric Resources @ UNC-Chapel Hill  New

Clinical Ethics
Current N.C. Health Statistics
Current U.S. Health Statistics
Evaluating Online Information
Finding Health Information: A Path Through the Maze
Finding Health-Related Statistics
Health Policy and Administration
Searching the medical literature for the best evidence

Information Sources

AHEC Digital Library
Healthy Carolinians 2010
Healthy People 2010
NC LIVE databases: CINAHL, HealthSource, and others (Non-UNC affiliates can contact their local public library for the password to NC LIVE)

Consumer Health Resources

AGS Aging in the Know
healthfinder®
Medicare
MedlinePlus
NC Health Info (health services locator)
NIH SeniorHealth.gov
North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services