New England College of Optometry Library

Online Resources

You searched for Resources within the "Aged" category.

  • Administration on Aging
    US Department of Health and Human Services
    Source of information on aging includes links to statistical sources, resources, referral sources, reports, etc.
  • AgeLine

    "AgeLine abstracts the literature of social gerontology as well as aging-related research from psychology, sociology, social work, economics, public policy, and the health sciences."
  • AgingStats.gov.
    Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics.
    The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics (Forum) was initially established in 1986, with the goal of bringing together federal agencies that share a common interest in improving aging-related data. The goals of the Forum are to improve both the quality and use of data on the aging population.
  • Improving the nation's vision health :a coordinated public health approach.
    [Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view document]
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.).
    Cover title."The importance of vision and eye health has been recognized with the introduction of vision objectives in Healthy People 2010, a national disease prevention initiative that identifies opportunities to improve the health of all Americans....The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its Vision Health Initiative (VHI) located within the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT), has [involved] a wide range of stakeholders in the design of a coordinated public health framework to prevent blindness and vision impairment. It is intended that this report will assist CDC and other public health champions in developing and implementing more comprehensive and detailed strategies that will reduce the burden of vision impairment and eye diseases for all Americans during the next decade and beyond." - p. 3.
  • Older driver relicensing laws: the state of the states

    "Source: Meredith Coley. (2001). "Older Driver Relicensing Laws: The State of the States." The Public Policy and Aging Report, Volume 11, No. 4. Washington, DC: National Academy on an Aging Society. "
  • The resource directory for older people
    [Free to all]
    Administration on Aging
    The directory contains names, addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers of organizations which provide information and other resources on matters relating to the needs of older persons.

Return to top

Site last updated: 03/10/10 04:58:37 PM
Log in: Email | NECOnline | MediTrek | NEE Forms
© 2011, The New England College of Optometry
424 Beacon Street, Boston MA, 02115 | Tel: 617-266-2030