Online Resources for the Public

Online Resources for the Public

We occasionally receive calls from Athens area residents who are looking for new housing for a parent, community involvement opportunities, or healthcare providers. Our Institute is mainly a research facility, but hopefully the following online resources will assist you further in these complex areas that our services do not reach.

Palliative and End-of-Life Care

• Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Frail Older Adults
  List of internet resources Prepared by Anne Glass, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the Institute of Gerontology, University of Georgia, for the “Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Frail Older Adults” conference held May 16-17, 2008, Athens, Georgia.
  

• The Glass Compendium of Web Resources on Aging (2007 Edition)
  Microsoft Word document (This compendium was developed for professionals, but may be of interest to the public as well.)

• UGA Geriatric Enrichment in Social Work Education

• Since You Care® Guides

• Northeast Georgia Area Agency on Aging
• Athens Community Council on Aging

• The Gerontological Society of America
• The American Society on Aging
• AARP
• American Medical Association
• American Psychological Association Referral Web
• Bones & Balance, Inc.
• Eden Alternative
• The North American Menopause Society

• Acurian
• Administration on Aging
• CenterWatch
• Medicare
• National Institutes of Health: Senior Health
• National Osteoporosis Foundation
• National Women's Health Information Center
• University of California Berkeley: Resource Center on Aging
• U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Clinical Trials

The UGA Institute of Gerontology does not have an affiliation with these organizations. Their listing is not an endorsement.