HEALTH CARE

Vaccinations for Adults You’re NEVER too old to get immunized!

Does someone you love need help with prescription costs?
Social Security and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are working together to get Medicare beneficiaries extra help with their prescription drug costs. You can help someone you care about apply for this extra help.

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Combatting Depression
(article from AARP)
Many people mistakenly believe that depression is normal for older people and that little can be done about it. Depression may be more common among older people, but it is not an inevitable part of aging. Depression is a serious medical disorder with biological causes that can be treated effectively in most people.

This Staying Sharp pamphlet identifies symptoms and causes of depression. You'll learn what's new in brain research and get some tips on managing stress and getting help for depression.

Alzheimer's’ Association
For 25 years, the donor-supported, not-for-profit Alzheimer’s Association has provided reliable information and care consultation; created supportive services for families; increased funding for dementia research; and influenced public policy changes.

American Cancer Society
The website for the American Cancer Society is a complete resource center for information on cancer prevention, awareness, types of treatment, complementary and alternative treatment methods, treatment centers and much more. Information is provided in Spanish/Espanol.

American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of communities.

American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

American Lung Association
The mission of the American Lung Association is to prevent lung disease and to promote lung health. Their website provides information on lung disease prevention, data and statistical information. Information is provided in Spanish/Espanol.

American Parkinson Disease Association
founded in 1961 to "ease the burden and find a cure" for Parkinson's disease. Headquartered in New York, the organization focuses its energies on research, patient support, education and raising public awareness of the disease.

American Prostate Society
The American Prostate Society was created with the mission of reducing the suffering and deaths causes by prostate diseases through education, awareness and service to the community. Their site features a section that answers the most frequently asked questions about the disease.

American Speech-Language Hearing Association
The American Speech-Language Hearing Association's mission is to ensure that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services to help them communicate more effectively. Their website offers information on speech, language, hearing and balance as well as how to find an audiologist or speech-language pathologist. Resources are offered in Spanish/Espanol.

Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation website gives you information on many different forms of arthritis plus offers ways to make life easier while living with the disease. The Foundation's goal is to improve lives through leadership in prevention, control and cure of the disease. They offer information in Spanish/Espanol.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
This web site offers comprehensive Medicare information in an easy to understand format that covers eligibility, enrollment and benefits.

Healthopedia
A medical and health consumer information resource containing comprehensive and unbiased information in patient-friendly language from trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics, 70 focused health centers, and more than 11,000 drugs and medications.

Longterm Care Options
Coordinates services for people who need assistance with daily activities .

MedicineNet
This site offers doctor-produces relevant, easy to read, in-depth medical information for consumers. All information on their site is written, reviewed and/or edited by one or more board-certified physicians.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The Society and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on critical issues, and organize a wide range of programs — including support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS over time.

National Stroke Association
This is the website for the National Stroke Association. It offers information about the prevention and treatment of stroke plus provides help for the family and caregiver.

North American Menopause Society
The North American Menopause Society is dedicated to promoting understanding of menopause, and thereby improving the health of women as they approach menopause and beyond. Their website provides general information about menopause.

Nutrition Navigator
This is the website for the Tufts University Nutrition Navigator, the first online rating and review guide that solves the two major problems Web users have when seeking nutrition information: how to quickly find information best suited to their needs and whether to trust the information they find there.

Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatica - Confronting Pancreatic Cancer provides a concentrated wealth of current and topical scientific and medical information about pancreatic cancer.

Parkinson's Disease
The Parkinson's Association of the Rockies provides education, awareness and support for Parkinson parents, families and health care providers in the Rocky Mountain region.

Psychology Information Online
The Psychology Information Online website explains depression, its causes, diagnosis and types. It offers help for fighting depression and includes a special section on depression in the elderly.

Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center
The mission of the Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center is to help people living with MS and their families lead a quality life by providing individualized care, support, education and research.

Rocky Mountain Stroke Association
A non-profit community service agency with many programs for stroke survivors and their families

Rural Health Clinics
Facility information presented by geographic location. Select a specific city or county.

Seniors Inc
The Medicaid Outreach Program helps low-income seniors who are eligible for Medicaid and other public benefits, assisting with the application process and advocating for seniors who are trying to navigate through the vast Medicaid network.  Once enrolled, this program saves seniors over $1,000 a year in premiums. Eligiblity for Medicaid is based on income of less than $1170 per month.

Total Longterm Care
Total Longterm Care provides services that enable frail individuals to live in their communities

Visiting Nurses Association
Professional care and equipment for the sick, the elderly, and the disabled .