Talking With Your Older Patient: A Clinician's Handbook by National Institute of Aging - HTML preview

Gerontological Society of America

This is a senior-friendly website from the

(GSA)

National Institute on Aging and the National

1220 L Street, NW, Suite 901

Library of Medicine that has health and

Washington, DC 20005-4001

wellness information for older adults. Special

1-202-842-1275

features make it simple to use. For example,

www.geron.org

you can click on a button to have the text

read out loud or to make the type larger.

GSA is a non-profi t, professional organization

whose members include researchers, educators,

practitioners, and policymakers.

keeping the door open 59

Publications

AT-A-GLANCE

The National Institute on Aging offers free

publications you might use when talking

with your older patients. You can order single or multiple copies from: National Institute on Aging Information Center

P.O. Box 8057

Gaithersburg, MD 20898-9057

1-800-222-2225 (toll-free)

1-800-222-4225 (TTY/toll-free)

www.nia.nih.gov/health

NIA has free AgePage fact sheets on a variety of topics. Here is a selection of what’s available. The asterisk (*) indicates those also available in Spanish.

Diseases/Conditions

• Arthritis Advice*

• Cancer Facts For People Over 50*

• Diabetes In Older People—A Disease You Can Manage*

• Hearing Loss*

• High Blood Pressure*

• Osteoporosis: The Bone Thief*

• Prostate Problems*

• Shingles*

• Stroke*