Seniors.gov and Beyond

• Mark Pendleton, Senior Librarian for Outreach Services, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library

• Jim Veatch, Senior Librarian for Technical Services, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library

• Justine Veatch, JINM Library Consultant

Senior Citizens' Resources http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml

Contents

Administraton on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/

Long Term Carehttp://www.longtermcare.gov/

Senior Corpshttp://www.seniorcorps.gov/

Volunteer Growth in Americahttp://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/06_1203_volunteer_growth.pdf

SCOREhttp://www.score.org/

NIH Senior Healthhttp://nihseniorhealth.gov/

MedlinePlushttp://medlineplus.gov/

Videos of Surgical Procedureshttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/surgeryvideos.html

National Institute on Aginghttp://www.nia.nih.gov/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualityhttp://www.ahrq.gov/research/elderix.htm

Research in Action

AHRQ Pocket Guidehttp://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plus/

La Guía Para Mantenerse Saludable Después de los 50http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plussp/

CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/aging/

The State of Aging and Health in America 2004http://www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/State_of_Aging_and_Health_in_America_2004.pdf

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serviceshttp://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Medicare & Youhttp://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10050.pdf

MyMedicarehttp://www.mymedicare.gov/

Employee Benefits Security Administrationhttp://www.dol.gov/ebsa/

Top Ten Ways to Prepare for Retirement http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/top10ways.pdf

Food and Nutrition Servicehttp://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/

Serving It Safehttp://www.nfsmi.org/Information/sisindex.html

Internal Revenue Servicehttp://www.irs.gov/individuals/retirees/

United States Department of Veterans Affairshttp://www.cem.va.gov/

Securities and Exchange Commissionhttp://www.sec.gov/investor/seniors.shtml

Affinity Fraudhttp://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/affinity.htm

Social Security Administrationhttp://www.ssa.gov/

Food and Drug Administrationhttp://www.fda.gov/oc/seniors/

Eating for a Healthy Hearthttp://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/hlyheart_brochure.pdf

Dieta Para un Corazón Saludablehttp://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/shlyhart_brochure.pdf

Maturity Healthhttp://www.fda.gov/cdrh/maturityhealthmatters/index.html

Selected Publications

Young at Hearthttp://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/PDFs/youngatheart.pdf

Older Americans 2004http://www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2004/entire_report.pdf

Older Americans 2006http://www.agingstats.gov/update2006/OA_2006.pdf

The Handbook of Elder Care Resources for the Workplacehttp://www.opm.gov/Employment_and_Benefits/WorkLife/OfficialDo

cuments/HandbooksGuides/ElderCareResources/index.asp

Menopause, One Woman’s Story, Every Woman’s Story

http://www.niapublications.org/pubs/menopause/menopause.pdf

Companion, 2003 http://www.niapublications.org/pubs/menopause/menopauseupdate20

03.pdf

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The Web Library

http://chile.las-cruces.org/search/

Branigan Catalog

Beneficios federales para los veteranos y sus dependientes

http://www1.va.gov/opa/vadocs/fedbensp.pdf

Agency Publications -- FDA

Dieta Para un Corazón Saludable

La guía para mantenerse saludable después de los 50

Agency Publications -- NHLBI Bi-Lingual Booklets on Cardiovascular Health Resources

Lower Your Blood Cholesterol

FTC Publications

FTC – Identity Theft

FTC – Work-at-Home Schemes

FTC -- Telemarketing

FTC -- Remodeling

MyMoney.gov

NCI Publications

NIDDK Publications

NIDDK Diabetes Dictionary

Evite los problemas de la diabetes

NIA – Exercise

NIAAA Publications

NIAMS Publications

NIAMS -- ¿Tengo Artritis?

NIDA Publications

SAMHSA -- Tratamiento

SAMHSA Publications

Surgeon General -- Osteoporosis

Surgeon General -- Smoking

USDA -- Inocuidad Alimentaria y Seguridad Alimentaria

Collection Development

• Just like any other material

• Wide variety of resources, for a

• Wide variety of patrons

• Responding to a variety of patron information needs

WebJunction NM Community Center

GODORThttp://www.ala.org/ala/godort/godort.htm

US Government Documents: Se habla español

• Mark Pendleton, Senior Librarian for Outreach Services, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library

• Jim Veatch, Senior Librarian for Technical Services, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library

• Justine Veatch, JINM Library Consultant

Seniors.gov and Beyond

• Mark Pendleton, Senior Librarian for Outreach Services, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library

• Jim Veatch, Senior Librarian for Technical Services, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library

• Justine Veatch, JINM Library Consultant