Helpful Links
child and adult care food program (CACFP)
Massachusetts Department of Education
Child and Adult Care Food Program
www.doe.mass.edu/cnp/nprograms/cacfp.htmlU.S. Department of Agriculture
Child and Adult Care Food Program
www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Care/CACFP/cacfphome.htmDirectory of State Agencies Administering CACFP
www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm
aging-related programs and services
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Office of Elder Health
www.mass.gov/dph/fch/elderhealthMassachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
www.800ageinfo.com
fact Sheets on multiple topics
Fact sheets from the following websites can be downloaded free of charge.
University of Massachusetts Extension
Nutrition Education Program (NEP)
extension.umass.edu/nutrition/publicationsColorado State University Cooperative Extension
Nutrition Fact Sheets
www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/pubfood.htmlOhio State University Extension
Senior Series Fact Sheets
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-factRutgers University Cooperative Research and Extension
The Caring Connection – Fact Sheets for Caregivers
www.rce.rutgers.edu/pubs/subcategory.asp?cat=10&sub=68
Other Resources
nutrition
University of Massachusetts Extension
Nutrition Education Program (NEP)
extension.umass.edu/nutrition/publicationsAmerican Dietetic Association
Online Catalog of Materials
www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/shop.htmlDETERMINE Nutritional Risk Checklist
www.aafp.org/x17367.xmlNutrition.Gov
www.nutrition.govU.S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
Main website: www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
Nutrition for older adults: www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000002.htmlU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Eating Well as We Age(free downloadable booklet)
www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/englow.html
health issues for older adults
Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer's Association
www.alz.orgNational Institute of Health - Senior Health
nihseniorhealth.gov/alzheimersdisease/toc.htmlNational Institute on Aging Information Center
www.niapublications.org
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.orgIdaho Plate Method (For People with Diabetes)
www.platemethod.comNational Institute of Diabetes & Digestive and Kidney Diseases
diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
Heart Disease
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.orgNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
High Blood Pressure
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.orgNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Osteoporosis
National Institute of Health
Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases
www.osteo.orgNational Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org
Senior Health (Multiple Topics)
NIH Senior Health
nihseniorhealth.gov
medicines and older adults
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Medicines and Older Adults (free downloadable booklet)
www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/englow.htmlOhio State University Extension
Senior Series Fact SheetsFive downloadable fact sheets on medications:
- Adverse Drug-Drug and Food-Drug Interactions
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/pdf/0129.pdf
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0129.html- Aging Increases the Risk for Medication Problems
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/pdf/0127.pdf
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0127.html- Medication Misuse among Older Adults
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/pdf/0128.pdf
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0128.html- Over-the-Counter Medication Labels
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/pdf/0130.pdf
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0130.html- Over-the-Counter Medications are Drugs, Too
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/pdf/0113.pdf
ohioline.osu.edu/ss-fact/0113.html
physical activity and older adults
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
www.acsm.org/health%2Bfitness/comments.htmACSM Current Comments on exercise topics for the public
- The Physiology of Aging
www.acsm.org/health%2Bfitness/pdf/currentcomments/physio.pdf- Exercise and the Older Adult
www.acsm.org/health%2Bfitness/pdf/currentcomments/EOA.pdf- Exercise for Persons with Cardiovascular Disease
www.acsm.org/health%2Bfitness/pdf/currentcomments/CARDIO.pdf- Exercise and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
www.acsm.org/health%2Bfitness/pdf/currentcomments/exercopd122602.pdfCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Growing Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults (126-page book)
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/growing_stronger/print_friendly_pdf.htmNational Institute on Aging Information Center
Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging (86-page book)
www.niapublications.org/exercisebook/exercisebook.asp
emergency food plans
American Red Cross
- Food and Water in an Emergency (pamphlet)
www.redcross.org/static/file_cont39_lang0_24.pdfFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Emergency Food and Water Supplies (pamphlet)
www.fema.gov/library/emfdwtr.shtm- Food and Water in an Emergency (pamphlet)
www.fema.gov/rrr/foodwtr.shtmFlorida International University
- Healthy Hurricane/Disaster Cookbook (cookbook)
www.fiu.edu/~health/hurricaneseason/Cookbook.pdfU.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service, Technical Service Center
- Keeping Food Safe during an Emergency (fact sheet)
www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets- Food Safety: Power Outages & Flooding (fact sheet)
www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets
food safety
University of Massachusetts Extension
Nutrition Education Program (NEP)
http://extension.umass.edu/nutrition/programs/food-safetyGateway to Government Food Safety Information
www.foodsafety.govU.S. Food and Drug Administration,
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- Keep Your Food Safe (fact sheet)
www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/englow.html- To Your Health! Food Safety for Seniors(fact sheet)
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~acrobat/sr2.pdf
caregiving
Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiver.orgNational Eldercare Locator
www.eldercare.govNational Family Caregivers Association
www.nfcacares.orgRutgers University Cooperative Research and Extension
The Caring Connection – Fact Sheets for Caregivers
www.rce.rutgers.edu/pubs/subcategory.asp?cat=10&sub=68U.S. Administration on Aging
National Family Caregiver Support Program
www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/caregiver.asp