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AARP (Association for the Advancement of Retired People)
601 E Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20049
Phone:	1-888-OUR-AARP 1-888-687-2277
Web Address:	www.aarp.org

AARP is a national organization founded in 1973 to promote quality of life for older people. AARP provides information and education about issues affecting older people, including medication costs; advocates at the national, state, and local levels; and provides opportunities for service and involvement.

Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, DC 20201
Phone:	(202) 619-0724
Fax:	(202) 357-3555
Email:	aoainfo@aoa.hhs.gov
Web Address:	www.aoa.gov

This government Web site offers the latest aging-related policy and Medicare information, as well as links to health information. Text is provided in several languages and font sizes.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Healthy Aging
4770 Buford Highway, Northeast
Mailstop K-45
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone:	1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
TDD:	1-888-232-6348
Email:	cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Web Address:	www.cdc.gov/aging

This CDC Web site provides health information for older adults and caregivers, relevant health statistics, and links to many aging-related Web sites.

National Institutes of Health Senior Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone:	(301) 496-4000
Email:	custserv@nlm.nih.gov
Web Address:	www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov

This Web site for older adults offers aging-related health information. The Web site's senior-friendly features include large print, simple navigation, and short, easy-to-read segments of information. A visitor to this Web site can click special buttons to hear the text aloud, make the text larger, or turn on higher contrast for easier viewing. The site was developed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM), both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIHSeniorHealth features up-to-date health information from NIH. Also, the American Geriatrics Society provides independent review of some of the material found on this Web site.

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Last Updated: January 14, 2011

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