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This website from the Administration of Community Living aims to help communities, governments, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and private businesses start or enhance community-based oral health programs for older adults. With two main...
The CDC's Healthy Brain Initiative, Road Map for Indian Country, is the first-ever public health guide focused on dementia in American Indian and Alaska Native communitities. The Road Map is designed to support discussion about dementia and caregiving...
This brief from the CDC and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors provides the most recent practical and useful data on coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke for adults 45 years and older. Data was collected from...
This brief from the CDC and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors is the fourth in a series of topic-specific documents focusing on public health issues related to older adults. This brief examines the demographic characteristics of...
This online course from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Division of Continuing Medical Education describes the Delirium Triage Screen (DTS) and its use in the emergency department. The course includes a pre-test, a presentation,...
This online course from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Division of Continuing Medical Education is designed to improve the screening of delirium in the emergency department using concise tools that have high sensitivity and...
This series of six presentations from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Division of Continuing Medical Education provides healthcare professionals with training to help older adults navigate complex medication decisions. Topics covered...
This article describes a qualitative study on eliciting patient-centered goals for dementia care that used focus groups of people with early-stage dementia and dementia caregivers. Although a variety of measures have been developed that assess control...
This link includes a database of various terms and definitions used throughout healthcare settings. Each term includes a detailed definition of what it means.
Source: Next Step in Care, 2015.
This video (19:52 min) from the Pacific Islands Geriatric Education Center is designed to inform and empower caregivers about dysphagia. It discusses various tips and lifestyle changes to consider when trying to avoid dysphagia.
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The Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection is part of
Minnesota Northstar GWEP,
supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Award No. U1QHP33076, the University of Minnesota Office of Academic
Clinical Affairs, and the Otto Bremer Trust.