Older Adults and Oral Health
This fact sheet from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research dispels many common misconceptions about oral health and growing older and offers tips on maintaining a healthy mouth for a lifetime.
Source: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2018
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/for-older-adults
Oral Health: An Essential Element of Healthy Aging
This comprehensive collection from the Gerontological Society of America includes resources on oral health and for all health and health-related disciplines. Organizations and intitiaves, publications and presentations, infographics, caregiver resources, and research opportunities and funding are included in the collection.
Source: Gerontological Society of America, 2020
Oral Health
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 components, a searchable database of community-based oral health programs and The Community Guide to Adult Oral Health Program Implementation (Oral Health Guide), this website offers access to essential tools for planning, designing, and implementing a new program or replicating or expanding an existing program.
Road Map for Indian Country
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 within tribal communities and to encourage a public health approach - as part of a larger holistic response.
Coronary Heart Disease, Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke- A Public Health Issue
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 community-dwelling adults in 2015-2017 through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Action items to increase overall health are also included. The PDF of the brief is available for download.
Source: CDC, 2020
Chronic Diseases and Cognitive Decline- A Public Health Issue
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 adults 45 years and older who report chronic disease and subjective cognitive decline in the United States, and the types and number of chronic diseases associated with subjective cognitive decline. Data was collected from community-dwelling adults in 2015-2017 through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
Measuring Cognitive Vital Signs to Identify Delirium- Delirium Triage Screen (DTS)
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, videos, and a post-test. The target audience is nurses in emergency medicine. Continuing education credits are available for non-physicians.
Source: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2020
Measuring Cognitive Vital Signs to Identify Delirium- bCAM
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 specificity. This course introduces a system-based screening (bCAM) that is supported by evidence in the emergency department. The course includes a pre-test, a presentation, videos, and a post-test. Target audiences include nurse practitioners, physicians, and physician assistants with specialties in emergency medicine.