Healthy Seniors

Online Resources


 

Seniors (Adults 65 Years and  Older) and information about the Flu.

Flu

 

The Upstate New York Poison Center offers programs for older adults and the safe use of medicines.
http://www.upstate.edu/poison/community/seniors.php

 

Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls. Falls can cause moderate to severe injuries, such as hip fractures and head traumas, and can increase the risk of early death. Fortunately, falls are a public health problem that is largely preventable.
http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Falls/index.html

CDC


Center for Disease Control: Healthy Aging
http://www.cdc.gov/aging/aginginfo/index.htm

 

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a membership that helps people age 50 and over have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole, ways that help people 50 and over improve their lives.
http://www.aarp.org/

  

Preparing your home and your family: Online information for Seniors. 
American Red Cross