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RETIREMENT HEALTH
RESOURCES RECOMMENDED BY THE RETIREMENT
CAFÉ
When
money is lost, a little is lost.
When time is lost, much more is lost.
When health is lost, practically everything is
lost.
And when creative spirit is lost, there is
nothing left.
- from
101
Really Important Things You Already Know,
But Keep
Forgetting
Early
to bed and early to rise makes a person
dull, boring, and despised.
- from the book
How to Retire Happy, Wild, and
Free
Retirement Health
Resources
- U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services: "Improving the health,
well-being, and safety of America."
- Health
Canada : Health
Canada is the Canadian Federal Government's
department responsible for helping Canadians
maintain and improve their health, while respecting
individual choices and circumstances.
- Health.com: Health.com
is produced by editors and journalists dedicated to
delivering accurate, trusted, up-to-date health and
medical information, for consumers. The website
focuses on problem-solving content to help you make
decisions during complicated, stressful times. They
write in plain English, using real-life
examples.
- National
Health Information Center: The
Health Information Resource Database includes 1,400
organizations and government offices that provide
health information upon request. Entries include
contact information, short abstracts, and
information about publications and services the
organizations provide.
- National
Institutes of Health: NIH is
the nation’s medical research agency - making
important medical discoveries that improve health
and save lives. The National Institutes of Health, a
part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, is the primary Federal agency for
conducting and supporting medical research.
- American
Heart Association: A national
voluntary health agency that provides information
for patients, caregivers, volunteers, consumers and
healthcare professionals to help reduce disability
and death from heart disease and stroke.
- BBC
Health: A searchable health
conditions database. Expert tips designed to help
you achieve and maintain a healthy, life-enhancing
weight. Facts and advice on the most common health
issues affecting women and men. Which are the best
foods to include in your meals, and which are best
avoided?
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UK Government Retirement Health and Well-Being
Webpage: Health services;
Doctors, Managing your healthcare; Accidents and
emergencies Healthy Living; Healthy eating.
- Yahoo
Health: Everyday Wellness
Topics include Alternative Medicine, Back Pain, Cold
& Flu, Managing Health Care, Women's Health,
Men's Health, and Sleep Problems.
- AARP
Health: AARP Health features
retirement information about healthy retirement
living, health insurance, medicare and medicaid,
doctors and hospitals, symptoms, medications, and
health.
- AARP
Health Insurance:
- Healthopedia: This
website is a medical and health consumer
information resource containing comprehensive and
unbiased information in patient-friendly language
from trusted sources on over 1,500 health topics,
70 focussed health centers, and more than 11,000
drugs and medications.
- NIH Senior
Health: A
government health website
that features health and
wellness information for older adults from the
National Institutes of Health.
- Senior Health
Week: Health news and information for
seniors, produced by the staff of Medical Week
News.
- Administration on Aging,
Department of Health and Human
Services: A government resource for
keeping up with the latest legislation and studies
on aging.
COPYRIGHT © 2010 by
Ernie J.
Zelinski
Author of
The World's Best Retirement
Book
All Rights
Reserved
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