Health and Aging

Reports

• The State of Aging and Health in America (CDC; 2007)
• Falls, Disability and Food Insecurity Present Challenges to Healthy Aging (AMA; 2007)
• Redefining and Reforming Health Care for the Last Years of Life (RAND; 2006)
• Health and Aging Chartbook from Health, United States (CDC; 2006)
• Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs Toolkit (National Resource Center on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Aging; 2005)
• Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey (CDC; 2005)
• Prevent and Control High Blood Pressure: Mission Possible (HHS; 2004)

News and Magazine Articles

• Dealing with Depression in Seniors (LA Times; 2010)
• Healthy Aging, With Nary a Supplement (NY Times; 2010)
• Watch the Walk and Prevent a Fall (NY Times; 2009)
• Obesity may be Associated with Disability in Workers, Elderly (AMA; 2007)

Journal Articles

• Changes in Cognitive Function in a Randomized Trial of Physical Activity: Results of the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Pilot Study (Williamson, Espeland, Kritchevsky, Newman, King, Pahor, Guralnik, Pruitt, and Miller; The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences; 2009)
• Perceptions and Beliefs About the Role of Physical Activity and Nutrition on Brain Health in Older Adults (Wilcox, Sharkey, Mathews, Laditka, Laditka, Logsdon, Sahyoun, Robare, and Liu; The Gerontologist; 2008)
• Feeling Better? Trends in General Health Status (Martin, Schoeni, Freedman, and Andreski; The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences; 2008)
• Cognitive Function, Gait Speed Decline, and Comorbidities: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study (Atkinson, Rosano, Simonsick, Williamson, Davis, Ambrosius, Rapp, Cesari, Newman, Harris, Rubin, Yaffe, Satterfield, and Kritchevsky; The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences; 2007)
• Self and Health: Factors That Encourage Self-Esteem and Functional Health (Reitzes and Mutran; The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences; 2006)
• Does Depression in Older Medical Inpatients Predict Mortality? (McCusker, Cole, Ciampi, Latimer, Windholz, and Belzile; The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences; 2006)
• Cancer In the Older Person (Generations, 2006)
• Hunger and Aging (Generations; 2004)

Books

• Senior Fitness: The Diet and Exercise Program For Maximum Health and Longevity (Heidrich; 2005)
• The Merck Manual of Health & Aging: The Comprehensive Guide to the Changes and Challenges of Aging-for Older Adults and Those Who Care for and About Them (Merck Inc; 2005)

Websites

• Healthy Aging from the National Council on Aging (NCOA; updated 2010)
• Health and Retirement Study (HRS; updated 2010)
• Healthy People 2010
• Nutrition For Seniors (NIM; updated 2007)
• Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+ (AHCPR)
• NIH Senior Health Topics (NIH; updated 2007)
• Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure (NHLBI; 2006)
• Your Guide to Physical Activity and Your Heart (NHLBI; 2006)