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This guide lists selected print and electronic information sources on directories and associations in Gerontology which are available to SFU faculty, students, and staff. Check the Gerontology Course Guides for additional sources. If you do not find what you need, contact Nina Smart, the Liaison Librarian for Gerontology, or nsmart@sfu.ca .
Associations and organizations
Canada
A-B
- Active Aging Canada
- Alberta Association on Gerontology (AAG)
- Alberta Council on Aging
- Alzheimer Association of BC
- Alzheimer Society of Canada
C
- Canadian Association for Long Term Care (CALTC) provincial associations and long-term care providers
- CARP Canadian Association of Retired Persons
- Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG)
- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA)
- Canadian Geriatrics Society
- Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) SFU Gerontology is a partner
- Canadian Medical Association Health information and news from the CMA
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Association (CMHC)
D-Z
- Gerontological Nurses Association of British Columbia (GNABC)
- HealthCareCan "the national voice of healthcare organizations across Canada"
- Institute for Life Course and Aging (Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto)
- National Initiative for Care of the Elderly (NICE)
- Ontario Gerontology Association "advancing the knowledge of gerontology, both in research and practice"
United States
A-B
- AARP American Association of Retired Persons
- Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR) National Institute on Aging
- Alzheimer's Association information for researchers, caregivers and people with Alzheimer's
- American Aging Association
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
- American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
- American Geriatrics Society
- American Psychological Association's Division 20 "studying the psychology of adult development and aging".
- American Society on Aging (ASA)
- Arthritis Foundation
C-Z
- Caregiver Action Network "the nation’s leading family caregiver organization"
- ElderCare Online, including their Glossary of Eldercare Terminology
- Gerontological Society of America "to advance the study of aging and disseminate information"
- Family Caregiver Alliance section on fact sheets
- LeadingAge (formerly American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, or AAHSA)
- National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a)
- National Association for Homecare & Hospice (NAHC), including their Agency Locator, by state and by province
- National Council on Aging (NCOA)
International
- Agewell (UK ) has a "range of services to help older people stay healthier and independent for longer, and to support and care for isolated and vulnerable individuals"
- Centre for Policy on Ageing (UK) "informing and influencing service providers, the fundamental touchstone of its approach being to discover and advocate what older people themselves want and need"
- HelpAge International "global network of not-for-profit organisations with a mission to improve the lives of disadvantaged older people"
- International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG)
- International Council on Active Aging (ICAA)
- International Federation on Ageing including Global Action on Aging "non-profit organization with special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council"
- International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG) for a "society fully served by technology that is accessible to ageing people"
- World Health Organization (WHO), including their Ageing and Life Course section and World report on ageing and health
Government Information
British Columbia
- BC Public Sector Pension Plans
- Office of the Seniors Advocate
- Seniors including the BC Seniors' Guide and Seniors' Health Promotion Team
- Shelter aid for elderly renters (BC Housing) "Creating the best system of housing and support for vulnerable British Columbians"
- See also: BC Health Authorities
Canada
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Association (CMHC)
- Employment and Social Development Canada, including Pensions and Retirement (Old Age Security, Canada Pension Plan, etc.)
- Health Canada including Seniors section
- National Seniors Council "established to advise the Government of Canada on all matters related to the well-being and quality of life of seniors"
- Public Health Agency of Canada, including Aging & Seniors and Stop Family Violence
- Service Canada's Benefits Finder
- Statistics Canada Seniors section
United States
- Aging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Health and Retirement Study "a longitudinal study of aging and retirement" from NIA
- Healthy Aging (CDC) includes general health information for older adults
- National Institute on Aging research on health and aging
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