Health-Related Sites
The Alzheimer’s Association
http://www.alz.org
Provides information on the association, as well as resources for patients, families, caregivers, healthcare professionals, researchers, and the media.
800-272-3900
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center
http://www.alzheimers.org
A service of the National Institute on Aging, this site offers information and referral services, news, and research on Alzheimer’s disease.
800-438-4380
Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org
Information on arthritis-related advocacy, programs, services, and research.
800-283-7800
Cancer
http://oncolink.upenn.edu
Psychosocial support for cancer patients and caregivers is included in this site. It also aims to disseminate information on cancer and to educate healthcare personnel.
National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov
Contains cancer-related health information and information about the work being
conducted by NCI-supported scientists throughout the country. For the general
public and health professionals, it offers consumer-oriented information on
a wide range of topics, as well as comprehensive descriptions of research programs.
800-4-CANCER (800-422-6237)
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org
Research, information, and advocacy are provided.
800-DIABETES (800-342-2383)
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
http://www.caregiver.org
FCA’s programs, information, education, services, research, and advocacy support and sustain the important work of families nationwide caring for loved ones with chronic, disabling health conditions.
800-445-8106
National Institute on Aging
http://www.nia.nih.gov
The website contains valuable health information on a wide range of topics important
to older adults and their families, as well as research by NIA researchers and the
community of scientists engaged in aging research.
American Parkinson Disease Association Inc. (APDA)
http://www.apdaparkinson.org
The organization focuses its energies on research, patient support, education, and raising public awareness of the disease.
(888) 400-2732
Parkinson’s Disease
http://www.parkinson.org
The National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. sponsors this site, which offers research,
patient and caregiver information, as well as information specific to improving
the quality of life of persons with Parkinson’s.
End-of-Life Care
Bay Area Jewish Healing Center
http://www.jewishhealingcenter.org
BAJHC provides Jewish spiritual care to those living with illness, to those caring for the ill, and to the bereaved through direct service, education and training, as well as information and referral. BAJHC provides chaplaincy and support services to anyone who wants to see a rabbi, regardless of affiliation or financial resources. Refer also to Kol Haneshama and Grief and Growing Camp on this site.
California Care Network
http://www.calcarenet.ca.gov
This section of the CalCareNet can help people prepare for the last phase of
life by providing information on talking with family members about one’s
wishes, using legal documents, suggestions for managing pain, locating hospice
programs, and finding other helpful resources.
Growth House, Inc.
http://www.growthhouse.org
Provides reviewed resources for life-threatening illness and end-of-life care, and aims to improve the quality of compassionate care for people who are dying through public education and global professional collaboration.
Sinai Memorial Chapel
http://www.sinaichapel.org
The only non-profit Jewish funeral home in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sinai Memorial Chapel offers traditional funeral or memorial services, burials, and arrangements for advance planning.
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