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INTERNET RESOURCES
FOR TEACHING and LEARNING ABOUT AGING
Monika Deppen Wood, MA
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
Rutgers University - Camden

deppen@camden.rutgers.edu
Online Resources (including links, statistics, videos, newsletters, and in-class exercises)
LINKS to DATA SITES
MY PAGES
ANALYZING ISSUES
IDB Population Pyramids
(Census Bureau)
Health Care: Issue Guides
(Public Agenda)
Medicare: Issue Guides
(Public Agenda)
Aging Stats
(Federal Aging-Related Statistics)
Social Security Network
(Century Foundation)
Professional Associations
in Gerontology and Sociology
An Aging Population
(CensusScope.org)
Profiles of the Uninsured
(Commonwealth Fund)
 
INTERACTIVE WEBSITES
RESOURCES
WEBSITES/TEXTS/BLOGS
Play the Social Security Game
(American Academy of Actuaries)
MEDLINE DATABASE
(National Library of Medicine)
Compare the Results:
Social Security Calculators
Heritage Foundation and
Benefits Calculators from SSA
How do the assumptions for calculating the projections differ? What calculator is most reliable?
AGELINE DATABASE
(free search tool by AARP)
Aging: Concepts and Controversies
from Harry Moody's book with links to resources on controversial topics
(Pine Forge Press, 2002)
What Is Your Aging I.Q.?
(National Institute on Aging)
NIA Publications
(many pubs, incl. Age Pages avail. in Spanish)
Living to 100
(Thomas Perls, MD, MPH)
Social Security Online
The Official Website of the
U.S. Social Security Administration
 

US Senate Special Committee on Aging

 
Videos
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AFL-CIO/SEIU video
Invisible No More - Quality Home Care  
Outstanding, moving film depicting the plight of US home care workers who are providing personal care to elderly and disabled Americans.
The New World of Growing Older: Aging in America
(MSNBC - Slide Show) Beautiful slide show

Living Old (PBS - Frontline)
For the first time in American history, "the old old" -- those over 85 -- are now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Medical advances have enabled an unprecedented number of Americans to live longer, healthier lives. But for millions of elderly, living longer can also mean a debilitating physical decline that often requires an immense amount of care. And just as more care is needed, fewer caregivers are available to provide it. In "Living Old," FRONTLINE explores the new realities of aging in America.
Can You Afford to Retire? (PBS - Frontline)
The baby boomer generation is headed for a shock as it hits retirement: many of them will be long on life expectancy but short on savings. The two main strategies for funding retirement -- lifetime pensions and 401(k)-style savings plans -- are in serious trouble. In "Can You Afford to Retire?" FRONTLINE correspondent Hedrick Smith ("Is Wal-Mart Good for America?") investigates this looming financial crisis and the outlook for middle-class Americans. (more) »
Sick Around the World (PBS - Frontline)
In Sick Around the World, FRONTLINE teams up with veteran Washington Post foreign correspondent T.R. Reid to find out how five other capitalist democracies -- the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland -- deliver health care, and what the United States might learn from their successes and their failures.
 
Free Monthly Electronic Newsletters on Aging
H.R. Moody, Editor
For a sample issue or subscription of
Human Values in Aging
contact Rick Moody at
HRMoody@Yahoo.com
To subscribe to
TEACHING GERONTOLOGY
contact Harry Moody at
teachgero@yahoo.com
 
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Last updated: August 4, 2008