Health & Behavioral Sciences

AARP’s mission is to empower people to choose how they live as they age.

The Administration on Aging (AOA) is the principal agency of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services designated to carry out the provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA), as amended (42 U.S.C.A. § 3001 et seq.).

The Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Data Portal provides easy access to national and state level CDC data on a range of key indicators of health and well-being for older adults.

Brings together Federal agencies that share a common interest in improving aging-related data. The Forum has played a key role by critically evaluating existing data resources and limitations, stimulating new database development, encouraging cooperation and data sharing among Federal agencies, and preparing collaborative statistical reports.

Brings together available resources for geropsychology training, service provision, policy, and research, including online assessment of geropsychology competencies.

American Geriatrics Society’s Health in Aging Foundation resource for education materials for older adults and caregivers, as well as information on finding a geriatrics healthcare professional in your area.

Justice in Aging is a national non-profit legal advocacy organization that fights senior poverty through law.

Partners with nonprofit organizations, government, and business to provide innovative community programs and services, online help, and advocacy.

NIA, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of National Institutes of Health (NIH), leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA is the primary Federal agency supporting and conducting Alzheimer's disease research.

The OAA promotes the well-being of older individuals by providing services and programs designed to help them live independently in their homes and communities.

HHS employees respond to the needs of older Texans by ensuring their safety and dignity, helping them live where they choose to live, and supporting their caregivers.

Publication of the United Way of Greater Houston. Provides a list of resources and services for people in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Waller Counties