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Administration on Aging (AoA)
Url:	http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/eldractn/deprssn.html
Description:	AoA is the Federal focal point and advocate agency for older persons and their concerns. In this role, AoA works to heighten awareness among other Federal agencies, organizations, groups, and the public about the valuable contributions that older Americans make to the Nation and alerts them to the needs of vulnerable older people. Through information and referral and outreach efforts at the community level, AoA seeks to educate older people and their caregivers about the benefits and services available to help them.
Content:	"Elder Action": Action ideas for older persons and their families sign and treatment of depression
Age Appropriate:	All Ages
Categories:	Mental Health Mental Health
Commercial Content:	No

Administration on Aging (AoA)
Url:	http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/pages/agepages/sexualty.html
Description:	AoA is the Federal focal point and advocate agency for older persons and their concerns. In this role, AoA works to heighten awareness among other Federal agencies, organizations, groups, and the public about the valuable contributions that older Americans make to the Nation and alerts them to the needs of vulnerable older people. Through information and referral and outreach efforts at the community level, AoA seeks to educate older people and their caregivers about the benefits and services available to help them.
Content:	Normal physical changes with age and sexuality in later life
Age Appropriate:	All Ages
Categories:	Sexual Health Midlife
Commercial Content:	No

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR
Url:	http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/helpsmok.htm
Description:	AHRQ, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of healthcare, reduce its cost, improve patient safety, decrease medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on healthcare outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access
Content:	Consumer guide for helping to quit smoking
Age Appropriate:	All Ages
Categories:	Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use
Commercial Content:	No

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Url:	http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plus/index.html
Description:	Provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
Content:	Staying healthy at 50+
Age Appropriate:	All Ages
Categories:
Commercial Content:	No