TOPICS: A-Z

The Topics List below is a compilation of nutrition and aging research, reports, resources and web links. Government agencies such as the Administration on Aging, General Accounting Office, National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture as well as professional and service organization websites and search engines are scanned on a regular basis. Websites are primarily from educational, government, and organizational entities with a limited number of commercial sites. Additions and modifications to content areas are ongoing. Note that the posting of websites does not signify any type of endorsement by the Center.

A
Acute Care
Adult Day Care (see Home and Community-Based Services)
Advocacy and Legislation
Ageism
Aging Network (see Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs)
Alcoholism
Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia/Cognition
Assisted Living (see Long Term Care)

B
Bioterrorism (see Emergency Preparedness)
Bone/Joint Disease (see Osteoporosis)

C
Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease, Hypertension, Vascular Disease, Stroke)
Careers in Aging
Caregiving
Care Management/Case Management
Chronic Disease (general)
Cognition (see Alzheimer's Disease)
Congregate Meal Services (see Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs)
Counseling (see Medical Nutrition Therapy/Counseling)
Crisis Intervention (see Emergency Preparedness)
Cultural Competency

D
Dehydration (see Fluid Intake & Hydration)
Dental Health (see Oral Health)
Dementia (see Alzheimer's Disease)
Demographics
Depression (see Mental Health)
Diabetes
Dietary Guidelines (includes Food Guide Pyramid/Food Groups)
Dietary and Herbal Supplements
Dietary Intake (includes Dietary Status)
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)/Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDAs)
Dining Centers (see Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs)
Disaster Assistance (see Emergency Preparedness)
Dysphagia (includes Swallowing Difficulties)

E
Eating Habits (see Dietary Intake)
Emergency Preparedness
End of Life Issues
Ethnically Diverse Populations
Exercise (see Physical Activity)

F
Fluid Intake and Hydration
Food Intake (see Dietary Intake)
Food Assistance Programs (Food Stamps, Food Distribution/Assistance, Gleaning/Food Recovery)
Food Guide Pyramid/Food Groups (see Dietary Guidelines)
Food Intake Problems (Anorexia, Cachexia, Dwindles)
Food Safety and Sanitation
Food Security
Foodservice Management/Foodservice Systems
Functionality (Disability, Activities of Daily Living)

G
Gastrointestinal Disorders (Upper and Lower)
Genomics and Aging
Gerontology (see Careers in Aging)

H
Health Disparities
Health Promotion and Wellness
Home-Delivered Meal Services (see Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs)
Home and Community-Based Services (includes Adult Day Care, Home Care)
Hunger (see Food Security)

I
International Populations (Multicultural)

L
Long Term Care (includes Nursing Home, Institutional Care, Group Homes, Assisted Living)

M
Malnutrition
Medical Nutrition Therapy/Counseling
Medicare and Medicaid (includes Managed Care, Health Care)
Medications (Prescription and OTC Drugs)
Mental Health
Menu Planning (includes Food Composition, Nutrient Analysis, Therapeutic Diets, Special Dietary Needs)
Minority Populations (see Ethnically Diverse Populations)

N
Neglect and Abuse
Neurological Health and Disorders (Parkinson's Disease)
Nursing Homes (see Long Term Care)
Nutrition Education
Nutrition Counseling (see Medical Nutrition Therapy)
Nutrition Risk
Nutrition Screening & Assessment (includes Nutrition Screening Initiative & Mini Nutritional Assessment)
Nutrition Support (Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition)

O
Obesity and Weight Management
Older American Act Nutrition Programs (includes Congregate and Home-Delivered Meals)
Oral Health
Osteoporosis, Fractures and Bone Health
Outcomes and Evaluation

P
Parkinson's Disease (see Neurological Health)
Physical Activity
Polypharmacy/Drug Interactions (see Medications)
Pressure Ulcers
Professional/Consumer Organizations (Links to Websites)
Publications (Text Books)
Pulmonary Disease

Q
Quality of Life

R
Renal Disease
Respiratory Problems (see Pulmonary Disease)
Respite Care (see Caregiving)
Rural Populations

S
Screening & Assessment (see Nutrition Screening & Assessment)
Senior Centers (see Older American Act Nutrition Programs)
Sensory Changes (Taste, Smell, Vision, Hearing)
Special Populations (see International Populations, Rural Populations)
Supplements (see Dietary and Herbal Supplements)

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