Resources
The following lists include a comprehensive selection of resources that are useful for students and researchers.
Internet and World Wide Web Sources
Electronic Journals and Databases*
*Several databases need to be accessed through a university library system in order to obtain the full text of journal articles. Key databases include: Academic Search Primer, Ageline, Clinical Trials, PsychINFO, Medline, Web of Science.
Newsletters about Aging
- Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Current Awareness in Aging Report (weekly report)
- Centre on Aging and Health, University of Regina, CAH Newsletter
- Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba, Newsletter
- CIHR E-Newsletters
- Gerontology Research Centre, Simon Fraser University, GRC News
- National Academy on Aging Society, Public Policy and Aging E-Newsletter
Demographic and Statistical Data
Canada
United States
United Nations
Bibliographic Sources
Canada
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) Reports & Studies
- Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal
- McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences
- Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care Online Library
- Simon Fraser University Gerontology Research Centre (GRC)
- University of Alberta, Research on Aging, Policies and Practice (RAPP)
- University of Manitoba, Centre on Aging
United States
United Nations
Aging Organizations, Associations, and Networks
Canada
- AGE-WELL NCE (Aging Gracefully across Environments Using Technology to Support Wellness, Engagement and Long Life NCE Inc.)
- Alzheimer Society (Canada)
- Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry (CAGP)
- Canadian Association of Retired Persons
- Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG)
- Canadian Association on Gerontology, Student Connection (SC-CÉ)
- Canadian Caregiver Coalition (CCC-CCAN)
- Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL)
- Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH)
- Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)
- Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD)
- Canadian Frailty Network (CFN)
- Canadian Geriatrics Society (CGS)
- Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association (CGNA)
- Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA)
- Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA)
- Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
- Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
- HealthCareCAN
- National Seniors Council (Canada)
United States
- Aging Life Care™
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
- American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
- American Psychological Association: Office on Aging (APA)
- American Society on Aging (ASA)
- Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
- Association of Anthropology and Gerontology and the Life Course (AAGE)
- ElderCare Online (US)
- Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) (US)
- Gerontological Society of America (GSA) (US)
- National Academy on an Aging Society (NAAS) (US)
- National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA)
- National Council on Aging (NCOA) (US)
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) (US)
International
- International Council on Active Aging (ICAA)
- International Federation on Ageing (IFA)
- International Longevity Centre Global Alliance (ILC-GA)
- International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)
- International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA)
- International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG)
- Long Term Care Planning Network (LTCPN)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
United Nations
Government Resources
Canada
- Indigenous Services Canada
- Canada Benefits
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)—Home Adaptations for Seniors’ Independence (HASI)
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Aging (IA)
- Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (CNPEA)
- Government of Canada Portal
- Health Canada
- Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health
- Health Canada—Health Risks and Safety
- Health Canada, Seniors
- Healthy Canadians Portal
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
- Policy Horizons Canada (Government of Canada Policy Research Initiative)
- Seniors Canada
- Service Canada (Government of Canada Services Portal)
- Statistics Canada—Census Program
- Veterans Affairs Canada
United States
International
Aging Policy and Research
Canada
United States
Selected Programs and Projects on Aging
Canada
International
United Nations
Other Sources on Specific Aging Topics
Canada
United States
- AgeWork (jobs in aging), Gerontological Society of America (GSA) (US)
- American Psychological Association’s Family Caregiver Briefcase for Psychologists
- Free Legal Services for Seniors
- Gray Panthers (US)
- Helpguide.org
- How to Pay for Assisted Living
- National Center on Senior Transportation (NCST) (US)
- Planning for Aging Solo as a Childless Adult