Health Information

The links below will help you find important information related to your work on the projects. For general health information about Alzheimer's Disease go to http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/UnderstandingAD/Whatis.htm

Project #1 – Caregiver’s Brochure

• Go to NIH Senior Health: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/ and find Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's.
• Go to Helpguide: http://www.helpguide.org and click on Planning for Alzheimer’s Care. (For advanced readers)

Project #2 – What’s the Latest?

• Go to NIH Senior Health: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/ and find Treatments and Research.
• Go to Medline Plus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medlineplus.html. In the search box, enter "Alzheimer's" and then scroll down to "News" to investigate the latest information. (For advanced readers)
• Find an expert online at Experts http://www.experts.com.

Project #3 – Advice for Caregivers

• Go to NIH Senior Health: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/ and find Caring for a Person with Alzheimer's and the section Caregiver Support
• Go to Helpguide: http://www.helpguide.org and go to Alzheimer's / Dementia and then click on Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's. (For advanced readers)

Project #4 – Acting It Out

• Go to NIH Senior Health: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/ and find Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's.
• Go to Helpguide: http://www.helpguide.org and click on Planning for Alzheimer’s Care. (For advanced readers)

After you finish your project
evaluate your work.