Healthy Santa Cruz County - Alzheimer's Disease

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Alzheimer's Disease
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer help, support or further information about Alzheimer's Disease. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: alzheimers, local information, senior health

Library Resources

• Find Books: Alzheimer's Disease
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about Alzheimer's Disease. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: alzheimers, books, books / videos, senior health

Recommended Websites

• ADEAR - Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
  Special features: Searchable collection of nearly 8,500 resources related to Alzheimer's disease; Connections online newsletter; e-mail alerts; information specialist will answer questions via e-mail or toll-free number. From: National Institutes on Health (NIH).
  Browse related subjects: alzheimers, caregivers, MedlinePlus, recommended website, senior health
• Alzeheimer's - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Extensive but understandable coverage, especially helpful for patients' families and caregivers. Available in Spanish or easy-to-read format. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: alzheimers, MedlinePlus, recommended website, senior health
• Alzheimer's Association
  Special features: CareFinder (nationwide); e-newsletter; links to research, clinical trials and prescription assistance. From: Alzheimer's Association.
  Browse related subjects: alzheimers, MedlinePlus, recommended website, senior health
• Alzheimer's Caregivers - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Practical tips; personal stress reduction; disaster preparedness; statistics; legal and financial issues; newsletter. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: alzheimers, caregivers, MedlinePlus, recommended website, senior health, support

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.
• MEDLINE® PubMed
  PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes citations and abstracts from MEDLINE, the world's largest database of clinical medical literature. The database indexes more than 4,800 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries. Citations date back to the 1950s. Some citations link out to relevant information outside of Medline, or to the full text of articles. Tutorials are available and highly recommended for inexperienced users.