Specific Resources

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• ABUSE
  Resources from the San Antonio Police Department.
• AGING: AARP
• AGING: Alamo Council of Governments
  The Area Agencies on Aging Resources page includes extensive links for  help for elderly patients, including financial assistance, assisted living/nursing homes, national organizations, senior centers, nutrition assistance, support groups, transportation, vision loss and more.
• AGING: American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
• AGING: National Council on Aging
• ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
• ALZHEIMERS FOUNDATION
• AMERICAN RED CROSS – SAN ANTONIO
• ARTHRITIS: Arthritis Association
• CANCER
• CHOLESTEROL: What are my goals? The NCEP Guidelines
  The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel makes recommendations about what levels of cholesterol should lead to treatment, and about what treatments those should be. This takes a little time to go through it if it is new to you, but it may help you understand the whys and the why nots of your treatment.
• DIABETES: American Diabetes Association
  The American Diabetes Association provides excellent, current information about this disease, from prevention to complications to treatment.
• DIABETES: National Diabetes Education Program
• DIABETES: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
• DIABETES: Texas Diabetes Institute
  The TDI is part of the University Health System here in San Antonio.
• DISABILITIES: Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
  This Texas state agency provdes programs and support for people with disabilities and familes of children with developmental delays.
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
  Resources from the San Antonio Police Department.
• FAMILY HISTORY: U.S. Surgeon General’s Family History Initiative
  This includes links to software and to a form that can be downloaded at no cost to records your own family history.
• FAMILY VIOLENCE
  Resources from the San Antonio Police Department.
• GENETICS: Privacy, Policy and Law
• HEART: The American Heart Association
  Look under “Healthy Lifestyle” – they have a Health Tool page that lets you evaluate your risk of a heart attack and stroke, evaluate your family history, and even record on various down-loadable forms your own health information.
• HELP! American Red Cross – San Antonio
• HELP! Emergency Shelter Information
• HELP! Family Violence
  Resources from the San Antonio Police Department.
• HELP! Poison
  (210) 764-7661 (San Antonio) (800) POISON-1 (Texas)
  (800) 222-1222 (National)
• HELP! Suicide Prevention
  (210) 223-7233 (223-SAFE)
  (800) 316-9241
• HIV/AIDS: AIDS.org
• HIV/AIDS: AIDSinfo
  From the National Institutes of Health
• HIV/AIDS: Alamo Area Resource Center
• HIV/AIDS: San Antonio AIDS Foundation
• HOSPICE: Angie’s List
  This site requires an email subscription.
• LEGAL: Legal Forms Bank
  This site has many forms, including wills and power of attorney forms, but it does charge for downloading the forms.
• LEGAL: Legalzoom
  This site charges for legal forms.
• MEDICAL ALERT: LifeLine
  Need lifeLine? A personal medical alert system can allow a person with health problems to press a button to get help.
• MEDICAL ALERT: Medical Alert
  Another personal medical alert system allowing immediate access to help through via the telephone system.
• MEDICAL ALERT: Medic Alert
  Need a Medic Alert Bracelet? You can wear a wrist bracelet with personal medical information with a telephone number noted on it.
• MEDICATIONS: Helping Patients
  Helps low-income, uninsured patients get free or nearly free brand-name medicines.
• OSTEOPOROSIS
  Do you take calcium? Do you know what to do to prevent or treat osteoporosis? Read over the National Osteoporosis Foundation information to learn more.
• OVERDOSE
  (210) 764-7661 (San Antonio) (800) POISON-1 (Texas)
  (800) 222-1222 (National)
• PAIN
• POISONING
  (210) 764-7661 (San Antonio) (800) POISON-1 (Texas)
  (800) 222-1222 (National)
• SHELTER INFORMATION in emergencies
• SUICIDE PREVENTION
  (210) 223-7233 (223-SAFE)
  (800) 316-9241
• TELEPHONE SERVICE
  Low income persons are eligible for reduced-rate or free  telephone service.
• TRAVELERS’ HEALTH
• VACCINES