Consumer Health Resources

AARP is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that provides seniors with lifestyle tips, news, and educational information.

The Elderly Affairs Division (EAD) is the sponsoring agency for the City and County of Honolulu’s Aging and Disability Resources Center (ADRC) Program. They serve as Oahu's designated Area on Aging (AoA). EAD seeks to assist individuals in locating aging, disability, and caregiving services, including housing, financing, and nutrition. Additionally, they provide a telephone Helpline for advice, information, and service referrals, promote and assist the aging network in enhancing and extending services, and educate and outreach to the community.

Generations Magazine is a Hawaii-based magazine that provides seniors and their families with information on various issues facing our mature community.

Hā Kūpuna, the National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders, is one of three National Resource Centers for Native Elders funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA). They aim to extend the lives of our beloved kupuna by enhancing their health (Native Hawaiian elders).

Hawaii Healthy Aging Partnership (HAP) is a statewide public-private partnership that was established in 2003. They are dedicated to enhancing the citizens' health and well-being and offer evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention programs.

The Hawaii Tobacco Quitline is a free tobacco cessation program to help you be successful in your quit journey. Their proven strategies have helped more than 1.5 million people quit tobacco.

Health.gov is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP). The ODPHP encourages Americans to lead healthy and active lives by promoting national public health priorities and improving health literacy.

Kapiolani Community College’s Kupuna Education Center is part of an aging and long-term care initiative. Its mission is to develop and provide training and education for the older adult community population in active aging, provide family caregiver training, and coordinate this information with all of the University of Hawaii Community Colleges.

MyHealthfinder is a microsite through health.gov. The site is designed to give users the opportunity to receive useful resources for their health, as well as help educate them on various topics. The information on healthy aging found on this website is adapted from materials from the National Institute on Aging.

The National Institute on Aging, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. This toolkit was developed to help raise awareness about the importance of exercise as you age.

Dr. Rosita Leong Mini-Medical School on Healthy Aging is designed to prepare participants for the second half of their lives by delivering relevant scientific information on aging, similar to what JABSOM's medical students learn, but tailored for public audiences.