Home Text Size:
Logos of supporting agencies - DHR, Georgia.gov, UGA
Live Healthy Georgia - Seniors Taking Charge
pictures of happy healthy older adults
Vision and Hearing
Age Well
Assisted Living
Be Prepared
Cognition and Memory
Dietary Supplements
Emergency Preparedness
Fall Prevention
Food Safety
Food Security
Give Back
Grandparenting
Heat Stroke
Live Safe
Medications
Technology Corner
Vision and Hearing
 
Eat Healthy
Be Active
Get Checked
Be Smoke Free
Be Positive
Ask the Expert - Dr. A. Jean Well
spacer graphic bulletGrapevine Newsletter
bulletWellness Coordinators
bulletCIS Materials and
     Lesson Plans
bulletMenus and Recipes
bulletSubmit a Story
bulletSubmit an Event
bulletGet Adobe Acrobat
bulletContact Us
bulletWebmaster
bulletSite Map

 

Vision and Hearing shadow graphic
Get the Facts
  Hearing
Hearing Loss and Older Adults (NIDCD)
Hearing Loss (NIH Senior Health)
Presbycusis (NIDCD)
Strong Health - How the Ear Works | Aging and Hearing Loss
Virtual Tour of the Ear
 
Vision
  The Aging Eye
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Cataracts
Eye Health: Vision Problems in Aging Adults
Glaucoma Reserach Foundation
Interactive Eye Diagram
Macular Degeneration Foundation
Self-Assessment Tools
Hearing
10 Ways to Recognize Hearing Loss
Self-Test for Hearing Loss - Better Hearing Institute
 
Vision Quizzes - The following quizzes are provided by The NIH National Eye Institute, and provide useful insight in common disease-related vision problems
1. Diabetic Eye Disease: How much do you know?
2. Do you have low vision?
3. Glaucoma: How much do you know?
Resources
Hearing
The Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Medline Plus - Hearing Disorders and Deafness
Better Hearing Institute - Hearing Loss Prevention
Hearing Loss Webb - Tips
Hearing Loss and Nutrition
Living with Hearing Loss
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NICDC)
Noise and Hearing Protection
Better Hearing Institute - Noise Thermometer
 
Vision
Cataract (National Eye Institute)
Center for the Visually Impaired
Daily Living Tips for the Visually Impaired
Eye Health: Coping Vision Loss
Eye Health: Low Vision
Interaction & Etiquette Tips - People with Vision Loss
American Foundation for the Blind - Seior Site - Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss.
Living with Vision Loss: A Resource for Caregivers
National Eye Institute
Ten Tips for Making Homes Vision Loss-Friendly
UGA Speech and Hearing Clinic
Vision Care Info-sheet for Seniors
Vision loss - safety around the home
Vision Loss Tips

Unless specifically noted, content for this site is developed and maintained by Kathryn Porter, MS, RD, LD,
Mary Ann Johnson, PhD, and Joan Fischer, PhD, RD, LD. Complete contact information
and associations can be found at www.livewellagewell.info/contact.htm
Current as of: August 1, 2008

The content and opinions expressed on this Web page do not necessarily
reflect the views of nor are they endorsed by the University of Georgia
or the University System of Georgia.

Division of Aging ServicesGeorgia.gov Unversity of Georgia