Recommended Resource List:
Aging—Wellness

Materials indicated by call numbers may be found on site using the State Library's Online Catalog. All other sources may be acquired using the State Library's Interlibrary Loan Services. To request materials, state government employees should use the Kentucky Government Employee Materials Request form. To apply for a library card, State Government Employees should complete the online application.

• Audiobooks
  • Weil, Andrew. Healthy Aging. Westminster, MD: Books on Tape, 2005. Call number: SR CD 612.67 Weil
• Books
  • Anderson, Norman B. Emotional Longevity: What Really Determines How Long You Live. New York: Viking, 2003. Call number:  612.68 Ande
  • As You Age: A Guide to Aging, Medicines, and Alcohol.  [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Food and Drug Administration, 2004.  Internet access:
    English Version: http://media.shs.net/asyouage/asyouagebrochure01.pdf
    Spanish Version: http://store.health.org/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=16806
  • Bortz, Walter M. Living Longer for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, 2001. Call number: 613 Bort
  • Cohen, Gene D. The Mature Mind: the Positive Power of the Aging Brain. New York: Basic Books, 2006. Call number: 155.671315 Cohen
  • Connally, Tom.  The Third Third: A Physician’s Guide to a Healthy, Happy, Longer Life.  Albany, TX: Bright Sky Press, 2001.  Call number:  613.0438 Conn
  • Cusack, Sandra. Mental Fitness for Life: Seven Steps to Healthy Aging. Boulder, CO: Bull Publishing, 2005. Call number: 312.67 Cusa
  • Diamond, Jed. The Whole Man Program: Reinvigorating Your Body, Mind, and Spirit after 40. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 2002.  Call number: 613.04234 Daim
  • Dugan, Elizabeth. The Driving Dilemma: the Complete Resource Guide for Older Drivers and Their Families. New York: Collins, 2006. Call number: 629.28304 Duga
  • Einberger, Kristin. Strengthen Your Mind: Activities for People with Early Memory Loss. Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press, 2007. Call number: 616.83 Einb
  • Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging.Bethesda, MD: The Institute, 2001.  Call number: HE 20.3858:EX 3/2/2001.  Internet access: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS21052
  • Johns Hopkins Medical Guide to Health after 50: The Latest Recommendations from Hopkins Specialists.  New York: Rebus, 2002.  Call number: R 613.0434 John 
  • Kearney-Cooke, Ann Mary. Change Your Mind, Change Your Body: Feeling Good about Your Body and Self after 40.  New York: Atria, 2004. Call number: 646.700844 Kear
  • Leitner, Michael J. Leisure in Later Life. New York: Haworth Press, 2004. Call number: 790.1926 Leit
  • Levine, Robert. Aging with Attitude: Growing Older with Dignity and Vitality. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004. Call number:  305.26 Levi
  • McKhann, Guy M and Marilyn Albert.  Keep Your Brain Young: The Complete Guide to Physical and Emotional Health and Longevity.  New York: John Wiley & Sons: Dana Press, 2002.  Call number: 612.82 McKh 
  • The Merck Manual of Health and Aging: The Comprehensive Guide to the Changes and Challenges of Aging -- for Older Adults and Those Who Care for and About Them.Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 2004.  Call number: 613.0438 Merc
  • Michaels, Evelyne & Michael Gordon.  The Encyclopedia of Health and Aging: The Complete Guide to Health and Well-Being in Your Later Years.  Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2001.  Call number: 613.0438 Mich
  • Miller, Jim.  The Savvy Senior: The Ultimate Guide to Health, Family, and Finances for Senior Citizens.  New York: Hyperion Press, 2004.  Call number: 305.260973 Mill
  • Miller, Mark D., M.D. and Charles F. Reynolds III, M.D.  Living Longer Depression Free: A Family Guide to Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Depression in Later Life. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.  Call number: 618.9768527 Mill
  • Peters, Rick. Remodeling for Easy Access Living. New York: Hearst books, 2006. Call Number: 643.7 Pete
  • The Pocket Guide for Staying Healthy at 50+.  [Rockville, MD]: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2003.  Internet access: http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plus
  • Roizen, Michael F. The RealAge Makeover: Take Years Off Your Looks and Add Them to Your Life. New York: Collins, 2005. Call number: 613.0434 Roiz
  • Small, Gary W. The Longevity Bible: 8 Essential Strategies for Keeping Your Mind Sharp and Your Body Young. New York: Hyperion, 2006. Call number: 613 Smal
  • Small, Gary W. The Memory Bible: an Innovative Strategy for Keeping Your Brain Young. New York: Hyperion, 2002. Call number: 153.14 Smal
  • Talking with your Doctor: A Guide for Older People from the National Institute on Aging.  Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Aging, 2000.  Call number:  HE 20.3858:2000025236  Internet access: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS7028
  • Victoroff, Jeffrey Ivan. Saving Your Brain: the Revolutionary Plan to Boost Brain Power, Improve Memory, and Protect Yourself against Aging and Alzheimer's. New York: Bantam Books, 2002. Call number:  612.82 Vict
  • Wei, Jeanne.  Aging Well: The Complete Guide to Physical and Emotional Health.  New York: Wiley, 2000. Call number: 613.0438 Wei
  • Weil, Andrew. Healthy Aging: a Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-being. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Call number:  612.67 Weil
• Periodicals

  State agency employees may request access information for periodicals by emailing Ask a Librarian or by calling the State Library Reference Desk at (502) 564-8300, ext. 342 or toll free at (800) 928-7000, ext. 342. All other users should contact their local public library to request articles via Interlibrary Loan.

  • “Fighting Aging through Exercising.”  USA Today.  New York: July 2003.  Vol. 132, Issue 2698, pg. 7.
• Videos
  • Adapting Homes to Successfully Age in Place: Important Information to Know at Home.  29 minutes.  Aquarius Health Care Videos, 2003.  Videocassette.  Call number:  VC 363.5946 Adap VC9940
  • The Age to Be. 49 min. Cinema Guild, 1999. Videocassette. Call number: VC 305.26 Age
  • Aging & Creativity: a Journey of Discovery. 27 min. Aquarius Health Care Videos, 2002. Videocassette. Call number: VC 153.350846 Agin
  • Aging in America: the Years Ahead. 57 min. Talking Eyes Media, 2003. DVD. Call number: VC DV 305.26 Agin
  • The Aging Mind. NIMCO, [2000?]. Videocassette. Call number: VC 612.82 Agin
  • Dare to Be 100. 30 min. Cinema Guild, 1996. Videocassette. Call Number:  VC 613.0438 Dare
  • Exercise with the National Institute on Aging.  48 minutes.  National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 2001.  Videocassette.  Call number: VC 613.70446 Exer VC10257
  • Family and Intergenerational Relationships. 58 min. Annenberg/CPB Collection, 1993. Videocassette. Call number: VC 305.26 Fami
  • Forever Young. 30 min. Ambrose Video Pub., 1996. Videocassette. Call number: VC 612.67 Fore
  • Holistic Aging: Uniting the Mind, Body & Spirit. 27 min. Aquarius Health Care Videos, [2002]. Videocassette. Call number:  VC 305.26 Holi
  • Intellect, Personality and Mental Health. 58 min. Annenberg/CPB Collection, 1993. Videocassette. Call number: VC 305.26 Inte
  • Late-life Depression. 28 min. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004. DVD. Call number:  VC DV 618.9768527 Late
  • The Older, the Better? 84 min. Falls Church, VA: Landmark Media, 1999. Videocassette. Call number:  VC 613.0438 Olde
  • The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years. 37 min. Fanlight Productions, 1998. Videocassette. Call number:  VC 305.26097471 Pers
  • The Secret Life of the Brain. 5 hrs. PBS DVD Video, 2002. 3 DVDs. Call Number:  VC DV 612.82 Secr
  • Social Roles & Relationships in Old Age. 60 min. Annenberg/CPB Collection, 1993. Videocassette. Call number:  VC 305.26 Soci
  • Substance Abuse in the Elderly (Doctor Is In series). 28 min. Aquarius Health Care Videos, 2000. Videocassette. Call number: VC 362.29 Subs
  • The Way Home Finding Your Place in the Golden Years. 56 min. Fanlight Productions, 2002. Videocassette. Call number: VC 363.5946 Way
• Websites
  • http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/eldfam/eldfam.asp
    Administration on Aging: Elders & Families provides information on a wide variety of aging-related topics, such as Alzheimer’s, elder rights & resources, and healthy lifestyles. Last accessed on February 1, 2007.
  • http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare/Public/Home.asp
    ElderCare Locator: Community Assistance for Seniors from the U.S. Administration on Aging, connects older Americans to sources of information on senior services offered by state and local area agencies through the website or by telephone number 1-800-677-1116.  Last accessed on February 1, 2007.
  • http://nihseniorhealth.gov/listoftopics.html
    National Institutes of Health Senior Health is a website specially designed for older Americans with such features as the websites’ ability to talk or read the text aloud, enlarging the text, and changing the color contrast.  It also features information on cancer, balance problems, exercise for older adults, and more.  Last accessed on February 1, 2007.
  • http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml
          Senior Citizens Resources is a federal government website designed specifically for         seniors with information on such topics as consumer protection, retirement and money, travel and leisure, and health and nutrition.  Last accessed on February 2, 2007.
  • http://chfs.ky.gov/Services/Seniors.htm
    Seniors web page from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services offers information about services and programs available to or provided for older Kentuckians. Last accessed on February 2, 2007.
  • http://www.nia.nih.gov/
    The National Institute on Aging provides information on aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Last accessed on February 1, 2007.