In preparing for this book, we read countless materials by other authors. The following are our favorites. They provide comfort, resources, and different viewpoints on the end of life.
AARP—www.aarp.org
Agency for Healthcare Reporting and Quality—www.ahrq.gov
American Bar Association Lawyer Locator—www.abanet.org
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)—http://abms.org
American Cancer Biorepository—www.theacb.com
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel—www.actec.org
Ancestry.com Genealogy Resource—www.ancestry.com
Blood Donor Information—www.givelife.org
Body Mass Calculator—www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
DNA Heritage—www.dnaheritage.com
Elderhostel Travel Programs—www.elderhostel.org
Ellis Island Genealogy Resource—www.ellisisland.org
EthnoAncestry—www.ethnoancestry.com/index.html
Family Tree DNA—www.familytreedna.com/
FDA Side Effect Reporting—www.fda.gov/medwatch/
Funeral Consumers Alliance—www.funerals.org
Funeral Planning Information—www.funeralinformation.net
Genealogy.com Genealogy Resource—http://geneaology.com
HealthGrades—www.healthgrades.com
Hospital Comparisons—www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
Institute for Safe Medication Practices—www.ismp.org
Internal Revenue Service—www.irs.gov
JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy—www.jewishgen.org
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations—www.jointcommission.org/
Legacy.com Obituary Resource—www.legacy.com/obituaries.asp
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator—www.martindale.com
Medicare—www.medicare.gov/default.asp
My Heritage Genealogy Resource—www.myheritage.com
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys—www.naela.com
National Cancer Institute—www.cancer.gov
National Geographic Society Genographic Project—www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/index.html
National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials Service—www.clinicaltrials.gov
National Marrow Donor Program—www.bonemarrow.org
Nutrition Information—www.nutrition.gov
Organ Donations—www.organdonor.gov
Personalized Health Care Status Web Sites—www.thestatus.com
RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin—www.ServiceLeader.org/new
RootsWeb.com Genealogy Resource—www.rootsweb.com
Side Effect Resource—www.medlineplus.gov
Society of Financial Service Professionals—www.financialpro.org
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Genealogy Website—www.familysearch.org
USA Freedom Corps—www.usafreedomcorps.gov/
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)—www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm
Veteran’s Administration—www.va.gov
Volunteer Match—www.volunteermatch.org
Wants, Wishes, and Wills Web site—www.wantswisheswills.com
World Volunteer Web—www.worldvolunteerweb.org
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