Appendix . Additional Resources

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.

Suggested Readings List

Web Site Resources

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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