Consumer Education on Health and Aging

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 25 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.



Publications with information and tips on healthy aging, caregiving, medications, dietary supplements and diseases are available in English and Spanish. Please email or call to order.



The site has information on Alzheimer's disease, research programs, clinical trials, and a searchable database for more than 300 national organizations that provide help to older people.



In 1974, Congress granted authority to form the National Institute on Aging to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Subsequent amendments to this legislation designated the NIA as the primary federal agency on Alzheimer's disease research. The NIA's mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research.