New York Elder Care Resources

Senior Health Issues

There are various illnesses and health concerns which are age-related. Review our resources on Long Island and New York City for information on senior health issues.


American Cancer Society

800-ACS-2345

American Diabetes Association

800-342-2383

American Heart Association

800-242-8721

American Institute for Cancer Research

800-843-8114

American Lung Association

800-548-8252

American Medical Association, AMA

800-621-8335

American Parkinson Disease Association

800-223-2732

American Pharmaceutical Association, APHA

800-237-2742

American Stroke Association

888-4STROKE

Arthritis Foundation, Long Island Chapter

800-283-7800

Cerebral Palsy: UCP of Greater Suffolk

631-232-0011

Coma Recovery Association

631-756-1826

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Long Island Chapter

516-222-5530

Dental Hygiene Care Center, SUNY Farmingdale

631-420-2128

Epilepsy Foundation, Long Island

516-739-7733/631-467-3989

Foundation Fighting Blindness

800-683-5555

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind

631-265-2121/ 800-548-4337

Healthfinder

Helen Keller Services for the Blind

516-485-1234/ 631-424-0022

Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition

631-547-1518

Long Island Alzheimer's Association

866-789-5423/516-767-6856

Lupus Foundation of America

800-558-0121

Lyme Disease Association

888-366-6611

Mayo Clinic: Answers to questions about drugs, diseases, etc.

Medscape

Mental Health Association of Nassau County

516-489-2322

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

800-950-3228

National Alzheimer's Association

800-272-3900

National Alzheimer's Association, Long Island Chapter

631-580-5100/516-935-1033

National Eating Disorder Association/Long Island

516-794-0415

National Institute on Aging

301-496-1752

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

800-344-4867

National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

888-OVARIAN

NIH Senior Health

Self Help For Hard of Hearing People

South Fork Breast Cancer Coalition

631-726-8606

Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association

877-588-7904