MGH Senior Health

Resource center
Senior Health would like all its patients, their caregivers and the public to have the opportunity to learn all about health and illness in older adults. Information about all aspects of health promotion and illness care is available in our practice. Access to video- and web-based information is easy and encouraged. Whether you want to find an exercise program or diet to suit your needs, or are looking for ideas to assist in coping with the care of your loved one, you are always welcome at MGH Senior Health! Click here for more resources.

Learn about Health and Illness -This Website was developed under the auspices of the Blum Patient and Family Learning Center at MGH, the site incorporates an enormous amount of health content in a easy-to-navigate format.

Patient, Caregiver and Public Education

SYSTEM CHART Learn system by system the effects of Aging on the body and what you can do to improve your health.

View the latest MGH Department of Medicine Grand Rounds Talk: New Technology & Old Age: Innovating the Future of Healthy Aging hosted by the Geriatric Medicine unit featuring Joe Coughlin PhD, of the MIT Age Lab. The Case Presentation was given by our own Dr. Katherine Hesse.

Throughout the year the staff provides in-services to other professionals at MGH and Partners. In addition, numerous talks are given at community centers and in other educational forums. Browse through one of our Chief, Dr. Minaker's talks on Elder Care.

View Dr. Minaker's The Aging Body, lecture (sponsored by Harvard Alumni Association in partnership with Harvard Medical School)

System Requirements to view lectures are:

PC Users
Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system
Windows Media Player 10 or later
Internet Explorer 5. or later
600+ MHz processor
128+ MB RAM

Mac Users

OS X 10.1.5 or later
Windows Media Player 9 and Flip4Mac Windows Quicktime component
Safari 1.2 or later
600+ MHz processor
128+ MB RAM
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/mac/default.aspx

The MGH Employee Assistance Program
Our social worker leads discussions for employees of the Partners Health Care System. The practice also participates in health fairs and other information forums throughout the Partners community.

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