If you are
reading this it is probably because you have been invited to take part
in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). On this site we have
provided links to local pages containing information about the study as well as
external sites related to retirement and aging. We hope you
will find them interesting and informative.
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The HRS Study Participant Newsletter provides general information
to continuing participants
about the HRS. It includes a general description of the study together with answers
to frequently asked questions about HRS research and procedures.
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For additional
information about the HRS, please visit these pages:
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HRS Bibliography
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HRS Press Releases
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HRS Study Participant Newsletters are published on this Web site
by HRS staff. They
include information about HRS research and happenings.
Just click on the links below to see current and past newsletters.
Additional Links for HRS Participants
- AARP
- A nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for persons 50 years of age
and older dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as we age.
- The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- An umbrella organization for the 655 area agencies on aging and more than 230 Title VI Native
American aging programs in the U.S.; advocates on
behalf of local aging agencies to ensure that needed resources
and support services are available to older Americans.
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National Hotline Directory
- A list of resources of interest to older people. (PDF)
- National Institute on Aging
- One of the 25 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health, the NIA leads
a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active
years of life.
- NIH Senior Health
- This website for older adults was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of
Medicine, both part of the National Institutes of Health.
- National Institutes of Health
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the
primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.
More information here.
- Social Security Administration
- Information on your Social Security records, retirement, Medicare, disability/SSI, and survivor benefits. Includes
a section containing resources designed to help in special situations.
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