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Research health topics with these outstanding sites!

• AAA - Offers Safe Driving Tips for Seniors.  Filled with great information for you or your loved one.
• Area Agency on Aging 1-B - This nonprofit agency provides supportive health and home care services for the elderly.
• Benefits Check Up - A tool created by the National Council on the Aging (NCOA), for locating government programs for seniors.
• Bloomfield Township Public Library Health Databases - Make sure to research your health concerns here!
• Flu-Busters Flu Clinics by the Visiting Nurses Association - The Visiting Nurses Association is sponsoring flu shot clinics throughout the area.
• Flu Shot Hotline from the Oakland County Health Division - Call (800) 434-3358 for times and locations.  When available, "free" flu shots are administered according to the CDC priority list.  Persons age 65 and older are at the top of the list.
• Health and Age - Live well.  Live Longer.

These sites can help you learn about computers and the internet.

• Bloomfield Township Public Library Computer Classes - Easy introduction to computer skills for the beginner.
• New User Tutorial - This tutorial is for people who have never used a computer before, and it concentrates on using the mouse and other basic skills.
• AARP Online Community - Join an AARP online community to lose weight or meet others.  Your new online life can begin here.
• SeniorNet - This nonprofit site provides adults, ages 50 and older, education and access to computer technology and the internet.
• The Senior's Guide to Computers - For those who are entering the information super highway late in life!  Enjoy!
• Wired Seniors - Serving all the needs of the over 50 age group! 

If you are looking for consumer or legal information, you may want to consider looking at the following websites.

• Consumer Protection - An excellent site from the Michigan Attorney General's Office.
• Identity Theft Protection - The Federal Trade Commission has assembled excellent resources to use if you are a victim of identity theft.
• Keeping Seniors Safe - A comprehensive site for keeping seniors safe in all aspects.
• The Legal Hotline for Seniors - (800) 347-5297 or email: info@elderlawofmichigan.org
• The National Do-Not-Call Registry - Make a choice about receiving telemarketing calls at home.
• Senior Brigade - A great website created by the Michigan Attorney General that provides a wide range of helpful information for Michigan seniors, their family members and caregivers.
• Senior Law - This site provides information about Elder Law, Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and the rights of the elderly and disabled.

Oakland County Historical Resources, a full-text, searchable database