Public Resources
Click the topics below to access links to documents, tip sheets, and online resources that support the self-management of chronic conditions.
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COVID-19 Resources
Below are links to an easy to read booklet about the Coronavirus is from SARTAC. It is in English and Spanish. It was written by and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Below are links to a useful resource for physical activity while avoiding risky situations and keeping physical distancing.
Below is a list of other useful resources:
Falls Prevention
Nutrition
Diabetes
Caregiving
Other
- The Maryland Department of Aging offers a range of programs and services that help older adults live healthy, safe, and meaningful lives in their homes and communities. We encourage you to learn more about our programs, services, and volunteer opportunities. For additional information, please call us at 1-800-243-3425 or visit our website at aging.maryland.gov.
- Mental Health Association of Maryland Materials
- Keeping Your Brain Healthy as You Age
- Loneliness and Social Connection
- Suicide in Later Life
- Mental Health in Later Life: A Guidebook for Older Marylanders and the People Who Care for Them
- Rural Caregiver Online Program: Allegany, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico and Worcester.
- 2020.02.07_Building Better Caregivers fact sheet_CBOs_Final
- Rural Caregiver Project_flyer_v1
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- Rural Maryland Council Website: The Rural Maryland Council (RMC) brings together citizens, community-based organizations, federal, state, county and municipal government officials as well as representatives of the for-profit and nonprofit sectors to collectively address the needs of Rural Maryland communities. We provide a venue for members of agriculture and natural resource-based industries, health care facilities, educational institutions, economic and community development organizations, for-profit and nonprofit corporations, and government agencies to cross traditional boundaries, share information, and address in a more holistic way the special needs and opportunities in Rural Maryland.