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Link to Article: 5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Gut Health in 1 Week - Source, AARP

Link to Article: The #1 Exercise to Do as You Get Older - Source, AARP

Link to Article: How to Keep Hackers Out of Your Accounts - FTC Consumer Alert

Link to Article: How to Deal With Loneliness - Source AARP

Link to Article: When a Website Asks You About Cookies - Source AARP

Link to Article: Let's Talk About SPAM Texts and Emails - Source Federal Trade Commission

Link to Article: 8 Early Signs of Arthritis You Should Never Ignore - Source AARP

Link to Article: 6 Ways to Dress to Hide a Belly Bulge - Source AARP

Link to Article: 10 Surprising Causes of Back Pain - Source AARP

Link to Article: 8 Ways Being a Cheapskate Can Backfire - Source AARP

Link to Article: The 7 Worst Habits for Your Joints - Source AARP

Link to Article: Delicious Meals You Can Make in the Microwave - Source AARP

Link to Article: 10 Worst Things to Keep In Your Wallet - Source AARP

Link to Recording: What Did I Come to the Fridge For? - Source Positive Aging

Link to Recording: Moving to a Senior Living Community - Source Positive Aging

Link to Article: Scammers cost Oregon Residents Big in 2023 - Source AARP Oregon

Link to Article: Best and Worst Things to Keep in a Safe Deposit Box - Source AARP

Link to Article: How to Scrub Personal Information From Your Electronics - Source AARP

Link to website: Online 10-minute National Hearing Test ($8 or free to AARP members) - Source The NHT website

Link to Article: 5 Big Changes Coming to the Post Office in 2024 - Source AARP

Link to Article: Big Medicare Changes Coming in 2024 - Source AARP

Link to Article: The #1 Exercise to Do as You Get Older - Source AARP

Link to Article: How to Scrub Personal Information From Your Electronics - Source AARP

Link to Article: Is It Safe to Get Rid of Your Landline? - Source AARP

Link to Article: Family Caregiver Resources for Oregon - Source AARP Oregon

Link to Article: 5 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Without Medication - Source AARP

Link to Article: Surprising Parts of the Body You Need to Exercise Regularly - Source AARP

Link to Article: Foods You Can Eat Without Gaining Weight - Source AARP

Link to Article: 12 Mistakes You Make at the Doctor's Office - Source AARP

Link to Article: The Future of Aging In Place... Is Moving? - Source AARP

Link to Article: Improve Your Work-at-Home Computer Setup - Source, AARP

Link to Article: Lost in a Parking Lot? Eight Ways to Find Your Car - Source, AARP

Link to Article: 10 Early Warning Signes of Dementia - Source, AARP

Link to Video: What to Do With All Those Digital Photos? - Source, Rachel Jenkins, Photo Archiver

Link to Video: Virtual Reality for Senior Living - Source, Positive Aging

Link to Video: Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors - Source, Alzheimer's Association

Link to Article: How to Clean Your Smartphone and Other Device Screens - Source, AARP

Link to Video: Costs of Life Plan and Continuing Care Communities: Source, Positive Aging 

Link to Video: Essential Planning for Solo Agers: - Source, Positive Aging

Link to Article: 8 Things You Never Clean (but Should) - Source, AARP

Link to Article: Is My Money Safe? - Source, AARP

Link to Article: Is It a Ministroke? Know the Warning Signs of a TIA - Source, AARP

Link to Article: 10 Food You Can East Without Gaining Weight - Source, AARP

Link to Article: 13 Things to Throw Away Right Now - Source, AARP

Link to Article: What to do if your online order never arrives - Source, Federal Trade Commission

Link to Article: How to Spot Scam Texts on our Smartphone - Source, AARP

Link to Article: 20 Providers Offering $30-a-Month Hight-Speed Internet Access - Source, AARP

Link to Article: Inflation, What Did Things Cost In 1972 - Source, AARP

Link to 6 Videos: Family Care Giving - Source, AARP 

Link to Article: Amazon impersonators: What you need to know - Souce Federal Trade Commission

Link to Website: Milwaukie Community Center - Source Milwaukie Center 

Link to Article: What to know before you buy something online - source Federal Trade Commission

Link to Article: 8 Medical Checkups You May Regret Putting Off Any Longer, Source AARP 

Link to Article: Home Improvement Contractor Interview Notes, Source AARP

Link to Article: Home Safety Checklist, Source AARP

Link to Article: Ageism And Discrimination Against The Elderly - Source, Florin/Roebig, Trial Attorneys

Link to Article: Smart Cycling Quick Guide - Source, League of American Bicyclists

On-demand Video: Fully Vaccinated - Travel Safely within the United States Video, Source AARP

Link to Article: Balancing Act: Exercises to Help Restore Strength and Coordination - Source AARP

Link to Article: Turning Away from Nursing Homes, Source, the New York Times, includes the village movement 

On-demand Videos: National Parks Virtual Tours. Source National Park Foundation

On-demand Videos: Gardening Webinars & Recordings. Source Clackamas County Master Gardeners

Link to Website: Oak Lodge and Gladstone Community Project. Source: Clackamas County

Link to Website: Have a Gardening Question - Source: OSU Extension Office

Link to Website: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office - Source: Clackamas County

Link to Article: Too Many TV Streaming Service Choices? Source: AARP

Link to Website: Meals on Wheels at the Milwaukie Center. Source North Clackamas Parks and Recreation

Link to Website: Visit the New Boardman Trail and Wetlands. Source: North Clackamas Parks and Recreation

Link to Website: Explore Parks and Trails in Our Area. Source: North Clackamas Parks and Recreation

Link to Website: Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC). Source: Clackamas County Social Services

Link to Website: Services and Programs for Older Adults. Source: Clackamas County Social Services

Link to Website: How to Report Fraud to the FTC Source: The Federal Trade Commission

Link to Website: Limiting Unwanted Calls & Emails.  Source: The Federal Trade Commission