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Achoo Gateway to Health Care
All sorts of links to many health sites on all sorts of health issues.
Administration on Aging
Information for Older Persons, their Families, and People Interested in Aging
Alzheimer’s Association
This site is your gateway to a wealth of information.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Advice and schedules for immunizations, car-seat and air bag specifications, summer safety tips, a pediatrician referral service and much more.
American Cancer Society
Information about all kinds of cancer, living with cancer, treatment options, prevention and much more.
American Diabetes Association
Information from the experts.
American Heart Association
Information about fighting heart disease and strokes.
American Institute of Cancer Research
Most cancers can be prevented. And reducing cancer risk may be easier than you imagine. Here at the AICR site you'll find news, research updates, recipes, free publications and tips for good health -- information to help you live a healthier, cancer-free life
American Red Cross
To journey through our Virtual Museum, simply start with one of the six eras and follow the links that interest you. Or, choose the automated tour, which takes you on an everchanging voyage through the diverse cultural history of the American Red Cross. Use the "search" feature at the bottom of the page if there is a particular subject you want to pursue. There's no right or wrong way to visit the Museum. You can come back time and time again to visit favorite exhibits and see what is new. Enjoy!
Audio Health Files
Welcome to Family Health® on the Web. Here you can find out more about the series and sample some of our programs. Hosted by Harold C. Thompson III, D.O., Family Health® is a 2 1/2-minute series of radio programs designed to reach a general listening audience with practical, easy-to-understand answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about health and health care. The series deals with a wide variety of health-related subjects. While rarer diseases are occasionally covered, the focus of the series is on the common health problems about which people are likely to ask their family physicians.
Body Island Health and Fitness
Fitness and nutrition/weight watching guidelines.
Cancer Center Resource
A variety of cancer information links.
CancerNet
Information about cancer, treatments and support.
CancerTrack
Links to all sorts of cancer information centers.
Children with Diabetes
Information on most aspects of children's diabetes.
Children's Medical Center
The Children's Medical Center of the University of Virginia is a comprehensive network of health-care facilities dedicated to the care of children from birth through adolescence. The Children's Medical Center (CMC) is a "hospital without walls". While the CMC comprises the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, its services extend across the Central Virginia community and beyond.
Food and Nutrition Information Center
The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is one of several information centers at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), part of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS). You can access all of FNIC's resource lists and databases, as well as many other food and nutrition related links from this award winning site. Follow these links to learn more about FNIC and how to borrow library materials.
Health Finder
Healthfinder® - your free guide to reliable health information.
A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Links from University of Washington
HealthLinks is a joint project of IAIMS and the Health Sciences Libraries (HSL).
Health Resources
Health units from all levels from the Kent School District.
Healthier Schools in New Mexico
The Healthier Schools New Mexico Model of Coordinated School Health, provides a programmatic framework for student learning.
HealthSmart
The Georgia-Pacific Health Smart Institute's mission is to evaluate and facilitate ways to improve personal hygiene practices, including the use of disposable paper products. The G-P Health Smart Institute is guided in part by an Advisory Board composed of five health experts representing the fields of hygiene, infectious diseases, infection prevention and control, foodborne pathogens and microbiology.
International Food Information Council
Guides to foods and nutrition.
Kid's Food CyberClub Home Page
"Hey Kids, come on in! This clubhouse is just for you to learn more about good food."
KidsHealth
A website devoted to children's health with separate explainer sections for parents, kids and teens.
The Merck Manual of Medical Information
The textbook of medicine most widely used by health care professionals in the U.S. and worldwide. The Home Edition transforms the language of the professionals' version into commonly used English while retaining the vital information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
National Alliance of Breast Cancer
News, research, support for breast cancer patients.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) conducts and supports basic and applied research and training and disseminates information on complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners and the public.
National Center for Health Statistics
NCHS is the Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency. NCHS data systems include data on vital events as well as information on health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthy influences, the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability, and the use of health care.
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Drugs, alcohol, prevention, treatment and links to more!
National Council for Reliable Health Information
The National Council for Reliable Health Information (NCRHI) exists to provide you,
the consumer,with responsible, reliable evidence-driven health information
National Institute of Health
All sorts of health information on a wide variety of topics.
Nutrition Cafe
A kid oriented website to study nutrition.
Outdoor Health.com
Welcome to adam.com's guide to outdoor health. Experienced explorers and beginning backpackers alike will find the essential information they need to prepare for their next adventure. If you can't find the answer to your question here, ask Dr. Paul S. Auerbach, Clinical Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University, editor of Wilderness Medicine.
P.E. Links
more p.e. and health lessons.
Pharmacy and health information
Links to common drugs and health issues. Up to date drug information.
QuackWatch
Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions
Virtual Hospital, the apprentice's assistant
The Virtual Hospital is a digital health sciences library created in 1992 at the University of Iowa to help meet the information needs of health care providers and patients. The goal of the Virtual Hospital digital library is to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion tool for health care providers and patients. The Virtual Hospital digital library contains hundreds of books and brochures for health care providers and patients.
WholeHealthMD.com
WholeHealthMD.com is dedicated to providing the best in complementary and alternative medicine.
Women's Health component of the Global Health Network
Women's Health component of the Global Health Network identifies important and comprehensive resources in areas that relate to women's health worldwide.
Women's Health Hot Line
Welcome to Women's Health Hot Line, an independent, commercial-free newsletter created by medical author, professional speaker, and founder of National Women's Heart Health Day, Charlotte Libov to foster awareness of important women's health issues
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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
This FDA site includes links to topics such as nutrition; dietary supplements; weight loss; and food safety, labeling, and importing. Specific pages have been translated into 10 different languages.
PE Central
A physical education site with links and activities for physical education teachers, students, interested parents and adults. This site provides the latest information about physical education programs for children and youth, and lesson ideas reviewed by their editorial staff and team.
Dole Five-a-Day
The goal of the national Five-A-Day For Better Health program is to encourage all Americans to eat 5 - 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day for better health. This site offers a wealth of information for teachers and parents, and is just plain fun for elementary kids.
Nutrition Navigator from Tufts University
An extensive site with rated links to nutrition sites for adults, kids, and educators. Use this Web site to quickly find trustworthy information out of the many nutrition sites available, so you can plan to live a more healthy life.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC Web site includes health information, traveler's health warnings, publications, and products. The CDC ensures that their research and services are based on sound science and meet real public needs to achieve U.S. public health goals.
Youth Health
This is a childrens' educational health website called Youthealth. Devised by a leading pediatrician and a team of animators, Youthealth informs kids about general health and fitness by combining dynamic animated content with information and activities.
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