Informational Links
These health-related web site have been recommended by our providers, but since we can't control the changes made to the sites, please use common sense when reviewing the information presented. When in doubt, please discuss your medical concerns with your health-care provider.
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| Health & Medical Information |
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| GLBT |
| American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
| www.aaaai.org | |
| American Academy of Family Physicians |
| www.aafp.org | |
| -- surveys and statistical data on family practice and primary health care issues, socioeconomic issues, over 250 patient information handouts and a family health and medical guide | |
| American College Health Association |
| www.acha.org | |
| -- the association provides advocacy, education, and services for its members to enhance their ability to improve the health of all students and the campus community | |
| American College of Sports Medicine |
| www.acsm.org | |
| -- offers advice on physical activity topics | |
| American Heart Association |
| www.americanheart.org | |
| -- interactive risk assessment, easy to use reference guide, family health, heart and stroke information | |
| American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) |
| www.aicr.org | |
| -- provides a variety of nutritional information, particularly those topics relating to cancer | |
| American Medical Association |
| www.ama-assn.org | |
| -- links to consumer health information, vast AIDS information center, searchable database of more the 650,000 U.S. physicians | |
| Consumer health information from the US Government |
| www.healthfinder.gov | |
| -- news, publications, online journals, support and self-help groups | |
| Consumer Information Center |
| www.pueblo.gsa.gov | |
| -- full-text versions of hundreds of federal consumer publications | |
| Mayo Clinic |
| www.mayohealth.org | |
| -- resource for basic disease information, health in the news, nutrition information and "ask-the-doctor" | |
| Medscape |
| www.medscape.com | |
| -- searchable commercial collection of full-text articles from National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, etc. | |
| Merck & Co. |
| www.merck.com | |
| -- a leading research-driven pharmaceutical products and services company | |
| National Health Information Center |
| nhic-nt.health.org | |
| -- provides a searchable database of Federal government and private clearinghouses to help you find toll-free numbers and Web sites in one place | |
| National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute |
| www.nhlbi.nih.gov | |
| -- news alerts, clinical guidelines on obesity, Latino cardiovascular health resources, health-related information | |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) |
| www.niddk.nih.gov | |
| -- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) homepage | |
| National Institutes of Health |
| www.nih.gov/health | |
| -- links to institutes such as National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Mental Health, etc., plus clinical trial information | |
| National Women’s Health Information Center |
| www.4woman.org | |
| -- provides answers to many frequently asked questions about women’s health | |
| New England Journal of Medicine |
| www.nejm.org | |
| -- abstracts available | |
| Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), National Institutes of Health |
| altmed.od.nih.gov | |
| -- evaluates complementary and alternative medical practices | |
| Oncolink |
| www.oncolink.upenn.edu | |
| -- huge collection of cancer information and links based at the University of Pennsylvania | |
| The Physician and Sports Medicine |
| www.physsportsmed.com | |
| -- a Personal Health section has patient-oriented articles on exercise, nutrition and injury prevention | |
| A Public Health Journal |
| www.co.hennepin.mn.us/commhlth/chinformation.htm | |
| -- A Public Health Journal is a weekly cable television program with host Dr. Ed Ehlinger, Director of Boynton Health Service. Each week Dr. Ehlinger is joined by a variety of guests to discuss health issues and problems. | |
| Shape Up America |
| www.shapeup.org | |
| -- site founded by Dr. C. Everett Koop, it offers the latest information on safe weight management and physical fitness |
| PUBLIC HEALTH |
| American Public Health Association |
| www.apha.org | |
| Centers for Disease Control |
| www.cdc.gov | |
| Minnesota Public Health Association |
| www.mpha.net | |
| National Center for Health Statistics |
| www.cdc.gov/nchswww | |
| US Dept of Health and Human Services |
| www.os.dhhs.gov | |
| World Health Organization |
| www.who.int | |
| MINNESOTA HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS |
| Minnesota Department of Health |
| www.health.state.mn.us | |
| Minnesota Medical Association |
| mnmed.org |
| HEALTH INDEX OF WEB SITES |
| Hardin Meta Dictionary of Internet Health Sources |
| www.arcade.uiowa.edu/hardin-www/md.html | |
| -- an index of sites that, in turn, contain links to other sites |
| NUTRITION |
| American Diabetes Association |
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