Health Links
The following is a list of just some of the current available health links on the Internet, which provide information and additional resources for a wide variety of medical and psychological conditions.
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org/
Includes information on a various types of cancer, such as, What Is It?, Prevention and Risk Factors, Detection and Symptoms, Treatment, Survivorship, and much more.
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
Includes information about diabetes - the disease, information for newly diagnosed, treatment, nutrition, exercise, research updates, related magazines and journals, advocacy and legal issues, and much more.
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Includes information about many heart related diseases, conditions, and treatments, as well as family health issues, risk factors, nutrition, exercise, programs, products, and much more. Also, provides link to the American Stroke Association.
American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
Provides information on living with lung disease, help with treatment options, and much more. Also, there is access to an online smoking cessation program called FREEDOM FROM SMOKING ONLINE.
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
Provides information on a variety of services including: disaster relief, biomedical services, military members and families, community and volunteer programs, health and safety issues, youth services, blood and tissue donation, and much more.
Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov
Includes information about the CDC agency, Publications, various Diseases, Health Topics, Communicable Diseases, and much more.
Center for Disease Control - Bioterrorism Resources
www.bt.cdc.gov
Provides information on Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response. Includes facts about biological (e.g., anthrax, smallpox, etc.) and chemical (e.g., mustard gas, nitrogen mustard, etc.) threats, radiation and radiological emergencies, surveillance, training, what to do if you think you have been exposed, and much more.
Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
Provides access to information about the FDA, plus a variety of information on foods, human and animal drugs, biologicals, cosmetics, new drug approvals, public health alerts and warning letters, much more.
Harvard Health Online
www.health.harvard.edu
Provides access to a variety of information, to help you stay healthy, from the doctors of Harvard Medical School. Includes access to current editions of the Harvard Health Letter, Women's Health Watch, Men's Health, Mental Health Letter, and much more.
Information from Your Family Doctor
http://familydoctor.org
Includes information from the American Academy of Family Physicians on a variety of Health Issues for men, women, children and elders, with additional links to other Internet sites.
Medicare
www.medicare.gov
Includes information about the Medicare agency, Medicare Health Plans, Important Contacts, Publications, Nursing Homes, Fraud and Abuse, and much more.
Montgomery County Health Department
www.montcopa.org/health/
Provides information on environmental issues, field services, water quality issues, personal health, communicable diseases, West Nile Virus, and much more.
National Alzheimer's Association
www.alz.org
Includes information for people with Alzheimer's Disease, family caregivers and friends, current research, link to online caregivers discussion group, and much more.
National Institute on Aging - Alzheimer's Disease Foundation
and Referral Center
www.alzheimers.org
Includes information on NIA Alzheimer's Centers with link to local Center associated with the University of Pennsylvania Health System, What's New in Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, Health Professional resource materials, and much more.
National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
Includes information on current research trials in basic neuroscience, behavioral science and genetics to help the understanding of mental illness. Also, provides access to information on specific mental health disorders.
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org
Provides access to a variety of information and resources on mental health and mental illness. Includes access to NMHA's Resource Center providing free fact sheets on mental illness and treatments of such, plus much more.
OncoLink (University Of Pennsylvania)
http://oncolink.upenn.edu/
Includes information about a variety of Cancer Disorders, Types, Diagnosis, Current Treatments, Support Resources, and much more.
U S Department of Health and Human Services
www.os.dhhs.gov
Includes information about the DHHS agency, pertinent and current Health Issues, various available Human Services, and much more.
Wellness Online
www.berkeleywellness.com
Provides access to the University of California, Berkeley, Wellness Letter, current edition plus a complete index of previous Wellness Letters, Guide to Dietary Supplements, Wellness Recipes, Wellness Books, and much more.
