Web Sites by Subject

GENERAL MEDICAL RESOURCES

• American Medical Association: http://www.ama-assn.org/
• CyberStacks/~Iowa State University: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/hybrow_r.htm
• Doctor’s Guide to the Internet: http://docguide.com/
• Hardin Metadirectory of Internet Health Sources: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/
• HealthAtoZ: http://www.healthatoz.com/
• Healthfinder: http://www.healthfinder.gov/
• Healthinfoquest: http://nnlm.gov/healthinfoquest/
• Health News Director: http://www.healthnewsdirectory.com/healthNews/director/
• Health Sciences News: http://depts.washington.edu/hsnews/
• Health Web: http://www.healthweb.org/
• Merck Publishing: http://www.merck.com/
• InteliHealth: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHWOOO/408/408.html
• Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm?
• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis: http://www.mayohealth.org/
• Medical Journals: WebMedLit: http://webmedlit.silverplatter.com/
• Medical Matrix: http://www.medmatrix.org/reg/login.asp
• Medical World Search: http://www.mwsearch.com/
• Medline: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/medline.html
• Medscape: http://www.medscape.com/
• MedWeb: Biomedical Internet Resources: http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb/
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Home Page: http://www.noah-health.org/
• Physician’s Guide to the Internet: http://www.webcom.com/pgi/
• SIU School of Medicine Library: http://www.siumed.edu/lib

GENERAL MEDICAL RESOURCES – NEWS

• AAMC STAT: http://www.aamc.org/events/aamcstat/aamcnews.htm
• AHA News: http://www.ahanews.com/ahanews/index.jsp
• American Medical News: http://www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/amnews/amnews.htm
  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/
• Associated Press/The Wire: Health & Science: http://wire.ap.org/
• Biomedicine and Health in the News: http://library.uchc.edu/
• Reuters Medical News: http://www.reutershealth.com/news/
• CNN Health Main Page: http://cnn.com/HEALTH/index.html
• EurekaAlert! http://www.eurekalert.org
• FDA News: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/hpwhats.html
• Modern Healthcare: News Today: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/mhc/newstoday.html
• MSNBC: Health News: http://www.msnbc.com/news/hlthnews_front.asp

ACQUIRED IMMUNODIFICIENCY SYNDROME / HIV

• All the Virology on the WWW: AIDS/HIV Information and Research http://www.virology.net/garryfavwebaids.html
• Boston AIDS Information Outreach Project: http://med-www.bu.edu/library/cbaiop.html    
• CDC-HIV/AIDS Information: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/hivinfo.htm
• Detroit Community AIDS Library: www.lib.wayne.edu/dcal
• HIV Insite: http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
• Utah AIDS Resource Library: www.utahaids.org

ADOLESCENCE

• FDA-On the Teen Scene: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/7teens.htm
• Fit Teen!: http://www.fitteen.com
• Healthfinder: http://www.healthfinder.gov/
• KidsHealth.org for Teens: http://kidshealth.org/teen/index.html

AGING

• Administration on Aging: www.aoa.dhhs.gov
• AgeNet.com: www.agenet.com
• Association of American Retired Persons: www.aarp.org
• National Institute on Aging: http://www.nia.nih.gov/

ALCOHOLISM

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
• Physicians’ Guide to Helping Patients with Alcohol Problems, National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Online:http://www.aaaai.org
• National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine: http://www.njc.org

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

• Alternative and Complementary Medicine: http://peterbower.com/body.html
• Alternative Health News Online: http://www.altmedicine.com
• Alternative Medicine Home Page: http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/refe.html
• Health World Online: http://www.healthy.net
• Herb Research Foundation: http://www.herbs.org
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: http://nccam.nih.gov/
• Prevention’s Healthy ideas: http://www.healthyideas.com
• Wellness Web: http://wellnessweb.com/

ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

• Alzheimers Association: http://www.alz.org/

ANESTHESIA

• Educational Synopes in Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine:  http://gasnet.med.yale.edu/index_br.php

ARTHRITIS

• Arthritis Foundation: http://www.arthritis.org

ASTHMA

• Allergy and Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.: http://aanma.org/
• American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI):http://www.aaaai.org/
• Asthma and Physical Activity in the School: http://www.nih.gov/health/asthma/index.htm
• Childhood Asthma: an Overview: http://www.lungusa.org/asthma/ascchildhoo.html
• How to Help Your Child With Asthma: http://www.aap.org/default.htm
• National Allergy Bureau: http://www.aaaai.org/nab/
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:http://www.niaid.nih.gov/default.htm
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/airborne/home.htm
• Thriveonline—Asthma: http://www.thriveonline.com/health/Asthma

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY

• ADHD: Does My Child Have It?: http://familydoctor.org/handouts/230.html
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder:  http://www.chadd.org/
• Current Bibliographies in Medicine: Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/adhd.html
• National Attention Deficit Disorder Association: http://www.add.org/

BLOOD

• NHLBI: National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

BREAST DISEASE

• American Society of Breast Disease: http://www.asbd.org/
• Susan Komen Foundation-Breast Cancer: http://www.komen.org/

BURNS

• Emergency Care of the Burn Patient http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/ibc/emergency_care/

CARDIOLOGY

• New York Presbyterian Medical Center, Adult Echocardiography Lab, Columbia University http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/cardiology/echo/
• Cardiovascular Examination—Basic Auscultation  http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/slides/cardio/slide21.html
• Heart Info News http://www.heartinfo.com/
• University of Kansas medical Center—Pediatric Cardiology http://www.kumc.edu/kumcpeds/cardiology/cardiology.html
• Pharmacology Animation—Hyper Heart  http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/index.html

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

• Learn CPR: http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr

CAREGIVERS

• Administration on Aging: www.aoa.dhhs.gov
• AgeNet.com: www.agenet.com
• Association of American Retired Persons: www.aarp.org
• Caregiver Survival Resources: www.caregiver911.com
• Caregiving Online: www.caregiving.com
• Center of Family Caregivers: www.familycaregivers.org
• Eldercare.com: www.eldercare.com
• Family Caregiver Alliance: www.caregiver.org
• National Alliance for Caregiving: www.caregiving.org
• National Family Caregivers Association: www.nfcacares.org
• Well Spouse Foundation: www.wellspouse.org

CLINICAL CONSULTS

• CyberDocs: http://www.CYBERDOCS.COM

CLINICAL TRIALS

• ClinicalTrials.gov: http://www.clinicaltrials.go
• CenterWatch: http://www.centerwatch.com

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

• Bug Bytes: http://www.ccm.lsuhsc-s.edu/bugbytes/
• CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov

CONSUMER HEALTH

• AHRQ’s Consumer Health: www.ahrq.gov/consumer
• CDC’s Health Topics: www.cdc.gov/health
• Center for Medical Consumers: www.medicalconsumers.org
• ClinicalTrials.gov: www.clinicaltrials.gov
• Consumer.gov: www.consumer.gov
• Consumer Health Resources: http://www.vh.org/index.html
• FDA Consumer: www.fda.gov/fdac
• Healthfinder: www.healthfinder.gov
• Medline Plus: http://medlineplus.gov/
• Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition:  http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home
• NIH Consumer Health Information: www.nih.gov/health/consumer/index.html
• OSF: Francis Center for Health Resource Library:  http://library.osfsaintfrancis.orglchi.htm

DEAFNESS

• National Association of the Deaf: http://www.nad.org/

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations:  http://www.jcaho.org/mainmenu.html

DENTISTRY

• American Dental Association: http://www.ada.org/

DEPRESSION

• Depression Central: http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

DERMATOLOGY

• American Academy of Dermatology: http://www.aad.org
• Facefacts.com: http://www.facefacts.com/

DIABETES MELLITUS

• American Association of Diabetes Educators: http://www.aadenet.org/indexbar.html
• American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org/
• Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes:  http://childrenwithdiabetes.com/services/bdc.htm
• Canadian Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.ca/
• The Diabetes Home Page: http://www.pitt.edu/imll/diabetes/general.html
• Diabetes Mall: http://www.diabetesnet.com/
• Diabetes Monitor: http://diabetesmonitor.com/
• Foot and Ankle Web Index: http://www.footandankle.com/
• Insulin-Free World Foundation: http://www.insulin-free.org/
• International Diabetes Web Site: http://www.diabetes.com.au/home.htm
• Joslin Diabetes Center: http://www.joslin.org/managing/discussion.html
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International—The Diabetes Research Foundation:  http://www.jdf.org/
• Kids Learn About Diabetes: http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/6935
• National Eye Institute: http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/index.htm
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
• On-Line Diabetes Resources: http://www.mendosa.com/fag.htm

DIAGNOSIS

• Merck Publications On-Line: http://www.merck.com/pubs

DIAGNOSTIC TEST, ROUTINE

• Diagnostic Test Information Server:   http://www.people.virginia.EDU/~wmd4n/PGDT2e-toc.html
• Diagnostic Test: The Family Health Guide:   http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/diagnostics.shtml

DICTIONARIES, MEDICAL

• Online Medical Dictionary: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/

DIETETICS

• American Dietetic Association: http://www.eatright.org/
• Cyberdiet’s Home Page: http://www.cyberdiet.com/reg/index.html

DIRECTORIES

• ABMS Certified Doctor Home Page: http://abms.org
• American Hospital Directory: http://www.ahd.com
• Best Hospital Finder: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hehome.htm
• Hospital Select: http://www.hospitalselect.com
• MedlinePlus Organizations: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html
• 100 Top Hospitals: http://www.100tophospitals.com
• Physician Select: http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm

DISABLED

• American Association of People with Disabilities: http://www.aapd.com/

DISEASE—PREVENTION AND CONTROL

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/

DRUG THERAPY

• Federal Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov
• PharmInfo: http://www.pharminfo.com
• RxList—The Internet Drug Index: http://www.list.com
• Herb Research Foundation: http://www.herbs.org

EATING DISORDERS

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders: http://www.anad.org/

EDUCATION, CONTINUING

• American Medical Association CME Locator: http://www.ama-assn.org/iwcf/iwcfmgr206/cme?1927219940
• CMESearch: http://www.healthstream.com/cmesearch/ui/newUITestHarness.asp?pid=1025
• CME Web Page: http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/1hsp/resources/cme.shtml
• ConferenceSeek.com: http://www.conferenceseek.com/
• Medical Conferences: http://www.docguide.com/cre.nsf/webbyspec
• Medical Meetings Web Search: http://www.bestmdsite.com/cgi-bin/ParkHurst
• Online CME: Online and Software Resources Links and Annotated Information:  http://www.auntminnie.com/index.asp?Sed=edu&Sub=cme

EDUCATION, MEDICAL

• Interactive Patient Simulation: http://www.uchsc.edu/sm/pmb/medrounds/index.html

EMPLOYMENT

• Illinois Department of Employment Security:  http://cis.ilworkinfo.com/loginhelp/success.htm
• Illinois Workforce One Source:  http://www.ilworkinfo.com
• MED Search American: http://www.medsearch.com/

ENCYCLOPEDIAS—MEDICAL

• PDR family Guide Encyclopedia of Medicine: http://www.healthsquare.com/medcare4.htm

EXERCISE

• Shape Up America: http://www.shapeup.org/

FAMILY PRACTICE

• American Academy of Family Practice: http://www.aafp.org/
• American Academy of Family Practice Family Health and medical Guide: http://familydoctor.org/symptom.xml?element=flowchart
• Family doctor: http://www.familydoctor.org/

FIBROMYALSIA

• Registered Nurses Association of B.C.: http://www.rnabc.bc.ca/

FIRST AID

• AMA Emergencies and First Aid: http://www.ama-assn.org/
• American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
• Mayo Clinic: First Aid: http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/firstaidandselfcare

FOOD

• Food and Drug Administration (Kids Page): http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/
• USDA National Food Safety Database: http://www.foodsafety.org/

FRAUD

• Quackwatch: http://www.quackwatch.com

GERIATRICS

• AARP: Health and Wellness: http://www.aarp.org/indexes/health.html
• Administration on Aging: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
• Agenet: http://www.agenet.com
• American Association of Retired Persons: http://www.aarp.org
• Elderweb: http://www.elderweb.com
• Geriatrics: Medweb: http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb/
• Merck Manual of Geriatrics: http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/contents.htm
• National Institute on Aging: http://www.nia.nih.gov/

GOVERNMENT

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/
• Combined Health Information Database: http://chid.nih.gov/
• Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/
• Gateway to Government Documents, including Federal Register:
•       http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html
• Health-Related Government Resources, Department of Health and human Services:
•       http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
• Illinet Web Page: http://www.library.sos.state.il.us/
• National Institutes of Health: http://nih.gov/
• Thomas Legislative Information: http://thomas.loc.gov/ US Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.dhhs.gov/
• Western Illinois University: http://www.wiu.edu/library/govpubs/

 HEALTH CARE—NEWS

• Accreditation Connection—Weekly Accreditation News, Analysis and Advice from  HCFA, JCAHO and Other Survey Organizations: http://accreditinfo.com/
• AHA News Now: http://www.ahanews.com/
• Biomedicine and Health in the News: http://library.uchc.edu/bhn/
• Health Care Advisory Board: www.advisory.com
• Healthcare Corporation Compliance Supersite:  http://www.hcpro.com/corporate-compliance/
• Healthgate: http://www.healthgate.com
• Medical News and Alerts:  http://www.docguide.com/dgc.nsf/ge/Unregistered.User.545434
• Medical News Today: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/
• Medical Staff Leader Information Supersite: http://www.msleader.com/
• Medical Tribune: the Physician’s News Source: http://www.medicaltribune.net/
• New York Times Syndicate: Your Health Daily: http://nytsyn.com/st_healthdaily.html
• Reuters Health eLine: http://www.reutershealth.com/en/index.html
• Science in the Headlines: http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/
• Yahoo: Reuters Health News: http://www.yahoo.com/headlines/health/

 HEALTH—CHILDREN

• Food and Drug Administration Kid’s Page:  http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm
• KidsHealth.org: http://kidshealth.org/

 HEALTH SERVICES

• Cut to the Chase: Practical Information for Healthcare Management: http://www.cuttothechase.com

HEART

• Yale University School of Medicine Heart Book:  http://www.med.yale.edu/library/heartbk/

HEART DISEASE

• American Heart Association: http://www.americanheart.org/
• NHLBI, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

HOSPITALS

• American Hospital Directory: http://www.ahd.com

ILLINOIS

• Find-It Illinois: http://findit.sos.state.il.us
• ILLINOIS State Site: http://www.state.il.us

INFECTION CONTROL

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

• Health Information Management Supersite: http://www.himinfo.com/

INTERNET

• AARP Webplace: Evaluating Medical Information on the Internet: http://www.aarp.org/contacts/health.wwwhealth.html
• AMA Guidelines for Medical Web Sites: http://jama.ama.assn.org/issues/v283n12/full/jsc00054.html
• Doctor’s Guide to the Internet: http://www.pslgroup.com/docguide.htm
• Health on the Net Foundation: http://www.hon.ch/
• HON Code of Conduct for Medical and Health Web Sites: http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Conduct.html?HONConduct719879
• Internet Health Watch/Reuters Health: http://reutershealth.com/ihw/
• MedWeb: Biomedical Internet Resources: http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb/
• Physician’s Guide to the Internet: http://physiciansguide.com/
• QuackWatch: http://www.quackwatch.com/
• Virtual Chase Groups That Alert the Public to Internet Fraud, Fanaticism and Bad Information:http://www.virtualchase.com/quality/alert.html

LIBRARIES, MEDICAL

• Health Science Librarians of Illinois: http://hsli.org/
• National Library of Medicine: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
• NLM / Basic Medical Library Management www.nnlm.gov/libinfo/mgmt

LICENSURE, NURSING

• National Council of State Boards of Nursing http://www.ncsbn.org/

LONG-TERM CARE NEWS

• Long-Term Care Information Supersite: http://www.snfinfo.com/

LUNG DISEASE

• American Lung Association: http://www.lungusa.org/
• NHLBI, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

LUPUS

• Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org/

MEDICAL RESOURCES

• University of Iowa Health Care / Virtual Hospitalhttp://www.vh.org/
• University of Iowa Health Care / Health Beat http://www.uihealthcare.com

MEN’S HEALTH

• American Prostate Society: http://www.ameripros.org/
• Bald Man’s Home Page: http://www.thebaldman.com
• Men’s Health Center: http://www.healthsquare.com/menshealth.htm
• Male Health Center: http://www.malehealthcenter.com/
• Men’s Health Community Provided by drkoop: http://www.drkoop.com/

MENTAL HEALTH

• Behavior Online: http://www.behavior.net/
• Dr. Bob’’s Mental Health Links: http://www.dr-bob.org/mental.html
• Internet Mental Health: http://www.mentalhealth.com/main.html
• Mental Health Net—Facts for Families—Teen Suicide: http://www.mentalhelp.net/
• New England Medical Center / Tufts University School of Medicine / Department of Psychiatry – Mini Mental State Examination http://www.nemc.org/psych/mmse.asp
• Online Dictionary of Mental Health:  http://www.shef.ac.uk/~psych/psychotherapy/index.html
• Youthwork Links and Ideas: Mental Health Suicide:http://www.youthwork.com/healthmetntsuicide.html

MICROBIOLOGY

• Microbiology at KU and Jack’s Place  http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/index.html

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society: http://www.nmss.org/

NEOPLASMS

• American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/
• American Institute for Cancer Research: http://www.aicr.org/
• CancerLit Topic Searches: http://www.cancer.gov
• CancerNet: http://www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov
• Journal of the National Cancer Institute: http://jncicancerspectrum.oupjournals.org/jnci/
• National Cancer Institute: http://www.nci.nih.gov/
• OncoLink: http://www.oncolink.com/

NEUROLOGY

• Neuroscience on the Net: http://www.neuroguide.com/

NURSING

• Directory to numerous nursing sites and services http://www.nursefriendly.com
• Nurseweek: http://www.nurseweek.com/
• Nursing Center: http://www.nursingcenter.com/
• NursingNet: http://www.nursingnet.org/
• Nursing World: The American Nurses Association: http://www.nursingworld.org

NURSING EDUCATION

• About – Health & Fitness – Nursinghttp://nursing.about.com/cs/aboutnursing/index.htm
• All Nursing Schools  - Your Guide to Nursing Education and Careers  http://www.allnursingschool.com
• ANA – American Nurses Association  http://www.nursingworld.org
• HRSA – Health Resources and Services Administration – HHS BHPr – Bureau of Health Professions – Division of Nursing  http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/kidscareers
• IA – Illinois Articulation  http://www.itransfer.org
• Lippincott’s Nursing Center: http://www.nursingcenter.com
• Minority Nurse.com http://www.minoritynurse.com
• NLN – National League for Nursing http://www.nln.org
• NSNA Online Services – The National Student Nurses’ Association  http://www.nsna.org
• Nurses for Healthier Tomorrow – Our Missionhttp://www.nursesource.org/mission.html
• NuresZone.com  http://www.nursezone.com
• Sigma Theta Tau – Honor Society of Nursing - Internationalhttp://www.nursingsociety.org/career/
• U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Outlook Handbook - Nursing  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm

NURSING—NEWS

• Nurses: http://www.nurses.com/contents/homepage/
• Nursingcenter: http://www.nursingcenter.com/

NUTRITION

• Calorie Control Council: http://www.caloriecontrol.org/
• The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator: http://navigator.tufts.edu
• Department of Agriculture Nutrient Database: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgibin/nut_search.pl

OBESITY

• Obesity.com: http://www.obesity-online.com/

OBSTETRICS

• Obstetrical Sonography: http://www.io.com/~dubose/

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Occupational Safety and Health Administration: http://www.osha.gov/

ORAL HEALTH

• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry: Parent Information: http://aapd.org/pediatricinformation/
• American Dental Association: http://www.ada.org
• American Dental Hygienists Association: http://www.adha.org
• Centers for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/index.htm
• Healthy People 2010: Oral Health:  http://www.healthypeople.gov/Document/word/Volume2/21Oral.doc
• MEDLINEplus: Dental Helth: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dentalhealth.html
• National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse (NOHIC): http://www.nohic.nidrcr.nih.gov/
• NIDCR Patient Information: http://www.nidr.nih.gov/news/publica.htm
• Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General: http://www.nohic.nidcr.nih.gov/reports.html

ORGANIZATIONS

• American Medical Association: http://www.ama-assn.org/
• MEDEM: an Information Partnership of Medical Societies: http://medem.com/MedLB/medlib_entry.cfm

OSTEOPOROSIS

• National Osteoporosis Foundation: http://www.nof.org/

PEDIATRICS

• Children’s Hospital of Illinois, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria www.childrenshospitalofil.org
• General Pediatrician’s View of the Internet  http://www.generalpediatrics.com/
• University of Kansas Medical Center—Pediatric Cardiology  http://www.kumc.edu/kumcpeds/cardiology/cardiology.html

PHARMACOLOGY

• Mosby’s Drug Consult  http://www.harcourthealth.com/
• PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs: http://www.healthsquare.com/drugmain.tm
• Pharmaceuticals: http://www.rxlist.com
• Pharmatech: http://www.pharmatech.com/
• PharmWeb: http://www.pharmweb.net/

PHYSICAL FITNESS

• Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma: http://www.nismat.org/
• Recreation.Gov.: http://www.recreation.gov/
• Shape Up America:
• http://www.shapeup.org/index.html

PHYSICIANS

• AMA Physicians Select: http://www.ama-assn.org/iwcfmgr206/aps?141392041

PODIATRY

• American Podiatric Medical Association: http://www.apma.org/

PRACTICE GUIDELINES

• National Guideline Clearing House: http://www.guideline.gov

PSORIASIS

• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin diseases: http://www.niams.nih.gov/
• National Psoriasis Foundation: http://www.psoriasis.org/home/

PSYCHIATRY

• American Psychiatric Association: http://www.psych.org/

PSYCHOLOGY

• American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/
• Psychology Information Online: http://www.psychologyinfo.com/

PUBLICATIONS

• Academic Journal Directory: http://www.son.utmb.edu/catalog/catalog.htm

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

• Global Reproductive Health Forum: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/
• Planned Parenthood: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
• Teenager’s Right to Consent to Reproductive Health Care:  http://www.nyclu.org/health4.html

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

• National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine: http://www.njc.org

RUNNING

• American Running and Fitness Association: http://www.americanrunning.org/

RURAL HEALTH

• Rural Net: http://ruralnet.marshall.edu/

SAFETY — NEWS

• Health Care Safety Board: http://www.healthsafetyinfo.com/
• Safetyinfo: http://www.safetyinfo.com/

SCHOOL NURSES

• Band-aides and Blackboards: http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/
• Links for School Health Educators: http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/health/k-12.html
• National Association of School Nurses: http://www.nasn.org/

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

• AEGIS: http://www.aegis.com/main/
• AIDS and Young People: http://www.avert.org/young.htm
• The Body: an AIDS and HIV Information Resource:http://www.thebody.com/index.shtml
• CDC—National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
• Center for AIDS Prevention Studies: http: www.caps.ucsf.edu/capsweb/
• Youthhiv.org: http://www.youthhiv.org/

SLEEP DISORDERS

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine: http://www.aasmnet.org/

SMOKING

• American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/
• CDC’s Tips 4 Youth: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tips4youth.htm
• COHIS: The Ashtray: Smoking and Tobacco Use:  http://www.bu.edu/cohis/smoking/smoke.htm
• Kickbutt.org: http://www.kickbutt.org/
• Nicnet—Arizona Program for Nicotine and Tobacco Research: htpp://www.ashline.org/
• Tobacco Free Initiative: http://www.who.int/tobacco/en/

SPORTS MEDICINE

• Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma: http://www.nismat.org/

STATISTICS

• American Cancer Society: Statistics for 2003 http://www.cancer.org/docroot/stt/stt_0.asp
• FASTATS: Cancer (National Center for Health Statistics) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/cancer.htm
• Fedstats- The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies http://www.fedstats.gov
• Final 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (National Center for Health Statistics) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/releases/02facts/final2000.htm
• HCUPnet – A tool for identifying, traking analyzing, and comparing statistics on hospitals at the national, regional and state level     http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/hcupnet.htm
• Health Statistics (National Library of Medicine)http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthstatistics.html
• HyperStat Online / Standard Normal Distributionhttp://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/A75494.html
• National Center for Health Statistics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/default.htm
• National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) NLM Finding and Using Health Statistics: - A Self-Study Course  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/nichsr.html
• Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau) http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html
• Statistical Agencies (International) (Bureau of the Census) http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
• WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) http://www.who.int/whois

TEACHING MATERIALS

• Blackboard Resources - http://resources.blackboard.com/scholar/general/main.jsp
• Technology Driven Health Information Solutions http://www.adam.com
• North Central Regional Education Laboratory / Grant Opportunities and Funding
• Sources  http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te3lk39.htm
• Games, both educational and entertaining http://www.shockwave.com/sw/home/

TERMINOLOGY

• Medterms.com: http://www.medterms.com/

TUBERCULOSIS

• John Hopkins Center for Tuberculosis Research http://www.hopkins-tb.org/index.shtml

TRANSPLANTATION

• Regional Organ Bank of Illinois http://www.robi.org/
• Transplantation and Donation: http://www.transweb.org/
• United Network for Organ Sharing Online http://www.unos.org

TRAVEL

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/travel

WELLNESS

• American Institute for Preventive Medicine: http://www.healthylife.com/
• AMA Health Interactive Health: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3457.html
• Daily Health News from the NY Times: http://yourhealthdaily.com
• Dr.Koop’s Prevention Center: www.drkoop.com/
• Federal Consumer Information Center Health: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/health.htm
• Federal Outdoor Fitness Sites: http://www.recreation.gov/
• HealthWeb’s Preventive Medicine: http://www.healthweb.org/browse.cfm?subjectid=77
• National Wellness Institute: http://www.nationalwellness.org/
• Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion: www.odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov
• USDA National Food Safety Database: http://www.foodsafety.gov/

WOMEN’S HEALTH

• AMA—Women’s Health: http://www.womens-health.org/
• Harvard Medical School’s Center of Excellence in Women’s Health:  http://www.hmcnet.harvard.edu/coe/professionallinks/general.html
• Healthfinder’s Just For You: http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/justforyou.asp?KeyWordID=175&branch=1
• Ivillage: www.ivillage.com
• Mayo’s Women’s Health Center http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/womens-health/AN01176
• National Women’s Health Information Center: http://www.4women.org/
• Obgyn Net: www.obgyn.net
• On Health: www.onhealth.com
• PDR Family Guide to Women’s Health: http://www.healthsquare.com/fgwh01.htm
• Women.com: www.women.com
• Women’s Health Interactive: www.womens-health.com