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GAY,
LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDERED
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- Familydoctor.org (search
engine)
Health
info for the whole family from
the American Academy of Family
Physicians. Features a search engine,
health handouts, self-care, herbal
and alternative therapies, drug
index, family health facts from
A to Z, online dictionary featuring
over 1300 general medical terms,
and general health info in Spanish.
- Go
Ask Alice (Columbia
University's Health Education
Program)
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Health Information from Baptist
Health South Florida
This site features information pertaining
to adult health, pediatric health,
searchable health information library
“A to Z”, health news, animated health
information, and info pertaining
to the Baptist Centers of Excellence
(Cancer
Center, Diabetes Care Center, Heart
Center, Orthopedic Center, Pregnancy,
Birth, and Baby Center, and the Women’s
Health Center).
- Healthy
People 2010
- National
Library of Medicine (Medline)
- http://www.medem.com
This
comprehensive site features a wealth
of reliable health information
for consumers and health professionals
from the nation's leading medical
societies, including the American
Medical Association, American Academy
of Pediatrics, American Academy
of Ophthalmology, American Academy
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma,
and Immunology, and American Psychiatric
Association.
- National
Collegiate Emergency Medical
Services Foundation (NCEMSF)
- Medline
Plus - http://medlineplus.gov
Features
general health info,drug info,
medical dictionary, national directories,
current health news, and online
resources.
- National
Library of Medicine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov
The
world's
largest
medical
library
features
databases,
publications,
grants,
clinical
trials,
research
programs,
news, hot
topics,
FAQ's,
and link
to medline.
- Virtual
Hospital® - http://www.vh.org
Virtual
Hospital ® is the Apprentice's
Assistant (TM) and is a service
of University of Iowa Health Care.
This site features information
for health care providers and patients,
a children's hospital, and a section
of common problems. The site also
features on-line continuing education
courses for healthcare providers.
- Wellness
Web
http://www.wellnessweb.com
Consumers
should take a stand regarding health
care. This site features information
on alternative medicine, conventional
medicine, health insurance, nutrition,
women's health, men's health, surgery,
seniors, and general wellness.
There are also links for professionals.
The site also features a daily
wellness center column written
by renowned wellness expert, Don
Ardell, Ph.D
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- Plan For Your
Health
This excellent site, a new public
education campaign from Aetna and
the Financial Planning Association,
gives you the information you need
to make health benefits and financial
choices that meet your needs now
and in the future. The site features
various resource links including
career, marriage, family, living
single, and retirement. At key
times in your life, you will
need this
information as you change your
health benefits preferences
to fit your
needs. Plan for Your Health helps
you understand your options when
you change jobs, get married or
have a baby, making the transition
a smooth
one. The campaign will show you
why it is so important to understand
your health and personal finance
options and plan ahead. PlanforYourHealth.com
is the guide you need to make these
important choices, including useful
tips on different insurance products,
tools to figure out how big life
changes will affect your health
care
options, and information on choosing
the best health care options.
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National
Organizations:
Anatomy:
Risk
Factors
Prevention:
Women & Heart
Disease:
Hypertension
Cholesterol
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General
Resources:
AIDS.gov serves
as an information gateway to
guide users to Federal domestic
HIV/AIDS information and resources.
This site features information
on HIV/AIDS news and events,
basic HIV/AIDS information and
statistics, prevention and effective
educational interventions, Federal
HIV/AIDS prevention policies,
testing, treatment, research
programs, funding opportunities,
agencies and programs, outreach
and education tool kits, FAQ’s,
and resources for global issues
and private agencies.
http://www.aids.gov/
- HIVConnect.net is a place for
organizations to link with their
clients on-line and their clients
to link together, bringing the
concept of a local "drop in
center" to the internet. The
web site provides an environment
of comfort that deepens the social
interaction between clients and
the various organizations and individuals
that seek to support them. HIVConnect.net
includes a place for member profiles
while offering a comprehensive
library with topics from "co-infections" to "Issues
for Native Americans." Members
are invited to post articles and
comment on ones currently posted.
There are three types of membership
available on the site. One profile
type is for those that are HIV-positive,
a second for organizations, and
a third for friends and family
members. To ensure the privacy
and comfort HIV-positive members
family and friend profiles do
not have access to the HIV-positive
community.
http://hivconnect.net
- Recommendations
for HIV , Hepatitis B and Hepatitis
CPost-exposure Prophylaxis. MMWR
Recommendations and Reports,
Volume 50, Number RR-11. Updated
U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines
for the Management of Occupational
Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV
and Recommendations for Postexposure
Prophylaxis.
Information
is available
in PDF
and HTML
formats:
*
Adobe PDF
format: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5011.pdf
- U.S.
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention's Division of
HIV/AIDS Prevention
- U.S.
Centers for Disease Control
and National Prevention Information
Network
Personalized
Assessments – Interactive Sites:
Facts & Statistics:
General
Information:
-
AIDS.gov serves as an information
gateway to guide users to Federal
domestic HIV/AIDS information and
resources. This site features information
on HIV/AIDS news and events, basic
HIV/AIDS information and statistics,
prevention and effective educational
interventions, Federal HIV/AIDS
prevention policies, testing, treatment,
research programs, funding opportunities,
agencies and programs, outreach
and education tool kits, FAQ’s,
and resources for global issues
and private agencies.
http://www.aids.gov/
- Mother’s
Voices: "Every Child Deserves
the Chance of a Lifetime" –
talking to children about sex
and HIV/AIDS
http://www.mvoices.org
- The
NAMES Project – AIDS Memorial
Quilt
http://www.aidsquilt.org
- http://aidshistory.nih.gov
NIH
Researchers Recall the Early Days
of AIDS -- this website entitled "In
Their Own Words" documents
how NIH researchers recallthe early
days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
This Web site commemorates the20-year
struggle to confront the deadly
HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Testing:
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- CDC
Vaccine Preventable Diseases:
This
site, sponsored
by the
Centers
for Disease
Control
and Prevention
contains
tables
and brief
descriptions
of all
of the
vaccine
preventable
diseases
in adults,
including
measles,
rubella,
hepatitis,
meningitis,
tetanus,
chickenpox,
and flu.
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/adult-vpd.htm
- Vaccine
Information Sheets in English
and Spanish -- for measles, rubella,
tetanus, hepatitis A & B,
influenza, chickenpox, polio,
diphtheria, and more
http://www.immunize.org/vis/index.htm
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- Cells
Alive! -- interactive animations
and illustrations to illustrate
how the immune system works in
the human body
http://www.cellsalive.com
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- The Center for Internet Addiction
Recovery
This site contains information on the
assessment and treatment of internet
addiction disorders for individuals,
families and partners, as well as health
professionals. The site features several
online quizzes and self-assessment
tests, including a cybersexual addiction
quiz, internet addiction test, quiz
for obsessive online gambling, quiz
for compulsive online gamers, quiz
for online auction addiction, the partner’s
addiction test, and the parent-child
addiction test. The site also features
resources for those seeking information
about internet addiction, a type of
compulsive disorder, as well as treatment
options for online gambling, eBay addiction
and compulsive online surfing.
http://www.netaddiction.com
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