The Internet offers a wealth
of resources to give you ready access to medical
information. The links below are ones that we
reference fairly often and present them here for
your ease of access. Please note that when hitting
these links you are leaving our website and the
information contained on the websites are maintained
by their respective organizations.
General Medical Information
http://www.webmd.com/
WebMD provides valuable health information, tools
for managing your health, and support to those who
seek information. You can trust that our content
is timely and credible.
http://www.medlineplus.gov/
Welcome to MedlinePlus, a goldmine of good health
information from the world's largest medical library,
the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals
and consumers alike can depend on it for information
that is authoritative and up to date
Pediatric/Adolescent
http://www.aap.org/
American Academy of Pediatrics Website that parents
can search pediatric topics from A-Z
http://www.immunizationinfo.org/
National organization providing comprehensive
information on Immunizations.
http://www.4girls.gov/
U.S. department of Health and Human services developed
this website to provide FREE, reliable health
information for adolescent girls
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
Organization that that provides information of
eating disorders and promoting access to quality
treatment for those affected along with support
for their families through education, advocacy
and research.
http://kidshealth.org
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site
on the Web providing doctor-approved health information
about children from before birth through adolescence.
Allergy and Asthma
http://www.foodallergy.org/
National organization providing information and
allows communication for food allergies.
http://www.aanma.org/
Womens Health
http://www.4woman.gov/
U.S. department of Health and Human services developed
this website to provide FREE, reliable health information
for women.
Heart and Blood Pressure
Web sites
http://www.americanheart.org
A great resource for information on how to stay
heart healthy. Can search for recipes, cholesterol
information, nutritional supplements ad much,
much more!
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/index.htm
Calcuate your BMI, Body Mass Index
Check out your BMI (body mass index) and see if
your weight is in the underweight, normal or obese
range and what you can do to change that. Includes
values for adults and children.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf
DASH DIET (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertenson)
A healthy eating plan developed by the NIH designed
to lower blood pressue.
Miscellaneous
http://www.agingwithdignity.org
Link for information regarding living wils and
advance directives Information on Living Wills
and advance directives
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/
Health Information for Travelers for specific
destinations and what you need to know before
you go! |
