We've compiled a list of resources that you should find of value. Just click on the hyperlink to visit the organization's website. Please feel free to provide us with your suggestions for future inclusions!
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Women's health care physicians. Authoritative recommendations for exercise during pregnancy.
Action for Healthy Kids Only nonprofit organization formed specifically to address the epidemic of overweight, undernourished and sedentary youth by focusing on changes at school.
Activity & Health Policy Network
Alliance for a Healthier Generation resources for fighting childhood obesity
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association
Certified Health Education Specialist
CDC: Physical Activity and Health-Surgeon General's Report
CDC's LEAN Works! - A Workplace Obesity Prevention Program
Childhood Obesity Campaign (AHA)
Clinical Laboratory Tests - Public Resources for lab test results: http://www.labtestsonline.org
Diagnose.org Thanks to Rodney Simon and the rest of the medical school students at Imperial College of London! They've provided us with a comprehensive and well-documented source of resources about the sciences for medical students or any of us that want to learn! THANK YOU!!!!!
Discovery Health: http://wwwdiscoveryhealth.com
eMedicine from WebMD
Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov
Go Ask Alice!!! Great health info from Columbia University
Guide to Community Preventive Services - Physical Activity
Health Canada: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/
HealthierUS.gov good source of information about fitness, nutrition & prevention
Healthline Consumer friendly source of accurate health information that is easy to find - Thanks Elizabeth!!!
HealthInvest Inc. (Worksite Health Promotion): http://www.healthinvest.org/
Healthy People 2010: http://health.gov/healthypeople/
Health Promotion Advocates an advocacy group to integrate health promotion concepts into national health policy
Health Resources and Services Administration: http://www.hrsa.gov
InteliHealth: www.intelihealth.com
International Association for Worksite Health Promotion
Kidnetic: http://kidnetic.com/
Living Beyond Breast Cancer Mission ; "To empower all women affected by breast cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life."
M.B. Seretean Center for Health Promotion: http://www.sph.emory.edu/WELLNESS/index.html#index
MDChoice: http://www.mdchoice.com
MediLexicon medical dictionary, pharmaceutical company search, medical abbreviations, hospitals and associations and more
MedlinePlus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Mesohtelioma a rare cancer of the lining of the lung, is caused by exposure to asbestos
My.WebMD: http://my.webmed.com
National Association for Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) Great information/contacts regarding the prevention and treatment of Chronic Diseases
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity (NCPPA): http://www.ncppa.org/
National Association for Health & Fitness (NAHF) [The network of State and Governor's councils]: http://www.physicalfitness.org/
National Health Information Center--(US Gov): http://www.health.gov/nhic/
National Health Museum (US GOV): http://www.accessexcellence.org/
National Institutes of Health--(US Gov): http://www.nih.gov/
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculosketelal and Skin Diseases
National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke(NINDS) NINDS's Mission: "reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world"
National Library of Medicine (US Gov): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) The mission of NMSS is to end the devastating effects of MS.
National Osteoporosis Foundation
National Rehabilitation Information Center "gateway to an abundance of disability- and rehabilitation-oriented information"
National Wellness Institute, Inc - Stevens Point, WI: http://www.nationalwellness.org
Neurology Channel: http://www.neurologychannel.com/
PACE Canada: http://www.pace-canada.org
Pediatrics (GeneralPediatrics.com): http://www.generalpediatrics.com/
Physical Education Central: http://www.pecentral.org/
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: http://www.rwjf.org/
Reuters Health Information Services: http://reutershealth.com
Shaping America's Youth: http://www.shapingamericasyouth.com/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin: http://www.samhsa.gov
Women's Health:
The National Women's Health Information Center
National Women's Health Resource Center
U.S Army: http://www.hooah4health.com/
U. S. Dept. of Health and Human Services & also, the: Office of the Attorney General
U. S. Government Healthfinder: http://www.healthfinder.gov
Yahoo! Health: http://health.yahoo.com
BIOCurrents Research Center (Resource of NIH): http://www.mbl.edu/labs/BioCurrents/Rel_Resources.html
CIC HealthWeb http://www.healthWeb.org
HealthAtoZ http://www.healthatoz.com
Health On the Net Foundation http://www.hon.ch
Mayo Clinic's Health Oasis: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthinfo/
MDchoice.com http://www.mdchoice.com/
Medical Student.com: http://www.medicalstudent.com/
MedlinePlus-Health Information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exercisephysicalfitness.html
Merck Manual of Medicine One of the most authoritative medical sources you'll ever find!
National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Orthogate http://www.medicalmultimediagroup.com/opectoc.html
Patient Care: Best Clinical Practices: http://www.Patientcareonline.com/be_core/p/index.jsp
PDR Health Sound information from the makers of the Physician Desk Reference (PDR)
TeenHealthFX: http://www.teenhealthfx.com
Virtual Hospital: A Digital Library of Health Information: http://www.vh.org/
Virtual Children's Hospital: http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/ or Searching Pediatrics
Wellness Councils of America: http://www.welcoa.org/
World Health Organization: http://www.who.int
Last updated on:
03/18/10