Resources

  General Health:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  

• Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association (CAPHIS) - A division of the Library of Congress Online Catalog

• FindHelp.org - Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.

• Fraud updates for Consumers

• Healthwise.net - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Make Better Health Decisions

• MedlinePlus - Health Information from the National Library of Medicine   MedlinePlus is the National Library of Medicine’s comprehensive consumer health information site that provides coverage for many categories included on this list. It is an excellent first choice for consumer health information.

• Mount Carmel Consumer Health Information

• National Transitions of Care Coalition

• The Beryl Institute 

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  Alternative and Complementary Medicine (Complementary and Integrative Medicine):

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Integrative Medicine

• National Cancer Institute Complementary and Alternative Medicine – a division of NIH. 

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NIH) Consumer Health Information 

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  Drug Information Resources:

• FDA for Consumers

• National Library of Medicine – Drug Information Portal

• The Partnership for Safe Medicines

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  Health Insurance

• Affordable Care Act Plans

• Medicare

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  Population Specific:

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Minority Health – “My Health”- The Office of Minority Health addresses disease prevention, health promotion, risk reduction, healthier lifestyle choices, use of health care services and barriers to health care for racial and ethnic minorities.

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  GBTQ

• LGBTQ Health 

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  Women

• American Collage of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• US Dept. of Health & Human Services

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  Men

• Men’s Health

• Urology

 

  Parenting & Kids

• American Academy of Pediatrics 

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 

• Nemours Kids Health

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  Seniors

• American Geriatrics Society – Health in Aging 

• CDC Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging 

• Family Caregiver Alliance 

• NIH National Institute on Aging

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  Specific Health Conditions

• American Diabetes Association

• American Heart Association

• American Lung Association

• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

• National Cancer Institute

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

• National Eye Institute

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

• National Organization for Rare Disorders

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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