Links to Resources on
Health and Health Care Issues
Health and Health Care Issues
"Trying to Stay Well - A
Christian
Virtue", a statement by
religious leaders U. S.
government "healthfinder" site, offering many
links to
resources National
Institutes of Health page of health resources
MEDLINE - vast database of information Do your own
research on-line in the National Library of Medicine For medical
emergencies and
questions, visit the Patient Medical Assistant Nutrition
Navigator, offered by Tufts University Women's
health information:
Links to
many mental health resources - -
Social Health
Ass'n (hot-lines and information about sexually transmitted diseases) Links about
cancer: National Cancer Institute - Cancer News - Cansearch Cardiovasular problems National Cholesterol
Education Program site Sleep
problems - a page of
links and information Health
Education Center in Pittsburgh Learn2.com
site of general
health tips The Wellness
Web and a healthy living site Shape Up
America! weight control and fitness site Hypertension
Network - links about blood pressure, etc. Links for
older persons
including preventative
and primary health
care Calculate your risk of a heart
attack See implications of
your cholesterol level AARP health care Web
Site [American
Association of Retired
Perons] HealthWise, the health and
wellness program
at Columbia
University The
"Virtual" Medical Center - - and
the Mayo Clinic site MedicineNet
and the National Health Information
Center A
non-profit consumer guide to health care HealthWeb and the
Sapient Health Network , a health information
service Medical
Matrix National
Library of Medicine Healthtouch - links to consumer
information Health
Policy Page PA Department of
Health Home
Page Many health links,
offered by the
Philadelphia Newspapers
Inc. American Medical Association Journal Alternative
Health News Online is an alternative medicine site A Guide to Medicare
managed care National Committee for
Quality Assurance Joint Commission of
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Health
Pages offers comparative HMO data for nine regions of the USA Health Care Financing
Administration [many links, Medicare hot-line, etc.] Families USA
Foundation - with overview of managed-care legislative activity National
Coalition of Health Care People's Medical
Society, for information and advocacy on medical issues Medicaid Clearing House Hospice Hands, a site
about hospice,
advanced directives, etc.,
