Online Health Resources

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
  www.flu.gov
  U.S. Government Flu Website.
• CDC Vaccine Site
  www.cdc.gov/vaccines
  U.S. Center for Disease Control Website.
• CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response Site
  emergency.cdc.gov
  The CDC has developed contigency plans for potential public health emergencies and documents them on this site.
• Disease Information
  familydoctor.com
  General information about medical diagnoses from the Academy of Family Practice.
• Disease Information from the NY Times
  health.nytimes.com/health/guides
• Similar to the site above with the source being the New York Times.
• Health Screening Recommendations
  www.ahrq.gov/clinic/upstfix.htm
  U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for who should recieve specific screening tests given their personal situation.
• Mental Health Resource
  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health mental health information.
• Medication Information
  online.epocrates.com/home
  Resource for drug information. This site requires regisration, but no payment for basic service.
• NIH Medline
  medlineplus.gov
  Source of clinical, health, and wellness information from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.
• Smoking Cessation
  smokefree.gov
  Information and resources from the government on how to quit smoking.
• Weight & Obesity Issues
  www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/obe/obe_whatare.html
  Government site to help patients with weight control.