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Web Sites You Can Use -
Health Care Issues
Health Issues sites
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
the U.S. public agency responsible for the health of the U.S. population,
including disease
control, workplace health, environmental health concerns and disaster-related
health concerns
- Hardin MD (MetaDirectory)
is the in-depth collection of web links and image collections established
by the University of Iowa's Hardin
Library for the Health Sciences
- National Center for
Early Development and Learning - this federal
site supports considerable research into the nature of early childhood
development; the research is available for free online
- Kaiser State Health
Facts - statistical information related to health broken down
by state. Everything from insurance coverage and provider information
to disease statistics and health care concerns broken down by demographic
category are available
- GlobalHealthFacts.org for
health statistics of a global nature
- Merck
Source: Resource Library - includes health encyclopedia, interactive
body guide, medical dictionary, 3-D animations of health conditions
and health news
- National
Library of Medicine Databases & Electronic Resources -
a collection of reliable medical information on a range of topics
from AIDS to the public domain images from the history of medicine
to the Visible Human Project
- Mayo Clinic - site connected
with the famous medical research center provides on diseases, health
conditions, treatments, lifestyle choices,
symptoms and other issues related to personal health
- KidsHealth -
this site is divided into different sections for parents, kids and
teens, with a section set out for teachers interested in health lessons;
each section provides information appropriate to the interests and
needs of target group
- Disability.gov - the
general search site for all of the government's disability information
and resources
- National Safety Council - Information
related to accident prevention and health-safety concerns as well
as safety research and statistical information related to the odds
of dying in particular ways
- BBC Science &
Nature: Human Body & Mind - this section of the BBC web site
includes virtual body tours, quizzes to improve understanding of the
body and mind, and informational sheets about various body topics
Health Magazine sites
- Prevention
magazine - web site for popular magazine has articles from the
current issue and those from previous 6 months plus information on
topics on health, fitness, nutrition and weight
- Health
magazine - web site for popular magazine includes current issue
articles plus 12 months of article archives and archived web-only features
Created February 15, 2008
Revised May 14, 2008
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