Family Caregiving 101 - National Family Caregivers Association & National Alliance for Caregiving
"designed to provide caregivers with the basic tools, skills and information they need to protect their own physical and mental health while they provide high quality care for their loved one" | care-giving skills, taking care of yourself as a caregiver, "navigating the health care maze," finding help

Children

Child Health Advice
"guidelines to help you determine how sick your child is and if you need to call your child's doctor & to help you treat your child at home when it is safe to do so"

End-of-Life Resources

Care at the End of Life

Caring Connections - National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
advocacy group that educates people and policy makers on end-of-life care | state-specific information and documents that can be downloaded on directives like living wills and durable power of attorney for health care | Advance care planning, Caregiving, Pain, Financial issues, Hospice and palliative care, Grief and loss

Elisabeth Kübler Ross
official site, a biography, selected quotes, hospice locator, related organizations, advice for caregivers, bibliography, in 7 languages

Growth House
gateway for end-of-life information | extensive resource directory ranking sites

Last Acts
coalition that joins more than 550 groups involved in end-of-life care | searchable "resource directory" | electronic newsletter

MedlinePlus: Death and Dying - National Library of Medicine
specific conditions & research issues, coping, advanced care planning, feeding tubes & ventilators, health care choices, palliative care, questions to ask doctors, finances, funeral arrangements, "What To Do Before and After the Moment of Death"

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
nonprofit membership association of hospices and similar groups | "find a hospice program" search | "communicating your end-of-life wishes"

On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying
PBS site based on the Bill Moyers television series | audio and video clips | "end-of-life tools," incl a test to help you assess your beliefs about death and dying

General

AllRefer Health Encyclopedia

American Pain Foundation
"information, advocacy, and support" | pain, end of life, prescription, over-the-counter, nonprescription medicines, advocacy efforts, clinical research & trials, links

American Public Health Association
local & national policy-making, disease prevention & health promotion, environmental health, professional education, publication series, annual awards, educational services, advocacy, press releases, news updates, sample chapters from recent & forthcoming publications, Science & Programs

Anatomy Atlases

Ask Dr. Weil

Bioethics Home Page - The Cleveland Clinic
articles on specific bioethical, medical, religious issues, guide to decision making

BioEthicsWeb

Deciphering Medspeak - Medical Library Association

Diets Guide

E-Journals in Health and Medicine

FamilyDoctor.org - American Academy of Family Physicians
Conditions, Healthy Living, Parents & Kids, Women, Men, Seniors, Smart Patient Guide, Over-the-Counter Guide

Health Education Assets Library: Heal National Digital Library
multimedia presentations on a wide range of health education topics at both the professional and lay levels

HealthMap
"unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health"

Health News Review - Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making
reviews quality of health articles, magazines, newspapers, television, for accuracy, balance, honesty, completeness, rating criteria, contributors' credentials, searchable

Healthopedia

HighWire - Sciences & Medicine Index & Full-Text
keyword and subject searching, topic map, citation map

Longevity Calculator
based on Harvard Medical School researchers health quiz to calculate one's life expectancy

Massage Therapy 101
techniques, complementary therapies, equipment

Medical Information Bureau - MIB
site for consumers to request their free health conditions reports that health insurance companies receive

Medical Records Privacy
personal medical information not covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), ideas & resources for protecting the privacy of records

MedLine (PubMed - NIH)

MedLine Plus - Consumer Health
by topic, demographic group, dictionary, encyclopedia

Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy

The National Library of Medicine - Consumer Health Information
Health Topics (conditions/diseases/wellness) | Drug Information (generic and brand name drugs) | Dictionaries (for medical terms) | Directories (locations/credentials of MDs, dentists and hospitals) | Other Resources (organizations, consumer health libraries, etc.)

PatientINFORM - American Cancer, Diabetes & Heart Associations
free recent research on diseases & treatments

Spirituality and Medicine - Ethics in Medicine, UW School of Medicine
best practices for health professionals

A Student's Guide to the Medical Literature

The Virtual Hospital: A Digital Library of Health Information
educational content for patients, health care providers, students

Hawaii

Alzheimer's Association: Diversity Toolbox
for families, caregivers & health practitioners serving ethnically diverse communities, materials incl Chinese, Korean & Spanish language

Consumer Health Information Service - Hawaii Medical Library

Hawaii Medical Library

Hawaii Medical Library Online Catalog

Native Hawaiian Data Book

School of Public Health Library, UH

Health Insurance

Consumer Guide to Handling Disputes with Your Employer or Private Health Plan - Consumers Union

Healthcare Coverage Options Database - National Association of Health Underwriters
state-by-state information on health coverage options for those without

'SiCKO' Health Care Card - Michael Moore [PDF]
1. Carry the card in your wallet with your insurance card 2. If denied treatment, show your SiCKO card to your doctor/insurer 3. Ask your insurer if they'd like to be in Michael Moore's next movie, DVD, or appear on MichaelMoore.com 4. Tell them that, if denied, you will seek coverage from your local media

YouGotInsured
health insurance guide, vocabulary, where to find, why universal health care is needed, healthcare stats, travel insurance, headlines

International

Canadian Institute for Health Information

Global Health Facts & Global Health Reporting
Data by Country, or Topic: HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Other Diseases, Conditions, & Risk Indicators, Programs, Funding, & Financing, Health Workforce & Capacity, Demography & Population, Income & The Economy, Reporting Tools, News & Events

The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)
"advocates and facilitates education, service, research activities in the field of travel medicine" | directory of travel medicine clinics from around the world, the "GeoSentinal" "data collection network for the surveillance of travel related morbidity", information about ISTM education & training opportunities, links to travel health news, related sites

Medical Reference for Non-Medical Librarians

Rape Crisis Information Pathfinder - iBiblio
hotlines, int'l rape crisis centers directory, support groups, int'l resources & research, articles, statistics, reference resources, victim blame research, films, bibliographies, online research tools & databases, health & psychological effects, date rape drugs, LGBT sexual assault, male sexual assault victims, victim assistance & legal resources, war rape & online support groups

Substandard & Counterfeit Medicines - World Health Organization

World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)

Medication

Centerwatch - New Drug Trials

DailyMed: Current Medication Information - U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Drug Information Portal - National Library of Medicine

Electronic Orange Book: Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
approved generic counterparts for prescription or over-the-counter drugs

Getthepill.com - Dr. Matt Wise
online prescriptions for emergency contraception

RxList
prescription drug index

Drug Interaction Checkers

Mental Health

AllAboutCounseling
approaches, risks, self-help techniques, links to mental health resources, professional directory, discussion board

The National Mental Health Association
advocacy, treatment, support groups, fact sheets, news, email updates

The Unabridged Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection - Dr. Robert Hsiung, Prof Clinical Psychiatry, U Chicago
informational pamphlets from university counseling centers, incl anger, depression, cults, eating disorders, impulse control, study skills, time management, grief

Depression & Suicide

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
Suicide and Depression Q&A
Suicide and Suicide Prevention
information, hotlines & resources
Suicide, Depression, and Mental Health Hotlines
SuicideHotlines.com
Teen Depression & Suicide
information & hotlines
Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Statistics

Center for Disease Control

Complete Home Medical Guide - Columbia U.

FDA Drug & Company Info

Healthfinder - US Dept of Health & Human Services

Go Ask Alice - Health & Sexuality

HealthGate

HealthLinks at U. Washington

Health Statistics Links

Medical Matrix - Directory Selected Sites

Medline Interactive Health Tutorials

Minority Health Archive - Center for Minority Health & U Pittsburg Library

National Center for Health Statistics

National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: Consumer Health Information

The National Pain Foundation
treatment information, support groups, traditional & complementary practitioner directories, peer-reviewed, personal pain inventory & journal

StateHealthFacts.org
by state & topic

State of Our Health - United Health Foundation

The State of Teen Pregnancy Across the U.S.

Virtual Nursing Center - Martindale's

Women

HealthyWomen.org - National Women's Health Resource Center
"More than 100 conditions, diseases and women's health issues covered in depth. From acupuncture to yoga. Diagnosis, treatment, questions to ask your health care professional, lifestyle tips and more. All content reviewed for medical accuracy by health care professionals."

The National Women's Health Information Center - Office on Women's Health, US Dept of Health & Human Services
topics, organizations, publications, data & statistics, campaigns & events, media & professional resources

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