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Recommended Sites for Chronic and Serious Illness

Note: To find out more about how these sites were chosen, please read How We Select Our Recommended Sites.

GOVERNMENT SPONSORED HEALTH SITES

Administration on Aging

http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/

Here you can find information on innovative health related research, activities, and directories from the Administration on Aging.

HealthFinder

http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Explore the US Government's gateway to federal health services, the latest in medical and treatment news, and search for any health topic including heart disease, cancer, and Medicare and Medicaid updates.

National Health Information Center

http://198.102.218.57/nhic/

This health information referral service puts health professionals and consumers with health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.

National Institutes of Health

http://www.nih.gov/health/

Developed by the National Institutes of Health, this site is a gateway to Healthwise, a free consumer health information service. Learn of the most recent diagnoses, treatments and prevention tools for diseases; health hotlines; and practical information including pain prevention tips and health newsletters.

National Patient Advocate Foundation

http://www.npaf.org/participation.php

This advocacy organization "seeks to create avenues of access to insurance funding for evolving therapies, therapeutic devices and agents through legislative and policy reform". Their Make a Difference section provides opportunities (through their Advocates Alliance program) on both local and national levels.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/

The ODPHP works to strengthen the disease prevention and health promotion priorities of the Department within the collaborative framework of the Health and Human Services agencies.

Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information

http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hotlines/

This HealthFinder lists selected toll-free numbers for organizations that provide health-related information, education, and support. Unless otherwise stated, numbers can be reached within the continental United States 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

United States Drug Administration Nutrient Database

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

United States Drug Administration Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Get detailed nutritional information from searchable database.

World Health Organization

http://www.who.int/en/

Articles on a wide variety of topics expand the visitor's knowledge of health from a local to a global perspective.

NON-GOVERNMENTAL HEALTH SITES

CNN Health News

http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/

The CNN news service provides a magazine of health news updated daily.

Dr. Koop.com

http://www.drkoop.com

More than 95 interactive support communities.

HealthAtoZ

http://www.healthatoz.com/

Directory of professionally reviewed Internet resources, supportive online communities, and Calendar of health events.

HealthScout

http://www.healthscout.com

Through an affiliation with this website, we will soon be able to offer personalized daily news. They also have an excellent selection of cancer information.

InteliHealth – Johns Hopkins Health Information

http://www.intelihealth.com

The site is currently asking visitors to "Inspire the World With Your Health Story," by sending in stories of courage, spirit and grit, which could win you $1,000.

Mayo Health Site

http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm

Mayo Clinic Williams-Sonoma Cookbook, a virtual cookbook with nutritional information.

WebMD

http://my.webmd.com

Chat rooms for some health conditions. Their drug reference has an excellent resource of drug reactions and side effects.