Health


AEGIS
World's largest HIV/AIDS web site.
AllHealth.com
Well organized general health site.
America's Doctor
An online doctor will anwer questions with usable information.
Atlas of Cancer Mortality
Geographic patterns of cancer death rates in the US from 1950-94.
Atlas of United States Mortality
CAPHIS 100 - Consumer and Patient Health Information Section
Lists & briefly reviews 100 quality health information websites.
CDC Wonder
Browsable and searchable popular datasets from Center for Disease Control on topics such as cause of death, and specific diseases.
Center for Disease Control
Columbia Home Medical Guide
An excellent searchable general reference divided into 34 chapters.
Combined Health Information Database
Keyword searching of 16 separately maintained health databases from NIH and CDC.
Decennial Life Tables 1989 to1991
Data broken out by age, sex and race.
Dept. of Health and Human Services
Offers links to all DHHS web sites and searching by agency or topic.
Discovery Health
Comprehensive and easy to use general health site.
Dr. Koop's Community
Site designed to help visitors make better health decisions. Includes a virtual pharmacy and interactive resources.
Food and Drug Administration
GlobalHealth.gov
Source for statistics from several agencies and for international travel guidelines.
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
National and selected state statistics about hospital stays.
Healthfinder
This US Dept. of Health & Human Services site acts as a keyword searchable health information gateway.
Health Gate
Search Medline.
Health United States
Data includes birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and much more.
Healthweb
The Healthweb Project selects critically evaluated resources for health-related information.
HealthWorld Online
Site devoted to educating consumers on alternative and complementary health and medicine.
Healthy People 2010
NCHS interactive database with the program's 467 objectives subdivided into 28 focus areas.
InteliHealth Dental
Consumer information from the Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Topics include root canal, gum surgery, crowns, filings and implants.
Mayo Clinic
Well done site makes medical journal articles understandable and answers questions.
Mayo Clinic Nutrition Center
Nutrition, health and diet information.
Medicare Consumer Information
Consumer publications on Medicare, long-term care, and other health care issues.
Medline
Free access through the National Library of Medicine.
MedLine Plus Health Information
Find information on hundreds of diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments.
National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project
Non-profit organization providing access to articles, conference reports, position papers, and treatment research.
National Cancer Institute
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Facilitates the evaluation of alternative medical treatment modalities.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Good source for health and vital statistics.
National Hospital Discharge and Ambulatory Surgery Data
Data on inpatients discharged from non-Federal, short stay hospitals.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine
Includes free access to Medline.
National Women's Health Information Center
Point of entry for information from 1500 Federal and private sector organizations.
New Hampshire Health Data
Directory of available NH data on health from federal, state and private sources, describing data sources and contact information. Also contains some published reports and links to other sites.
Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being
Population, economic, health status, health risks, and behanvior indicators.
Pan American Health Organization: Country Health Profiles
Data and analysis on health and related sociological factors in the nations of the Americas.
PubMed
National Library of Medicine database of medical articles.
Reports of the Surgeon General
Searchable digital collection of reports including background on key subjects sucha s smoking and AIDS.
SAMSHA'a National Mental Health Information Center
US Dept. of Health and Human Services clearing house for news, reports, and services related to mental health.
State Health Facts
Health facts that include non-elderly population, low-income population, uninsured population, Medicaid, and historic health demographics for each state that are compared with the United States as a whole.
Web MD
Great source for personal health information.
World Health Organization Statistical Information System
Health & health-related statistical information including the Basic Health Indicators from the World Health Report.

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