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Major Gateways

agencies and gov portals:

CDC Wonder (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)
Health.gov
Healthfinder.gov
HealthierUS.gov
HealthyPeople.gov
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine

publications and databases:

CHID Online : Combined Health Information Database
Federal Citizen Information Center: Health
FirstGov for Consumers: Health
Health Information: Health Topics A - Z (National Institutes of Health)
Health Topics A to Z Index (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Health, United States
HealthWeb.org
Healthy People 2010
MEDLINEplus (Health Information from the National Library of Medicine)
PubMed
PubMed Central (free full text articles)
Science.gov --> Health and Medicine

Cancer

agencies and gov portals:

Cancer.gov
National Cancer Institute

publications:

American Cancer Society
Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the United States 1950-1994
Cancer Prevention and Control (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)
MEDLINEplus: Cancer
Oncology Tools (Food and Drug Admin.)

Drug and Alcohol Abuse

agencies and gov portals:

BackToSchool.DrugAbuse.gov
ClubDrugs.gov
CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov
Drug Enforcement Administration
DrugAbuse.gov
Inhalants.DrugAbuse.gov
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Partnership for a Drug Free America (drugfree.org)
Smoking.DrugAbuse.gov
SteroidAbuse.gov
StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Teens.DrugAbuse.gov

publications and databases:

Drug Information (drug descriptions)
MedlinePlus: Alcoholism
MedlinePlus: Drug Abuse
PREVLINE : Prevention Online

approved drugs:

Drugs@FDA (Catalog of FDA Approved Drug Products)
FDA Consumer Magazine
MedlinePlus: Drug Safety
MedlinePlus: Prescription Drug Abuse
Orange Book (Approved Drug Products) (FDA)
Prescription Drug Use and Abuse

Heart Disease & Stroke

agencies and gov portals:

Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

other:

American Heart Association
Health Program
HeartInfo.org
MedlinePlus: Heart Diseases
MedlinePlus: Stroke

HIV/AIDS

agencies and gov portals:

HIV.DrugAbuse.gov
Office of AIDS Research (National Institutes of Health)

publications and databases:

HIV / AIDS Information (National Library of Medicine)
HIV / AIDS Prevention (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
HIV & AIDS Program (Food and Drug Administration)
MedlinePlus: AIDS
HIV / AIDS Surveillance (Census Bureau)

United Nations:

UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS / HIV
United Nations Development Programme HIV / AIDS
WHO / WHO HIV / AIDS Programme

Mental Health

agencies and gov portals:

MentalHealthCommission.gov
MentalHealth.samhsa.gov
National Institute of Mental Health
National Resource on Homelessness and Mental Illness
Schizophrenia Bulletin
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

publications and databases:

MedlinePlus: Mental Health
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Mental Health United States
Women's Mental Health

Nutrition

agencies and gov portals:

Consumer.gov : Food
Food and Drug Administration
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Food and Nutrition Service
MyPyramid.gov
Nutrition.gov

publications and databases:

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)
FDA Guide to Dietary Supplements
Fruits and Vegetables: Eating Your Way to 5 A Day
Food Guide Pyramid
Nutrient Data Laboratory
MEDLINEplus: Nutritio

Physical Fitness

agencies and gov portals:

Fitness.gov
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

other:

MedlinePlus: Exercise and Physical Fitness
Physical Activity and Health (Report of Surgeon General)
Physical Activity for Everyone
Physical Fitness (HealthierUS.gov)
President's Challenge

Statistics

see Meriam Library -- Health Statistics

Travelers' Health

agencies and gov portals:

Travel.State.gov

publications:

Consular Information Sheets (Department of State)
International Travel and Health (World Health Organization)
MedlinePlus: Traveler's Health
Travel and Business (Department of State)
Travel Warnings (Department of State)
Travelers' Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Women's Health

agencies and gov portals:

4Woman.gov
GirlPower.gov
GirlsHealth.gov
National Women's Health Information Center
Office of Research on Women's Health (National Institutes of Health)
Office on Women's Health (Department of Health and Human Services)
Office of Women's Health (Food and Drug Administration)

publications:

HealthyWomen.org
Healthy Women Today
MedlinePlus: Women's Health Topics
Women's Health (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
Women's Health (Health Resources and Services Administration)
Women's Health (National Institutes of Health)
Women's Health Initiative
Women's Health USA Data Book 2005

 

U.S. Agencies and Government Portals

To search for a U.S. Agency see: Meriam Library--U.S. Government Agencies

To search for a U.S. Government Portal see: Meriam Library--Government Portals

Additional Links

Atlas of United States Mortality
Child and Adolescent Health and Development (WHO)
Child Health USA
ClinicalTrials.gov
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Statistical Resources on the Web: Health (Univ. of Michigan)
Surgeon General Reports
Vital and Health Statistics Reports (Rainbow series)
Vital Statistics of the United States
Where to Write for Vital Records
World Health Organization


 

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