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Ready Reference:

American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Select
Consumers can select a physician by name or specialty or can verify the credentials of a known physician that is licensed in the United States and its possessions. AMA Physician Select does not include other licensed healthcare professionals such as dentists, optometrists, chiropractors, nurses, or allied health personnel.

Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA
This guide brings together facts on disaster survival techniques, disaster-specific information, and how to prepare for and respond to both natural and man-made disasters.

Clinical Trials
Consumers and health care professionals can obtain information about clinical research studies for a wide range of diseases and conditions.

Dictionaries of Medical Related Terminology

Emergency Preparedness - National Organization on Disability
Provides information for emergency preparedness for individuals with disabilities.

Food and Drug Administration
With a mission to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, and monitoring products for continued safety after they are in use, this government resource contains the latest regulatory information on food, drugs, biologics, cosmetics, medical devices, and radiological health.
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KidsHealth

MEDLINEPlus
Consumer health information about conditions, diseases, and wellness, plus a medical encyclopedia and interactive tutorials.
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Medline Plus: Hospital Directory
Detailed directory of medical professionals, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities and services.

MedlinePlus: Medical Encyclopedia
The adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries and surgeries.

Merck Manual
Online access to various Merck publications including The Merck Manual of Medical Information -- Home Edition and The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.
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Physicians' Desk Reference
Consumers can use this site to learn more about detecting, preventing, and treating a variety of medical conditions. It also gives consumers plain-English explanations of the safe and effective use of prescription and non-prescription drugs, explanations that are consistent with the information professionals are referencing in the PDR. In addition, patients can keep up with the latest in scientific and drug development through the Clinical Trials resource.

PubMed
This medical information database to over 12 million MEDLINE citations is maintained by the National Library of Medicine. Access goes back to the mid-1960's and covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.

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Advocacy:

Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA information from the Department of Justice. Includes links to a variety of sources including technical assistance, enforcement, certification and mediation.

Nolo: Law for All
Web site includes legal encyclopedia and dictionary. Also links to State and Federal court information.

NAAOP Medicare Reform & Prescription Drug Summary
This site gives an overview of the latest Medicare reform that was signed into law on December 8, 2003.

State and Local Government Resources
A frequently updated directory of links to government sponsored and controlled resources on the Internet.

Thomas
Legislative Information on the Internet.

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Consumer Health:

The 24 Languages Project
Electronic access to over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ is charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, improve patient safety, address medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decision makers, patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers -- make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.
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America's Best Hospitals
US News & World Report

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Health Topics A to Z
This agency is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.
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Cities of US
Includes information for local doctors, orthopedics and wheelchairs for major cities.

Disabled Veterans
This organization is dedicated to building better lives for America's disabled veterans and their families. Services include providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government and providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.

Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility for Your Saftey; A Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations
Document is available in .HTML and .PDF format.

Family Doctor
Health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

FirstGov for Consumers
Consumer information from the federal government that is designed to help users locate information by category -- such as Food, Health, Product Safety, Your Money, and Transportation.

Food and Nutrition
This federal resource contains government information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety.

HealthAtoZ
Provides Information on drug interaction

HealthFinder
Consumer health information arranged from A-Z. A variety of topics from prevention & wellness, diseases and conditions and alternative medicine plus medical dictionaries, an encyclopedia and much more. 
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InteliHealth
More than 150 top health care organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, other government agencies, major non-profit organizations, other publishers and news media, contribute to this leading online health information company in the world.

Internet Health Resources: Health Searches and email have become more commonplace, but there is room for improvement in searches and overall Internet access
"Half of American adults have searched online for health information". This study discusses how the average American Internet user searches for health information.

Medem
A physician-patient communications network, focusing on secure, HIPAA-compliant physician-patient communication, that provides over 80,000 US physicians with the ability to improve patient care and communication, increase practice revenue and reduce practice liability.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH, comprised of 27 separate Institutes and Centers, provides access to Institute and Center resources based on scientific investigation that will lead to better health for everyone.
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NIH SeniorHealth.gov
Information for older adults, featuring health information from the National Institutes of Health 

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
A consumer health web site with full text articles on consumer health information. 

Top 100 Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success
HCIA-Sachs presents the second annual 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success. This report identifies industry benchmarks by recognizing hospitals and their management teams that demonstrate superior clinical, operational, and financial performance

WebMD
This organization is a leader in providing services that help physicians, consumers, providers and health plans navigate the complexity of the healthcare system.

World Health Organization 
The World Health Organization is the United Nations specialized agency for health. The goal of WHO is for all people to attain the highest possible level of health.
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Disease:

Cancer.gov   
The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.
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Diabetes (ADA)
The American Diabetes Association is a leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy.  The mission of the organization is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
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Heart (AHA)
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)  
This organization supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields as well as many basic science disciplines.
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Insurance:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ is charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, improve patient safety, address medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. The information helps health care decision makers, patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers -- make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
This is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human services. CMS runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs-two national health care programs that benefit about 75 million Americans. And with the Health Resources and Services Administration, CMS runs the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a program that is expected to cover many of the approximately 10 million uninsured children in the United States.

Medicare
This government site is devoted to information about Medicare for the American people. U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare
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Last updated: 05/12/2008

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