United States: Health and Medicine

Comprehensive Sites

• Healthfinder - maintained by the Department of Health and Human Services, this website is a health related gateway to federal web sites and those set up by states, local governments, universities and not-for-profit groups. See also Healthfinder in Spanish, Healthfinder, español.
• MEDLINEplus - the National Library of Medicine provides trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions. The site includes lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
• PubMed - National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 11 million citations in MEDLINE and other related databases, with links to participating online journals.
• www.health.gov - a portal to numerous multi-agency health initiatives.

Diseases/Medical Conditions

• Administration on Aging - wide variety of resources for older Americans.
• Bird Flu Pandemic - NHC national and international sites
• Centers for Disease Control
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau
• NIH: Health Information - access health information by topic or medical condition, from the National Institutes of Health.
• National Cancer Institute - NCI's primary website; contains information about the Institute and its many programs.
• National Center for PTSD - this program of the Department of VeteransAffairs was created to research post-traumatic stress disorders. Topics of recent special interest include Managing the Traumatic Stress of Terrorism and The September 11 Anniversary.
• National Prevention Network - previously known as National AIDS Clearinghouse
• National Women's Health Information Center
• Official Reports of the Surgeon General - contains reports from the Office of the Surgeon General. Site may be browsed alphabetically or chronilogically, or by search engine.
• Organ Donation
• Symptom Checker from the Mayo Clinic

Drug Abuse/Use

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
• Federal Drug Administration - find out from the FDA about drugs, foods, cosmetics, and medical device safety.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse - a division of the National Institute of Health
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Federal Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Federal Drug Administration - find out from the FDA about drugs, foods, cosmetics, and medical device safety.
• National Institutes of Health
• National Library of Medicine
• Office of the Surgeon General
• Social Security Administration
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Government Assistance

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Food Stamp Program - Department of Agriculture program which enables low-income families to purchase food.
• VA Health Benefits & Services - from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) - resources to "safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk."

Medical Research

• MEDLINEplus - the National Library of Medicine provides trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
• National Institutes of Health Databases
• Official Reports of the Surgeon General - contains reports from the Office of the Surgeon General. Site may be browsed alphabetically or chronilogically, or by search engine.
• PubChem - contains basic physical data and attributes important in drug discovery and structures as well as bioactivity. From the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
• PubMed - National Library of Medicine's search service that provides access to over 11 million citations in MEDLINE and other related databases, with links to participating online journals.

Nutrition and Food Safety

• Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
• Food and Drug Administration - find out from the FDA about drugs, foods, cosmetics, & medical device safety
• Nutrition.gov - a portal to nutrition information from many government agencies, dedicated to providing easy access to all online information on nutrition. Site includes information about food products, food safety, and food assistance.
• Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans - a joint publication of the Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture.
• Pesticides and Food - from the Environmental Protection Agency, site provides pesticide regulatory information, defines what "organically grown" means, and describes why pesticide use is monitored.

• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities - statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illness and injuries.
• Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) - dedicated to ensuring a safe and healthy workplace. Web site includes Federal Register notices, Frequently Asked Questions, statistics, standards, and other OSHA documents.

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