Sites for Men, Women, Children, Teens, Seniors, People with Disabilities, and Others - Health
Women
Children
Teens
Seniors
Men
Disabilities
Minorities
LGBTQ+
Women
Medline: Menopause
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menopause.html
Links from foundations and U.S. government agencies about such subjects as exercise, hormone replacement therapy to research.
National Women's Health Resource Center
http://www.healthywomen.org
"In-depth, objective, physician-approved information on a broad range of women's health issues."
Our Bodies Our Selves
http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/health-information/
Excepts from the celebrated book, Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century, look at body image, violence against women, sexual health, and birth control.
Women's Health
http://www.womenshealth.gov/
Fact sheets on over 100 women's health topics, and additional information on body image, minority women's health, etc.
Children
KidsHealth.org
https://kidshealth.org/
From the Nemours Foundation, information about health, safety, child development, nutrition, and other subjects; with separate pages for parents, children, and teens.
GirlsHealth
http://www.girlshealth.gov/
Helps girls (ages 10 to 16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face.
HealthyChildren
http://www.healthychildren.org
The American Academy of Pediatrics provides this tool to discover everything from pacifiers to puberty. Safety issues are also included.
Teens
Go Ask Alice
https://goaskalice.columbia.edu/
Information is provided in a Question and answer format. From Columbia University.
I Wanna Know
http://www.iwannaknow.org/teens/index.html
Sexual health information written by teens for teens. Offers videos, quizzes, and articles.
Teenshealth
http://teenshealth.org/teen/
Provides teens with accurate, up-to-date health information. Includes hot topics, expert answers, and articles.
Seniors
AARP Health
http://www.aarp.org/health/
Health information in the news as well as resources on conditions and diseases.
Medicare Services
https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare
Visit Medicare.gov, the Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare, for the latest information on Medicare enrollment, benefits, and other helpful tools.
Merck Manual of Geriatrics
http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/home.jsp
A vast, easy to search compendium of health information for older adults.
NIA Health Information
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health
From the National Institute of Aging (NIA), in the NIH. Browse health topics and resources alphabetically.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/caregiving -- Includes information for caregivers.
Men
CDC Men's Health
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mens-health.htm
Statistical information on research into men's health issues.
Men's Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menshealth.html
Overviews, health check tools, medical encyclopedia, and more.
Disabilities
disABILITY Information and Resources
http://www.makoa.org
This directory of resources for the disabled includes links to fact sheets about spinal cord injuries and disabling conditions, books, resources for equipment,support groups, travel information, and government sources. Compiled and maintained by a man living with C2 quadriplegia.
Disability Resources Monthly
http://www.disabilityresources.org
A gateway to disability resources on the Internet; includes assistive devices for transportation, home and work modification, and quality of life improvement.
Internet Resources for Special Children
http://orsaminore.dreamhosters.com/handy/links/uk_various.html
A vast directory of sites for those who care about children with physical disabilities; arranged by subject and covering an array of concerns, from adaptive clothing to cleft palate to spina bifida to travel.
Paralysis Resource Center
https://www.christopherreeve.org/living-with-paralysis
"The Reeve Foundation's Paralysis Resource Center promotes the health and well-being of people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment, and paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services."
Minorities
CDC- Minority Health
http://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/
Information about at risk populations, health focus areas, and more.
Minority Health
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-information-audience/minority-health-and-health-equity
News, publications, links, etc., from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Office of Research on Minority Health Information Resources
http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/
Links to information addressing the health needs of African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans.
LGBTQ+
CDC - LGBT Health
http://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/
Health topics, news, data and statistics, and more.
Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/gaylesbianandtransgenderhealth.html
Information specific to the health issues of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
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