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Health - Other

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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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