Sites for Men, Women, Children, Teens, Seniors,

 

People with Disabilities, and Others - Health 

 

The Boston Women's Health Book Collective

http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/inside/excerpts.asp

Excepts from the celebrated book, Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century, look at body image, violence against women, sexual health, and birth control.

 

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.

 

KidsHealth.org

http://kidshealth.org/index.html 

From the Nemours Foundation, information about health, safety, child development, nutrition, and other subjects; with separate pages for parents, children, and teens.

 

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.

 

Merck Manual of Geriatrics

http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/home.jsp

A vast, easy to search compendium of health information for older adults.

 

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."

 

NIH SeniorHealth 

http://nihseniorhealth.gov

NIHSeniorHealth makes aging-related health information easily accessible for family members and friends seeking reliable, easy to understand online health information. Each health topic includes general background information, open-captioned videos, quizzes and frequently asked questions (FAQs).

 

NIH SeniorHealth Toolkit 

http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html 

Use these free, easy-to-use training materials to help older adults find reliable, up-to-date online health information on their own. The detailed lesson plans include an introduction to computers and the internet.

 

Office of Research on Minority Health Information Resources

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/minorities_and_disabilities.htm 

Links to organizations and programs that concentrate on the health needs of African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans.

 

Paralysis Resource Center

http://tinyurl.com/5wdkyk

"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."

 

Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links

http://web.nmsu.edu/~ebosman/trannurs

Insight into how various populations view medical and health issues. Covers ethnic groups; religious groups; women; gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered; and refugees. Maintained by New Mexico State University librarian Ellen Bosman. 

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