Health

Alzheimer's Association: The site provides information and resources regarding Alzheimer's disease including CareFinder, Senior Housing Finder, Safety Center, and a 24/7 Helpline. Access to the Green-Field Library and Resource Center catalog is provided.
CDC Wonder: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wonder web site provides a single access point to reports and public health data.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC): The Centers comprise the lead federal agencies for protecting the health and safety of people in the U. S. and abroad. This site provides access to information on health and safety topics, state and national data sets on health and disease, and an A to Z index to aid in finding statistical and other information on specific conditions.
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare: Access information and databases regarding Medicare, health plans, provider certification, legislation, prescription drug coverage, Medicaid, physician fee schedule, and more.
Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS): HHS is the U. S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. Access information regarding aging, disasters & emergencies, drugs & food, policies, regulations, safety & wellness, reference collections, resource locators, civil rights violations, grants, families & children, and more.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA): This is the U. S. government agency charged with overseeing issues regarding food and drugs. Access information regarding medical devices, vaccines, blood, veterinary medicine, cosmetics, clinical trials, proposed regulations, toxicological research, laws enforced by FDA, international programs, and more.
Hardin MD: This is the Univeristy of Iowa, Hardin Library's very dense directory of medical resources. You can search by subject.
Healthcare Coverage Options Database: This database provides information regarding healthcare insurance options.
Healthfinder: This resource, maintained by the National Health Information Center of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides a directory of government, nonprofit, and educational health and human services information on the Internet. This resource links to carefully selected information and web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations. Spanish access is also provided.
Health On the Net: This international Non-Governmental Organization provides access to medical information on the net.
Heart Truth: Use this site to access information regarding women and heart disease.
MedlinePlus: MedlinePlus provides access to accurate medical information to the general public from various government agencies. It provides access to a medical encyclopedia, drug and herbal supplement information, current helath news, and interactive tutorials. Spanish access is available.
Merck Manuals Online Library: The Merck Manuals are a series of healthcare books for medical professionals and consumers. The enhanced online versions, available on this site, are updated periodically with new information and contain photographs, audio, and video material not present in the print versions. A broad variety of subjects are covered.
My Pyramid: The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's page offers nutrition and dietary guidance. Assess your diet and physical activity quality.
National Library of Medicine (NLM): Access resources from the world's largest medical research library. Access databases and information including PubMed and Medline from this site.
National Library of Medicine Gateway: Use this entry point begin a search for health related government resources at the National Library of Medicine. It provides a global search function for Pubmed, Pubmed Central, and Medline Plus. Search results are given in such categories as bibliographic, consumer health, and other information resources.
Pandemic Flu: This is the U. S. government's official site for information regarding pandemic flu.
Parkinson's Disease: This site maintained by Evergreen State College provides resources on Parkinson's Disease.
Patient Safety Network: Access journal articles, reports, and other resources regarding patient safety from this DHH web site.
Pubmed: This National Library of Medicine resource provides an index to millions of citations from Medline for biomedical articles going back to the 1950s. It provides links to full-text articles, nongovernmental Web resources, and full-text biomedical books through its NCBI Bookshelf.
Pubmed Central (PMC): PubMed Central is the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s free digital archive providing access to full-text articles of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
St. Jude Medical: Use this page to access health products information from this Fortune 500 global cardiovascular device company.

Disabilities & Rehabilitation

Family Village: This site provides informational resources on diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature, and more.
Internet Disability Resources for Rehabilitation Counselors & Consumers: This site offers resources for specific disabilities, resources for caregivers., a link to a catalog of assisted living devices, and more.

Grief Management

AARP Grief and Loss: Resources include list of local and national organizations offering bereavement support, an overview of financial and legal action steps to take when someone dies, information for surviving spouses on how to cope when a loved one has died, publications, and more.
Grief Net: This site provides online support for persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. The site provides special resources for children dealing with grief.
Growth House: This site provides resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care. Access reviewed resources for reviewed resources for end-of-life care.

Mental Health

Encyclopedia of Psychology: Use this site to access a database regarding areas of psychology.
Substance Abuse and Mental and Mental Health Services Administration: Use this HHS site to access information regarding suicide prevention, children's mental health, youth violence prevention, managing anxiety, mental health, funding, publications, and more.

National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: This is the home page for the National Institutes of Health which are listed below this entry. Access information from the U.S.'s primary agency for conducting and supporting medical research from 27 medical institutes and centers (Institutes listed below).
National Cancer Institute: Access cancer information including a dictionary of terms, publications, a drug dictionary, clinical trial results, fact sheets, treatment, screening and testing, a directory of research tools, and more.
National Eye Institute (NEI): The NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. Access an interactive eye diagram, facts about cataracts, and information regarding age-related macular degeneration, corneal disease, diabetic retinopathy, clinical research, education programs, and more.
National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute: Use this site to access educational tutorials, health assessment tools, online resources, recipes for healthy eating, and much more.
National Human Genome Research Institute: Access information regarding the Human Genome Project, genetic disorders, genetic testing, clinical research, genetics disease prevention and treatment, an active grants database, fact sheets, a talking glossary, and more.
National Institute on Aging: Access information on Alzheimer's Disease, publications, clinical trials, and link to NIH Senior Health, a web site featuring health and wellness information for older adults, and more.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Access information regarding alcohol abuse.
National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases: Access research resources including several HIV databases, a clinical research toolkit, links to non-government resources, bio defense and related programs, clinical studies, and more.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and skin Diseases: This Institute supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB): This Institute strives to improve health by leading the development and accelerating the application of biomedical technologies by integrating the physical and engineering sciences with the life sciences to advance basic research and medical care.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: This Institute conducts and supports research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations within the areas of reducing infant deaths, improving the health of women, men, and families, reproductive health and fertility/infertility, birth defects, mental retardation, and developmental disabilities, and more.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders: Access information regarding hearing, ear infections, deafness, balance, smell and taste, voice, speech, language, a directory of organizations, research, clinical trials, and more.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: Access information regarding oral health including educational resources, data and statistics, finding dental care, clinical trials, and more.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): Access information on diabetes, digestive diseased, liver disease, weight control, kidney and urologic diseases, endocrine and metabolic diseases, hematologic diseases, and more.
National Institute on Drug Abuse: Access information regarding drugs of abuse, crime and drug abuse treatment, drug testing, prevention research, and more.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: This Institute seeks to understand how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease. Access information on asthma, autism, breast cancer, lung disease, Lupus, Parkinson's Disease, reproductive health, environmental agents, and more.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): This Institute supports research that increases the understanding of life processes and lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Areas of research include cell biology, biophysics, genetics, developmental biology, pharmacology, physiology, biological chemistry, bioinformatics, and computational biology.
National Institute of Mental Health: This Institute is concerned with the understanding and treatment of mental illness through basic and clinical research. Access information regarding anxiety disorders, attention deficit, autism, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, social phobia disorder, and more.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Access information regarding neurological disorders, including a very large disorder index and a list of neurological related organizations.
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness across the life span.

Resources for Nurses

American Nursing Association: This is the site for the association that represents registered nurses. There is information on current issues, a job database, and content restricted to members.
National Coalition of Ethnic and Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA): The National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations advocates for equity and justice in nursing and health care for ethnic minority populations. The site provides links to its affiliate organizations: Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association; Inc. (AAPINA); National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association, Inc. (NANAINA); National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Inc. (NAHN); National Black Nurses Association, Inc. (NBNA); and Philippine Nurses Association of America, Inc. (PNAA). Information regarding conferences is also available.
National Federation of Licensed Practicle Nurses: This is the site for the professional organization for licensed practical nurses and licensed vocational nurses and practical/vocational nursing students in the United States. The site offers information on scholarships, continuing education, state affiliates, and a discussion forum.
RN Central: This site provides information about nursing schools, resources for students, and resources for practicing nurses including blogs, iphone apps, useful websites, and more. Predefined nursing care plans are available to download.