Women’s
Health links
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of the links below are provided by the National
Women’s Health Resource Center, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to helping women make informed decisions about their
health by providing them with health information. |
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Hints for talking to your doctor: "Take
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Abuse/Violence
Intervention
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-7233
800-787-3224 (TDD/TTY)
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ncadv.org
Family Violence Prevention Fund
http://endabuse.org/
FVPF on-line store offers:
Domestic Violence Fact Sheet (AFSCME)
http://www.afscme.org/publications/1665.cfm
Domestic Violence: What Unions Can Do (AFSCME)
http://www.afscme.org/publications/1663.cfm
NOW and Violence Against Women
http://www.now.org/issues/violence/index.html
Unemployment Insurance for Domestic Violence
Survivors
from the National Employment Law Project (pdf)
Violence Against Women (American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
http://www.acog.org/departments
¿Es Usted Víctima de Maltratos?
(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
http://www.acog.org/departments
Violence Against Women Office (U.S. Department
of Justice)
http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/
Aging
See
Getting Older/Staying Healthy
Alcohol/Drug
Abuse
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
Women for Sobreity, Inc.
http://womenforsobriety.org
Treatment Solutions Network
www.treatmentsolutionsnetwork.com
Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org
Asthma
American Lung Association
http://lungusa.org
Cancer
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org
National Cancer Institute
http://www.nci.nih.gov
Cancer,
Breast
The Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
http://ww5.komen.org/
Cancer,
Cervical
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
http://www.nccc-online.org
Cervical Cancer Prevention Works
http://www.cluw.org/cervcancer.html
Cancer,
Colon
Colon Cancer Alliance
http://www.ccalliance.org/
Cancer,
Lung
American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org
Cancer,
Ovarian
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc.
http://www.ovarian.org
Cancer,
Uterine
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
http://www.sgo.org
Cardiovascular
Disease
American Heart Association
http://americanheart.org
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Children's
Health
Covering Kids and Families
(nationwide effort encouraging parents to enroll their eligible,
uninsured children in Medicaid or SCHIP)
http://coveringkidsandfamilies.org/
Communcating
with your health care provider
Hadassah's
Doctor-Patient Communication Fact Sheet (pdf)
Depression
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
http://diabetes.org
National Institutes of Health's diabetes Information, including prevention
http://ndep.nih.gov/
Digestive
Disorders
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/
Eating
Disorders
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa
and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
http://www.anad.org
Eye
Health
The Glaucoma Foundation
www.glaucomafoundation.org/index.php
National Eye Institute
www.nei.nih.gov/
Heart
Disease and Stroke
American
Heart Association's Guidelines At-A-Glance for Preventing
Heart Disease and Stroke in Women: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3018997
and
Women's
Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Headache
National Headache Foundation
http://headaches.org
Health
Insurance-related Information
Artists' Health Insurance Resource Center
(created in 1998 by The Actors' Fund
of America as a health insurance resource for artists and
people in the entertainment industry. Since then it has expanded
to include resources for the self-employed, low-income workers,
the under-insured, the uninsured who require medical care
and many other groups, including union members.)
http://www.ahirc.org/
National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA)
http://www.ncqa.org
Medication
Safety
National Council on Patient Information and
Education
http://www.talkaboutrx.org
Menopause
The North American Menopause Society
http://www.menopause.org
Power Surge
http://www.power-surge.com/
Osteoporosis
Alliance for Aging Research
www.agingresearch.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org
National Partnership for Women and Families
www.nationalpartnership.org
2004 Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health
and Osteoporosis: What it Means to You
www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth/docs/OsteoBochure1mar05.pdf
The NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases
-- National Resource Center
www.osteo.org
Pain
Management
American Pain Foundation
http://painfoundation.com
Reproductive
Health
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
www.acog.com
Sexually
Transmitted Disease
American Social Health Association
www.ashastd.org/
MedlinePlus on STDs
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html
Skin
Health
American Academy of Dermatology
www.aad.org/
Stroke
National Stroke Association (free download on symptoms and stroke prevention in women)
http://www.stroke.org
Teen
Health
Adolescent Wellness and Reproductive Education
Foundation (AWARE)
http://awarefoundation.org
Women's
Health, General
American Medical Women’s Association
www.amwa-doc.org/
Family Caregiver Alliance
http://caregiver.org
Black Women’s Health Imperative
www.blackwomenshealth.org
National Family Caregivers Association
www.nfcacares.org/
The National Women’s Health Information
Center
http://4women.gov
National Women’s Health Network (NWHN)
www.nwhn.org/
National Women’s Health Resource Center
(NWHRC)
http://healthywomen.org
Navigating Your Health Benefits for Dummies
(complimentary hard copy available)
www.planforyourhealth.com
Office on Women’s Health (National
Women's Health Information Center, US Department of Health and Human Services)
http://womenshealth.gov
Women's Safety and Health, NYCOSH
www.nycosh.org/womens_safety_health/womens_safety_health.html
Women's
Health, Research
Society for Women’s Health Research
http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/
Some Things Only A Woman Can Do
http://www.womancando.org
Other
Interesting Sites Related to Women's Health
American Nurses Association
http://www.nursingworld.org/
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://cms.hhs.gov/
Families USA
http://www.familiesusa.org/
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov/
Health Insight, Taking Charge of Health Information
(Advances in science and technology
continue to increase the amount of health information available
to the media and public. This guide seeks to help consumers
evaluate health and scientific information and consider how
the information can be used to improve their lives in the
Age of Risk Management.)
http://www.health-insight.harvard.edu/
Medicaid Consumer Information
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp
My Health Test Reminder
http://www.myhealthtestreminder.com
National Asian Women’s Health Organization
http://www.nawho.org/
National Partnership for Women and Families
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/Default.aspx?tabid=167
National Women's Law Center -- Report Card on Women’s Health
http://hrc.nwlc.org/
Our Bodies, Ourselves
http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org
Nuestros Cuerpos, Nuestras Vidas
http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/ncnv.htm
Finding reliable health information online
www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/onlinehealth.htm
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