Other Wellness Sites
A list of online resources for health & wellness issues:
- The Alzheimers Association
http://www.alz.org/
A comprehensive Web site with information on Alzheimer's, clinical trials, how to contact your local chapter of the Association, and support for family caregivers.
- American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/
Cancer survivors network and support programs, cancer and treatment option information, cancer-related medical new stories and local and national volunteer opportunities.
- American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org
The "oldest voluntary health organization in the United States". Their Web site has a special emphasis on issues related to asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.
- American Medical Association (AMA)
http://www.ama-assn.org
Includes information for patients and physicians, featuring an online AMA Journal library and an "Atlas of the Body".
- BadgerCare
http://www.badgercareplus.org
Wisconsin's new program to provide health insurance for uninsured working families--both children and their parents.
- CAPHIS
http://caphis.mlanet.org/
The Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS) provides a form for health science librarians. The "Web sites you can trust" page lists over one hundred Web sites categorized by topic.
- Center for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov
Health Topics A to Z provides a listing of disease and health topics found on the CDC Web site."
- Epilepsy Foundation
http://www.efa.org/index.cfm
Disease information, a Mood Disorders Chart, and Web pages devoted to content for teens living with epilepsy (BLURT). Also offers an eCommunities bulletin board to interact with other people living with epilepsy, which is divided into discussion groups like: Parents Helping Parents, Seniors and Seizure Disorders, Kids Club, Young Professionals, Women With Epilepsy and Family, Friends and Loved Ones.
- FDA Kids
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/
A Web site created by the Food and Drug Administration with content developed for children and teens.Includes quizzes and puzzles, The Teen Scene, Parent's Corner and All About Vaccines.
- healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov
An award-winning Federal Web site, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies. Since 1997, healthfinder has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. Includes information especially for kids, and a Spanish language Web site.
- Healthy Wisconsin People
http://www.healthywisconsin.org
A collection of links to health information, with an emphasis on Wisconsin agencies and companies (includes links to Hmong and Spanish resources).
- Hmong Health/Hmoob Kev Mob Nkeeg
http://www.hmonghealth.org
Part of a Hmong Health Information Promotion partnership project funded by the National Library of Medicine (in Hmong and English).
- Marshfield Clinic Mobile Health Services
http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/mobileservices/
Marshfield Clinic's Mobile Health Screening Unit works together with other health care providers, educators and agencies to screen, educate and refer women for continured care and treatment.
- Marshfield Clinic Respiratory Health
http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/respiratory/
Whether it's influenza, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) or another respiratory illness, Marshfield Clinic is ready to help you this winter. Respiratory health advice, information and links.
- North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT)
http://www.nagcat.org/
NAGCAT helps parents and others assign age-appropriate agricultural tasks to children ages 7-16. Directing the guidelines are an understanding of childhood growth and development, agricultural practices, principles of childhood injury, and agricultural and occupational safety.
- National Farm Medicine Center
http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/
Addresses disease, injury and health promotion issues related to agriculture. Established in 1981, the Center is dedicated to improving the quality of life on our nation's farms and ranches through research, education and community service.
- National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/
Health topics, information about conditions, research studies, drug information and literature references.
- ObesityHelp.com
http://www.obesityhelp.com/
The Internets meeting place for information and resources on obesity and bariatric (weight loss) surgery.
- Nutrition Education for New Americans
http://monarch.gsu.edu/multiculturalhealth
Free to download and print, (copyright free) health literature in 30 languages. The Nutrition Education for New Americans Project is a program in the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Georgia State University. It is sponsored by USDA to assist low income immigrants, refugees, and children to learn about healthy eating practices.
- ProActive Health (a Service of Marshfield Clinic)
http://www.proactivehealth.com/default.asp
ProActive Health's Your Health Section Provides Information, Resources and Advice about all aspects of care and health. Illnesses, surgeries, treatments and procedures are all covered. Think of it as your own personal library on health and wellness issues.
- Regional Early Children's Immunization Network (RECIN)
http://www.recin.org/
RECIN is a computer program that shares immunization information with the many doctors' offices and public health departments. RECIN helps parents and health care providers know whether immunizations are up-to-date, and which shots are due.
- Saint Joseph's Hospital
http://www.stjosephs-marshfield.org/
Saint Joseph's Hospital is the largest member of Ministry Heath Care, a regional health care system founded in 1984 to assure the viability and further development of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother ministry. Faithful to the values that guide the Sisters, the mission of St. Joseph's Hospital is to continually improve the health and well-being of all people, especially the poor, in the communities we serve.
- USDA Food and Nutritional Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
Part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Nutritional Information Center is part of the National Agricultural Library.
- Wisconsin Gov
http://www.wisconsin.gov/
Information from federal, state and local agencies that provide "up-to-the-minute product recalls and safety alerts to consumer-fraud education".
