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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - Consumers & Patients
AHRQ’s website for patients includes consumer versions of clinical practice guidelines, and information on health conditions, health plans, quality of care, prescriptions, and more.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ACOG Patient Education Pamphlets are available full-text in the member section and summaries are available from the homepage. Consumers may request online that samples be mailed to them.
Alice! - Columbia University' s Health Promotion Program
This is the Alice! Health Promotion Program from Columbia University, which provides Go Ask Alice, an interactive question and answer service with information on many women's health topics.
American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse - Self-Help Group Sourcebook Online
This is the online version of the Self-Help Group Sourcebook. The site provides contact information to hundreds of support groups dealing with women’s health, pregnancy, and many other health topics.
ASHA: American Social Health Association
The ASHA site has information related to sexually transmitted diseases. It also provides information on support groups and the STI Resource Center Hotline.
CAPHIS Top 100 List: Web Sites You Can Trust
This website from the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association lists 100 recommended websites dealing with general health, women’s health, senior health, parenting, and more.
Familydoctor.org
This website from the American Academy of Family Physicians has information for consumers on a variety of health topics, including women’s health, diseases and conditions, guides to medications and more.
Girl Power!
This is a national public education campaign to encourage 9-13 year old girls to make the most of their lives and their health. The site also includes a section for parents.
Health News Review
This website includes reviews by journalists and physicians of the accuracy of television and print news stories about medical treatments, tests and procedures.
Healthfinder
Healthfinder is the consumer health information gateway from the federal government with links to selected publications, clearinghouses, websites, and help groups on the Internet.
KidsHealth
KidsHealth provides health information about children and has consumer information pages for kids, parents, and teens.
Lab Tests Online
This website from the American Association of Clinical Chemistry is designed to help patients understand clinical laboratory tests. Users can browse tests by test name or by condition.
Mayo Clinic
This website offers consumer information on a variety of topics including alternative medicine, nutrition, pregnancy, children’s health, and women’s health.
Medem
This site provides a range of women’s health patient education information from its partner medical societies. Users can create a free online iHealthRecord.
MedlinePlus
The National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus website includes information on over 700 topics on conditions, disease and wellness, drugs and supplements, and a medical encyclopedia.
National Women's Health Information Center
The NWHIC is the federal gateway to women’s health information. It includes sections on breastfeeding, body image, pregnancy, and many other women’s health topics.
National Women’s Health Resource Center
This is a nonprofit, national clearinghouse for women’s health information. It includes original health content, news, public education campaigns, and contact information for local health departments.
NetWellness Consumer Health Information
NetWellness is a consumer health information service from three of Ohio 's medical schools and includes information on many women’s health topics. It also provides access to an “ask the expert” function.
NIH Health Information
Users can search health topics, choose from an alphabetical list, or browse by category, including a reproduction and sexual health category. This website also has links to information from other government agencies.
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Home Page
NOAH provides health information for consumers, covering women’s health, alternative medicine, and many other health topics. It also has a Spanish component.
Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines
This is a searchable listing of online guidelines grouped by clinical content with index. Although the focus is clinical guidelines, the site provides links to some consumer materials as well.
Sexualityandu.ca
Administered by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, this site has information for teens, parents/teachers, adults, and health professionals on sex, contraception, and STDs.
AHRQ’s website for patients includes consumer versions of clinical practice guidelines, and information on health conditions, health plans, quality of care, prescriptions, and more.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ACOG Patient Education Pamphlets are available full-text in the member section and summaries are available from the homepage. Consumers may request online that samples be mailed to them.
Alice! - Columbia University' s Health Promotion Program
This is the Alice! Health Promotion Program from Columbia University, which provides Go Ask Alice, an interactive question and answer service with information on many women's health topics.
American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse - Self-Help Group Sourcebook Online
This is the online version of the Self-Help Group Sourcebook. The site provides contact information to hundreds of support groups dealing with women’s health, pregnancy, and many other health topics.
ASHA: American Social Health Association
The ASHA site has information related to sexually transmitted diseases. It also provides information on support groups and the STI Resource Center Hotline.
CAPHIS Top 100 List: Web Sites You Can Trust
This website from the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association lists 100 recommended websites dealing with general health, women’s health, senior health, parenting, and more.
Familydoctor.org
This website from the American Academy of Family Physicians has information for consumers on a variety of health topics, including women’s health, diseases and conditions, guides to medications and more.
Girl Power!
This is a national public education campaign to encourage 9-13 year old girls to make the most of their lives and their health. The site also includes a section for parents.
Health News Review
This website includes reviews by journalists and physicians of the accuracy of television and print news stories about medical treatments, tests and procedures.
Healthfinder
Healthfinder is the consumer health information gateway from the federal government with links to selected publications, clearinghouses, websites, and help groups on the Internet.
KidsHealth
KidsHealth provides health information about children and has consumer information pages for kids, parents, and teens.
Lab Tests Online
This website from the American Association of Clinical Chemistry is designed to help patients understand clinical laboratory tests. Users can browse tests by test name or by condition.
Mayo Clinic
This website offers consumer information on a variety of topics including alternative medicine, nutrition, pregnancy, children’s health, and women’s health.
Medem
This site provides a range of women’s health patient education information from its partner medical societies. Users can create a free online iHealthRecord.
MedlinePlus
The National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus website includes information on over 700 topics on conditions, disease and wellness, drugs and supplements, and a medical encyclopedia.
National Women's Health Information Center
The NWHIC is the federal gateway to women’s health information. It includes sections on breastfeeding, body image, pregnancy, and many other women’s health topics.
National Women’s Health Resource Center
This is a nonprofit, national clearinghouse for women’s health information. It includes original health content, news, public education campaigns, and contact information for local health departments.
NetWellness Consumer Health Information
NetWellness is a consumer health information service from three of Ohio 's medical schools and includes information on many women’s health topics. It also provides access to an “ask the expert” function.
NIH Health Information
Users can search health topics, choose from an alphabetical list, or browse by category, including a reproduction and sexual health category. This website also has links to information from other government agencies.
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Home Page
NOAH provides health information for consumers, covering women’s health, alternative medicine, and many other health topics. It also has a Spanish component.
Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines
This is a searchable listing of online guidelines grouped by clinical content with index. Although the focus is clinical guidelines, the site provides links to some consumer materials as well.
Sexualityandu.ca
Administered by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, this site has information for teens, parents/teachers, adults, and health professionals on sex, contraception, and STDs.
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