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Links Of Interest 
- UpToDate
- Child health
- I.H.S. patient ed, resources:
- ABCs of avoiding birth defects
- A.H.R.Q. - Main page
- Arizona health science library
- WH, OB, & neonatal nurses
- Baylor health care system
- Child health
- Consumer / patient health info
- Dyna Med database
- Endocrine Society
- Endometriosis Association
- Family village: disability resources
- Female anatomy sites
- Healthnet: Connecticut libraries
- Health Care / Technology Assessment
- Hirsutism (excess hair)
- Internet public library
- John F. Saari, MD
- Johns Hopkins
- Mayo pregnancy & reproduction
- March of Dimes
- Medem medical library
- Medline Plus:
- Merck Manual
- My Health Test Reminder .com
- National Institutes of Health
- National Library of Medicine
- N.C.I. cervical health / cancer info
- NetWellness
- Obstetrix
- Patient Ed Institute
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (P.C.O.S.)
- Sidelines high-risk pregnancy support
- Sign language learning tools
- Society of Family medicine teachers
- Southcentral Foundation, health info
- Tobacco (multiple listings)
- Vida Health
- WebMD
- Well connected
Featured Sources
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Gail model of breast cancer risk assessment
Patient Education UpToDate (TM)
This a vast clinical resource for patient education including Pregnancy, Women's health, Infectious diseases, HIV infection and many more.
Patient education: child health
Multiple patient education resources relevant to child health at Indian Health, Tribal, and Urban facilities.
Indian Health Patient Education Resources
IHS Patient and Family Education Protocols and Codes
Outlines protocols / codes that physicians, nurses, and other staff can use to document / track patient education .
Go here for all the Patient Educaton Protocols and Codes
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (A.C.O.G.)
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (A.C.O.G.) is the nation's leading group of professionals providing health care for women. It strongly promotes patient education and patient involvement in medical care.
National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) Frequently Asked Questions
The N.W.H.I.C. offers resources on hundreds of common questions for your patients, and resources for further information for providers. N.W.H.I.C.'s F.A.Q.s are organized by category on this page, or you can also browse all FAQ titles in alphabetical order.
Other Sources - in alphabetical order:
C.D.C.'s answers to many frequently asked questions to avoid birth defects.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (A.H.R.Q.)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (A.H.R.Q.) offers a wide variety of patient education resources
Arizona Health Science Library
Medical Topics A-Z.
The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (A.W.H.O.N.N.)
A.W.H.O.N.N. provides nurses, and the women and families they care for, with health promotion and prevention programs and resources.
Baylor Health Care System Website
The Body of Knowledge "glossary" lets you browse through all health topics to see all the articles available under each topic.
Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (C.A.P.H.I.S.)
The C.A.P.H.I.S. section of the Medical Library Association refers healthcare consumers to an expansion of the M.L.A.'s Top Ten List, called the C.A.P.H.I.S. Top 100. You can also jump directly to the Women's Health area.
A medical information database with over 2,000 diseases. Designed for use at the point of care and updated daily. Endorsed by the Pennsylvania State University/Good Samaritan Hospital Family and Community Medicine Residency.
Patient fact sheets on a variety of topics.
Endo-Online, the voice of the Endometriosis Association
The Endometriosis Association (E.A.) is a non-profit, self-help organization founded by women for women. The E.A. provides information and support to women with endometriosis, educating the public and the medical community.
Family Village: A community of disability related resources
Family Village is a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.
Marching Through the Visible Woman.
Anatomy In Vivo© - A collaborative effort to improve sonographic education.
HealthNet Program: Lyman Maynard Stowe Library
Healthnet: The library of the University of Connecticut Health Center's Healthnet has made consumer health information available since 1985.
Health Services / Technology Assessment Text (H.S.T.A.T.)
Consumer's guides from the National Library of Medicine, N.I.H., and A.H.C.P.R.
Learn about excess hair or hirsuitism and what to do about it
The Endocrine Society. The American Academy of Family Physicians.
The Internet Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences Resources
The Internet Public Library - dealing with the condition of an organism -- its freedom from disease or the diagnosing and treating of disease or other damage to body or mind.
John F. Saari, MD, from the IHS Clinical Support Center, offers resources to many questions. Start under the patient information button.
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Clinical specialties - gynecology.
Clinical specialties - obstetrics.
Consumer health and patient information resources.
A Pregnancy and Reproduction Center that also addresses many other women's health issues.
The March of Dimes offers many patient education services including the Resource Center which provides accurate, timely information and referral services to the public. It consistently offers high-quality, reliable and prompt responses.
A wide variety of topics utilizing A.C.O.G., N.I.H., A.M.A .sources, etc.
Medline Plus
A service of the National Library of Medicine.
Health Information: Interactive
Interactive Health Tutorials. The tutorials listed on this page are interactive health education resources from the Patient Education Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial.
The Merck ManualThe Merck Manual is a source for complete and comprehensive medical information. Health-care professionals have turned to The Merck Manual for more than a century. Now this information is available to you, in easy-to-understand English.
MyHealthTestReminder.com: E-mail reminder service
The College of American Pathologists offers reminders that go out automatically to patients: Pap test reminder, mammogram reminder, colon cancer screening reminder.
The National Library of Medicine offers a staggering array of health information on virtually every known medical topic.
N.C.I. Cervical Health Information: N.C.I.'s publication locator Web site
Updated cervical cancer materials (February 2002)
The University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, and Case Western Reserve University collaborate in The NetWellness library which offers electronic encyclopedias, patient education materials, handbooks, magazines, and literature databases.
Women's Health Information, National Institutes of Health
Obstetrix: answers to common maternal fetal medicine, pregnancy, early infancy issues
Maternal fetal medicine (February 2002). General pregnancy and early infancy issues (February 2002).
The Patient Education Institute: interactive health information
The Personal Health Web page includes health information prescribed to you by your doctors and health care providers. Click on a button to then enter your username and password.
Learn about the polycystic ovarian syndrome (P.C.O.S.) and what to do about it
The Endocrine Society | P.C.O.S. Association | PCOSupport Chapters.
Sidelines National Support Network: high-risk pregnancy support
"Hundreds of hours and telephone calls led us to other high-risk moms from around the country who wanted to start local support groups." Within six months of the first seed of an idea, Sidelines had become a national, non-profit organization with 30 chapters across the country.
A variety of programs and tutorials to help learn sign language.
Society for Teachers of Family Medicine
S.T.F.M. is dedicated to improving the health of all people through education, research, patient care, and advocacy.
Southcentral Foundation, Alaska (S.C.F.): health information
SCF is an Alaska Native tribal health corporation that provides information and links on Health Topics A - Z, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Family Health, and a variety of other topics.
American Indians and Alaska Natives (A.I ./ A.N.) and Tobacco
C.D.C. reports that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among A.I. / A.N., and other trends.
Health Topic: Smoking/Tobacco Control
Multiple C.D.C. and other links on smoking/tobacco control.
Specific populations: tobacco use
Multiple CDC and other links on smoking in specific populations.
American Legacy Foundation
The U.S. Surgeon General has reported that "Smoking-related disease among women is a full-blown epidemic." To meet this major public health challenge, American Legacy Foundation is launching a national initiative on women and smoking.
Smoke-Free Families
Helping pregnant smokers quit takes a team. Join ours.
University of Arizona's Smoker's Self-Help line. Learn to quit tobacco in the privacy of your home
Quitnet: Qquit altogether.
C.D.C.'s T.I.P.S.: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source.
Vida Health Communications brings compelling information to diverse and media-literate audiences. Using electronic media's power to inspire and instruct, Vida's producers design programs to complement teaching in schools, hospitals and living rooms across the country.
WebMD's Diseases and Conditions page includes these categories: Cancer, Depression, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Migraines/Headaches, Osteoporosis, Sexual Conditions, and Women's Conditions.
Well-Connected is a library of reports on common diseases and wellness issues. Each report is an in-depth discussion of the latest information on treatments, risk factors, causes, diagnostic tests, and preventative measures.
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