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General Resources

• AHRQ Women's Health
• CDC Office of Women's Health
• Five Minutes (or Less) for Health, from the CDC
• Frequently Asked Questions - Health Insurance and Women
• HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care Directory of Providers
• Influenza Vaccine: What You Need To Know
• A Lifetime of Good Health – your guide to staying healthy
• My Medicines
• Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults
• Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+
• Preventive Screening Tests and Immunizations
• Tools To Help You Build a Healthier Life
• Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age – Checklist for Your Next Checkup
• You Can Quit Smoking: Support and Advice from Your Prenatal Care Provider

Cancer

• Frequently Asked Questions – Mammograms
• Frequently Asked Questions – Pap Test
• National Cancer Institute
• Research on Cancers in Women
• Women's Cancers
• 2007 State of the State of Gynecologic Cancers
• American Cancer Society
• Links Between Ovarian and Breast Cancer
• Maintain Your Gynecologic Health With Education and Early Detection
• National Cervical Cancer public education campaign
• Ovarian Cancer National Resource List
• Ovarian Cancer Product Guide
• Renewing Intimacy and Sexuality After Gynecological Cancer
• Take the Pledge: Prevent Cervical Cancer
• Understanding Cervical Cancer
• Understanding Endometrial Cancer
• Women's Cancer Network Site Brochure

Cardiovascular Health

• Check Your – Physical Activity & Heart Disease I.Q.
• Frequently Asked Questions - Heart Disease
• The Heart Truth
• The Heart Truth For Women
• Women and Heart Disease
• American Heart Association
• FAST Wallet Card
• Go Red Heart Check Up
• Stroke Risk Scorecard

Diabetes

• Diabetes Materials from the Take Time to Care Campaign
• Diabetes: Women's Health: Take Time To Care...for yourself...for those who need you
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
• American Diabetes Association

Food Allergies

• Food Allergy: An Overview
• The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network Fact Sheet
• The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network Food Allergy Basics
• Protect A Life from Food Allergies

Health Professionals

• Health Statistics
• Information for Health Professionals
• Information for Health Professionals and Your Patients
• State and County Health Data

HIV / STDs

• AIDS.gov
• AIDSinfo
• Children and HIV
• Frequently Asked Questions – Chlamydia
• Frequently Asked Questions – Gonorrhea
• HIV/AIDS
• HIV/AIDS among Women
• HIV/AIDS and U.S. Women Who Have Sex With Women (WSW)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Women and HIV/AIDS
• Older People and HIV
• Pregnancy and HIV
• Safer Sex Guidelines
• Women and HIV

Illnesses and Disabilities

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• DisabilityInfo.gov
• Illnesses and Disabilities

Lupus

• Frequently Asked Questions – Lupus
• Women with Disabilities: Lupus
• Lupus Foundation of America
• S.L.E. Lupus Foundation
• What You Should Know about Lupus

Menopause

• Facts About Menopausal Hormone Therapy
• Frequently Asked Questions - Menopause and Menopause Treatments
• Understanding Menopause
• Hormones and Menopause: Tips from the National Institute on Aging
• Menopause Age Page
• Menopause Guidebook

Mental Health

• Alcohol: A Women's Health Issue
• Frequently Asked Questions - Depression During and After Pregnancy
• Depression During and After Pregnancy: A Resource for Women, Their Families, and Friends
• Depression: What Every Woman Should Know
• Do I have Postpartum Depression?
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Mental Health Information Center
• Women's Mental Health

Physical Activity and Nutrition for the Family

• Fitness.gov
• Frequently Asked Questions - Physical Activity (Exercise)
• My Bright Future: Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Tools for Adult Women
• Staying Active and Eating Healthy
• We Can! Families Finding the Balance: A Parent Handbook
• We Can! Resources
• We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition) Program Web site
• Choose To Move

Sleep

• Frequently Asked Questions: Insomnia
• Better Sleep Council
• Better Sleep Guide
• National Sleep Foundation
• Sleep and Health, additional links
• Women and Sleep

Statistics

• Health, United States - Trends in health statistics
• National Center for Health Statistics
• Quick Health Data Online
• Women's Health Statistics

Other

• Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General
• Ear Infections: Facts for Parents About Otitis Media
• Medicines to Help You
• Ten Ways To Recognize Hearing Loss

Spanish Language Publications

• Cómo puede la mujer mantenerse saludable a cualquier edad – Lista de verificación para su próximo reconocimiento médico
• Cómo las familias encuentran el equilibrio: Un manual para los padres de familia
• Conserve La Salud Ginecológica Manteniéndose
• Diabetes Recetas, La
• Diabetes: Salud de la mujer Tómese el tiempo para cuidarse. Hágalo por usted y por quienes la necesitan, La
• Diez maneras de detectar la pérdida del oído (bookmark)
• Guía para la buena salud de los adultos, La
• Guía para mantenerse saludable después de los 50, La
• ¿Ha sido evaluada la audición de su bebé?
• MedlinePlus es español
• Mis Medicinas
• No Siempre el Silencio es Oro
• Opciones de comunicación para los niños con sordera o problemas de audición
• womenshealth.gov en español
• Gynecologic Cancer Foundation - Lista de Recursos Nacionales

Content last updated April 23, 2008.