Health Information Center Online
The Business/Sciences department at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library has a large Health Information Center with materials relating to medical, health care and nutrition issues. Information is available in multiple formats and includes books, magazines, audio, video and online services.
In the News
Biological/Chemical Terrorism
Flu (Influenza)
- CDC Influenza
Influenza information from the CDC.
- PandemicFlu.gov
The official U.S. government web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza. Outlines the national strategy for preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic and provides the latest federal news and press releases.
- Bird Flu
Avian influenza information from MEDLINEplus.
- Flu Facts - Tennessee Department of Health
- CDC Avian Influenza
Basic information from the CDC about avian influenza, also known as bird flu, and its possible transmission to humans.
- Avian Influenza - World Health Organization
"This page provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on this topic. Also shown are links to related web sites and topics."
Local and National Health Events
General Health Concerns, Diseases, Medical Conditions, Tests, & Diagnosis
- MEDLINEplus
The National Library of Medicine’s consumer health web site. Can be used to explore consumer health information written in lay language. MEDLINEplus also provides these great links: - Consumer Health Information
The NIH Consumer Health Information page is a growing collection of the most requested National Institutes of Health publications. Represented here are publications from the National Cancer Institute, the National Eye Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes, the National Institute on Mental Health, and many others. The titles of publications are listed under their associated institute. Publications may also be searched by subject keywords.
- Healthfinder
Healthfinder is a gateway consumer health and human services web site from the U.S. government that can lead you to online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public. Developed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with other federal agencies, and coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
- Patients - Staying Healthy with Knowledge
Provides a wealth of information that can help you lead a healthy life and become a more active participant in your own health care -- from nutrition and fitness articles to specific diseases and medical conditions. From the AMA.
- Information from your Family Doctor
From the American Academy of Family Physicians, this site offers patient education on common medical concerns and conditions.
- Intelihealth
A joint venture between Aetna U.S. Healthcare and Harvard Medical School. Aetna InteliHealth's mission is to empower people with trusted solutions for healthier lives.
- HealthyMe.MD
The mission of this site is to improve patient health and to strengthen the physician/patient relationship by providing patient-focused, specialty-specific, scientifically accurate healthcare information and services in a cost-effective manner.
- NOAH
NOAH seeks to provide high quality full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently supports English and Spanish.
Doctor and Medical Facilities Locator
- License Verification
Provided by the State of Tennessee Health Department. This site can be used to locate and gather information on any of the various health professionals licensed in the state of Tennessee (doctors, nurses, chiropractors, acupuncturists, veterinarians, etc.).
- Tennessee Licensed Health Facilities
Provided by the State of Tennessee Health Department. Find any currently licensed health facility (hospital, nursing home, birthing center, massage establishment, etc.) in the state of Tennessee. This site also has a History Search that allows you to search for a facility that has had a name, address, or owner change.
- Tennessee Hospital Quality Comparison helps consumers in the state make better informed health care decisions. Rates and compares hospitals by type of admission on various criteria.
- Local Doctor's Ratings by Consumers
A collaboration between the Healthy Memphis Common Table and the Consumers' CHECKBOOK/Center for the Study of Services, this service allows local doctors to be compared and evaluated using data collected from their patients.
- AMA Doctor Finder
AMA Doctor Finder provides information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions and includes more than 650,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO). All physician credential data have been verified for accuracy and authenticated by accrediting agencies, medical schools, residency training programs, licensing and certifying boards, and other data sources.
- Medlineplus Directories
Finding aids available at MEDLINEplus. Finding aids for doctors, dentists, chiropractors, and psychologists, as well as hospitals and other health facilities.
- Nursing Home Compare
The primary purpose of this database is to provide understandable information about the performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
- Hospital Compare
This site tracks care at hospitals that participate in the federal medical program for older and disabled Americans. Seventeen treatments are tracked. Among these - do heart attack patients receive aspirin within 24 hours of arriving at the hospital and do newly hospitalized pneumonia patients receive an antibiotic within 4 hours.
- Home Health Compare
This site gives detailed information about Medicare-certified home health agencies.
- Dialysis Facility Compare
This site gives detailed information about Medicare-approved dialysis facilities.
- Quality Check
(Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) - online directory of nearly 18,000 healthcare organizations
- CMHS Mental Health Services Locator
This locator provides comprehensive information about mental health services and resources and is useful for professionals, consumers and their families, and the public.
Local Health Information
- MPLIC's LINC Community Resources
This resource database contains information on community services that individuals and organizations need to sustain and improve their daily lives.
- Healthy Memphis
This site has information provided by and about the Healthy Memphis Common Table. Healthy Memphis brings together different groups and individuals in the Mid-South to help solve community health problems.
- Health Hotlines
The Tennessee Department of Health operates a number of toll-free hotlines.
- Bureau of TennCare
The Bureau of TennCare is responsible for the administration of the TennCare and TennCare Partners programs, a managed care system that provides health care benefits including mental health and substance abuse assistance.
- Tennessee Department of Mental Health
The Department is responsible for providing services to individuals with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities and/or neurobiological brain disorders.
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is known throughout the world for its clinical and scientific contributions to the fight against catastrophic childhood diseases.
- Baptist Memorial Health Care Online
"Baptist Memorial Health Care's internet magazine, Baptist OnLine, provides you with health related topics that will be helpful to you in everyday life".
- HealthyMe
The mission of www.HealthyMe.md is to improve patient health and to strengthen the physician/patient relationship by providing patient-focused, specialty-specific, scientifically accurate healthcare information and services in a cost-effective manner.
- Wings Cancer Foundation
Wings is a unique collaboration of people, programs and resources with the mission of providing services to promote support, research and hope to anyone in the community touched by cancer.
Address: 100 North Humphreys Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee 38120
Phone: (901) 322-2984
- Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network is the statewide organization that is responsible for implementing the following strategy for suicide prevention - a grassroots team of Tennesseans, divided into eight regions under the direction of a statewide executive director, works to eliminate the stigma of suicide, to educate the community about the warning signs of suicide, and ultimately to reduce the rate of suicide in the state of Tennessee. This site is not a crisis hotline.
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services - Tennessee Access to Recovery II
Tennessee Access to Recovery II will provide service vouchers to eligible consumers for treatment and recovery support services. Treatment services are targeted to eligible adults with a methamphetamine abuse or dependence diagnosis.
Drug and Pharmaceutical Information
Drugs -
Clinical Trials -
Prescription Assistance- Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information
Information from MEDLINEplus on prescription, herbal, supplement and over-the-counter medications. - About Your Medicines
Links to various drug topics provided by MEDLINEplus. - Drug Digest
A noncommercial evidence-based site that provides information for making choices about drugs and treatment options. Also has a link for checking drug interactions. - New Medicines in Development
Curious about what new medicines are being tested for a certain illness? This site provides the current status of new drugs in development. - Food and Drug Administration
Latest regulatory information on food, drugs, biologics, cosmetics, medical devices, and radiological health. - Drugs and Lactation Database
"A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant safe levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider." - Buying Medical Products Online
"Thinking of buying prescriptions or over-the-counter drugs online? Is it safe? How can you tell if a website that sells medical products is legitimate? What is the FDA doing to stop sites that are breaking the law? What should you know before you buy medical products online?" - The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP®)
A professional association that represents the state boards of pharmacy in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, New Zealand, nine Canadian Provinces, and four Australian states. In response to public concern about the safety of pharmacy practices on the Internet, the association developed the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) program in the spring of 1999. To be VIPPS certified, a pharmacy must comply with the licensing and inspection requirements of their state and each state to which they dispense pharmaceuticals. In addition, pharmacies displaying the VIPPS seal must have demonstrated to NABP their compliance with VIPPS criteria including patient rights to privacy, authentication and security of prescription orders, adherence to a recognized quality assurance policy, and provision for meaningful consultation between patients and pharmacists. - RxList
Free drug index with search capabilities - can be used for brand name, generic name or category. - ClinicalTrials.gov
“ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research using human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations and phone numbers for more details.” - IFPMA Clinical Trials Portal
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) designed this portal “as a single entry allowing you to search for comprehensive information on on-going clinical trials (registry) or results of completed trials (database) conducted by the innovative pharmaceutical industry.” - Healthy People Library Project - Health Resources - Recommended Resources - Clinical Trials
The American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Healthy People Library Project provides information on clinical trials at this web site. - Partnership for Prescription Assistance
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together national and local organizations to help low-income, uninsured patients get free or nearly free medicines. For the Tennessee page of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, click here. - Needy Meds
Some drug manufacturers offer assistance to people who can't afford to buy the drugs they need. Find information about some of these programs here. - RxAssist
Allows searching for patient assistance programs that can help those who can't afford the medications they need.
Surgeries, Procedures and Tests
- Interactive Tutorials
- MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine’s consumer health web site, and the Patient Education Institute provide helpful tutorials on diseases and conditions as well as specific tests and procedures here.
- RadiologyInfo™
- RadiologyInfo™ is a public information web site established by the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America. It is meant to “inform and educate the public about radiologic procedures and the role of radiologists in healthcare and to improve communications between physicians and their patients.”
- Videos of Surgical Procedures
- MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine’s consumer health web site provides links to pre-recorded webcasts of surgical procedures on this page. You will need RealPlayer to view the videos which are approximately 1 hour long.
Self Help
- MPLIC's LINC Community Resources
This resource database contains information on community services that individuals and organizations need to sustain and improve their daily lives and operation. - DIRLINE
National Library of Medicine's database of health organizations and research resources. - Organizations
This page links to various government and private organizations that provide health information. The list is also available by Health Topic. - National Health Information Center
Directs individuals with general health questions to the organizations that can provide answers. Contains database of over 1,100 organizations and government offices. - Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
This searchable directory of drug and alcohol treatment programs shows the location of facilities around the country that treat alcoholism, alcohol abuse and drug abuse problems. The Locator includes more than 11,000 treatment centers and includes treatment programs for marijuana, cocaine and heroin addiction, as well as drug and alcohol treatment programs for teenagers, adolescents, and adults. - Family Violence Prevention Fund
News, resources and information on programs that try to prevent abuse in families. - The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
This site provides information on the free library program for Tennessee residents who are not able to use standard print materials because of a visual or physical disability. This site works in cooperation with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. - Wings Cancer Foundation
Wings is a unique collaboration of people, programs and resources whose mission is to provide services, to promote support, research and hope to anyone in the community touched by cancer.
Address: 100 North Humphreys Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee 38120
Phone: (901) 322-2984 - National Eating Disorders Association
This site has information on eating disorders and body image concerns as well as information on how to help others who may be at risk or who are currently dealing with an eating problem. - Mesothelioma
This comprehensive site has had a presence on the internet for over ten years providing information and support to those who have been exposed to asbestos. - MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Programs
Provides educational resources and access to support groups for cancer patients. - The Body
The Body's mission is: to use the internet to lower barriers between patients and clinicians, to demystify HIV/AIDS and its treatment, to improve patients' quality of life, and to foster community through human connection. - Philadelphia FIGHT A self help association with information and links for individuals with AIDS and their families.
- Gambling Clinic: A Center for Self-Change
Located at the University of Memphis, the Gambling Clinic provides low-cost outpatient services for individuals experiencing gambling problems.
Health Magazines and Newsletters
- Health Databases on the Library Web
These databases can be accessed at any of our library locations as well as from an internet-connected computer outside the library. (Outside the library, if requested, use account name "memphis" and password "elvis" to access the library's databases.) Under "Subjects" you will find a collection of icons. Scroll down and select the one labelled "Health" to search for medical and health periodicals with current information.
- PubMed
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service. It provides access to over 11 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. To order an article found on PubMed, contact the library or the University of Tennessee Health Center at (901) 448-5634.
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - MMWR
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide current and past volumes of the MMWR Weekly. They contain data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries.
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
A peer-reviewed journal tracking and analyzing disease trends from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Past issues are also available.
Healthy Lifestyle
Wellness and Prevention -
Nutrition -
Sports Medicine and Fitness- Healthfinder.gov
Portal to the many health and wellness sites created by the US government. Get reliable facts and helpful tips about physical fitness, nutrition, preventive screenings and more.
- Weight-control Information Network
The Weight-control Information Network (WIN) provides the general public with “up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues. The information is offered in English and Spanish. This web site is an information service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.”
- Healthy Computing
Free information on computer-related health and safety.
- MyPyramid
"One size doesn't fit all. The MyPyramid plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you." Replaces the outdated Food Pyramid.
- The Nutrition Source
Provided by the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health - has a wealth of information on diet and nutrition that is helpful for both health care professionals and the public.
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
This site has information on research pertaining to the nutritional needs of the American public. The current editon of the publication, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, is also available here.
- Nutrient Database
If you are counting calories, fat grams or carbohydrates, this site can help. Enter your food item into the search box and get a very detailed nutritional report.
- Fitness.GOV
The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
- The Exercise and Physical Fitness Page
This site can help you start or expand your exercise routine. It covers aerobic exercise, strength training and flexibility, as well as nutrition and tips for getting started.
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- Herbal Safety
The University of Texas at El Paso created this website to provide information about research findings, in English and Spanish, related to herbal use. A number of very helpful fact sheets on commonly used medicinal herbs and plants are available from this website.
- Office of Dietary Supplements
The ODS is a congressionally mandated office in the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH). The ODS supports research and disseminates research results in the area of dietary supplements. The ODS also provides advice to other federal agencies regarding research results related to dietary supplements.
Health Statistics
- Tennessee's Office of Health Statistics & Research is responsible for the compilation, analysis, and distribution of vital statistics data and other statistical information submitted to the Tennessee Department of Health through various certificates, reports, and surveys.
- 2004 Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery published this “authoritative source for current U.S. statistics on cosmetic surgery” that covers 39 cosmetic procedures and offers 8-year comparisons.
- American Hospital Directory
The American Hospital Directory’s website provides detailed information on almost every hospital in the United States. It has a free state-by-state listing of hospital profiles to serve as a standard for comparison for users.
- Trust for America’s Health
The Trust for America’s Health, a nonprofit organization, works to “make disease prevention a national priority.” Included on this website is a section entitled “Your State’s Health” which provides brief statistics on such areas as the percentage of adults with asthma or the percentage of obese adults. It also covers cancer tracking mechanisms and bioterrorism preparedness at the state level.
Health Resources for Diverse Ethnic and Cultural Populations
Go to a section on this page: General, African American, Spanish-Speaking, Asian American, Native American, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender
- The Office of Minority Health
A nationwide service of the Office of Minority Health, the Public Health Service, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- 24 Languages Project
This website “is a project of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, in partnership with the Utah Department of Health, the Immunization Action Coalition, AAPCHHO and many others, to improve access to health materials in multiple languages.” Consumer health brochures and sound recordings in multiple languages are available here.
- Ethnomed
"This site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to immigrant health care." Culture-specific pages include: Amharic, Cambodian, Chinese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Hispanic, Oromo, Somali, Tigrean, Vietnamese and others.
- Health Information Translations
Health Information Translations is designed to improve health education to patients with limited English skills. This website is maintained by The Ohio State University Medical Center, Ohio Health, Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus Medical Association Foundation and the American Medical Association Foundation.
- Immunization Action Coalition
The Immunization Action Coalition works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease. Information is available in English and thirty-two (32) other languages.
- Maternal and Child Health Library
“The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University provides the MCH community with accurate and timely information on a broad range of topics.” It includes materials “in numerous languages other than English, and the Organizations Database identifies additional sources for these materials.”
- Minority Women’s Health
This website “can help you learn about the most common health risks and concerns of minority women.” The website is maintained by the National Women’s Health Information Center, a service of the Office of Women’s Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Multilingual Health Information
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine offers consumer health information in a variety of languages, including glossaries, at this website.
- MedlinePlus
Información de Salud, un servicio de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina y los Institutos Nacionales de Salud. - Noticias ordenadas por tema
Este sitio da las noticias se reactualizan cada 90 días. - Tutoriales Interactivos de Salud
Los tutoriales interactivos enumerados a continuación han sido creados por el Patient Education Institute (Instituto para la Educación del Paciente). Tiene muchos tutoriales ofreciendo información acerca de diferentes enfermedades, medidas para su prevención y procedimientos médicos.
- Medicinas, Hierbas y Suplementos de MedlinePlus. Aprenda sobre sus medicamentos de receta y de venta libre. Incluyendo efectos secundarios, dosis, precauciones especiales y mucho más.
- CDC en Español
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades.
- healthfinder (español)
Esta sección del healthfinder® contiene fuentes de información seleccionadas en español. Esta información le puede servir de guía en la toma de decisiones acerca de su salud.
- NOAH
NOAH aspira proporcionarle al consumidor información sobre la salud que sea de alta calidad, oportuna, precisa, pertinente e imparcial. NOAH provee en inglés y en español.
- ¡Bien! Health
¡BIEN! Es una red educativa de la salud patrocinado por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina. Provee información gratuita para el pueblo de la región fronteriza, tanto consumidores de la salud como profesionales.
- Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
A national advocacy organization (APIAHF) dedicated to promoting policy, program and research efforts for the improvement of health status of all Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
- S*P*I*R*A*L
Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages. The pages of SPIRAL may be viewed in Chinese, Cambodian/Khmer, Hmong Lus Hmoob, Korean, Laotian, Thai or Vietnamese.
- American Indian Health
This site provides links to information on health topics, traditional healing, environmental health, research and data, healthcare access, organizations, tribes, etc.
- Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an agency within the US Dept. of Health and Human Services and is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
- Native Health Databases
Contains bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. Document delivery is currently free on any article found in this database.
Legal Health Issues
- State of Tennessee Advance Care Plan and Appointment of Health Care Agent
In the state of Tennessee, The Advance Care Plan and Appointment of Health Care Agent forms are taking the place of the Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney forms. However, the Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney are still acceptable as means of advance health care decision making. These documents can be used to inform your family and doctor of your decisions about your health care should you become unable to decide for yourself. You can also use these forms to appoint someone you know and trust to be your health care decision maker.
- Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning
Published by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, this tool kit contains a variety of self-help worksheets, suggestions and resources to help users discover, clarify and communicate “what is important to you in the face of serious illness.”
- Office for Civil Rights - HIPPA
Information on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 which deals with the privacy of patients' health information.
Managed Care, Insurance, HMOs, TennCare, etc.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs and, with the Health Resources and Services Administration, runs the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
Note that the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) was renamed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 14, 2001.
- HealthCare.gov is an easy-to-use and comprehensive new government website that helps Americans make informed decisions about healthcare coverage and offers information about new benefits and protections for individuals, families and employers.
- Bureau of TennCare
The Bureau of TennCare is responsible for the administration of the TennCare and TennCare Partners programs, a managed care system that provides health care benefits including mental health and substance abuse services.
- Cover Tennessee
Cover Tennessee is a combination of four different programs: - AccessTN which provides comprehensive health coverage to seriously ill uninsurable adults
- CoverTN which provides basic health insurance coverage for small business owners and self-employed individuals
- CoverKids which provides comprehensive health care to uninsured children and maternity care to uninsured pregnant women
- CoverRx which provides prescription drug assistance to those who have no prescription drug coverage.
These plans are in addition to TennCare and Medicare.
- State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). This site provides an overview of the basic SCHIP requirements regarding program structure, eligibility standards, benefits packages, administration, cost sharing, funding, and state maintenance of effort.
Disability
- Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
The Tennessee Disability Pathfinder is a statewide information and referral service focused on helping individuals with disabilities identify community resources. All disabilities and ages are included.
- National Council on Disability
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency that makes recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting the 54 million Americans with disabilities.
- National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
It is the mission of NIDRR to generate, disseminate and promote new knowledge to improve the options available to disabled persons. The ultimate goal is to allow these individuals to perform their regular activities in the community and to bolster society’s ability to provide full opportunities and appropriate supports for its disabled citizens.
- Disability.gov
Comprehensive federal website of disability-related government resources.
- NICHCY
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities provides information on disability-related issues with a special focus on children and youth (birth to age 22).
- The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
This site provides information on the free library program for Tennessee residents who are not able to use standard print materials because of a visual or physical disability. This site works in cooperation with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
- Amputee Coalition of America
The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is a national, non-profit amputee consumer educational organization representing people who have experienced amputation or who were born with limb differences. The ACA supports individual amputees, amputee education and support groups for amputees, professionals, family members and friends of amputees, amputation or limb loss related agencies, and organizations.
Mental Health
- American Psychological Association
APA works to advance psychology as a science, a profession and a means of promoting human welfare. Find information for psychologists, students of psychology and the general public.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Provides information to aid in the understanding and treatment of developmental, behavioral and mental disorders of children and adolescents. Find information on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for parents and caregivers, current research and more.
- The Center for Mental Health Services
CMHS leads federal efforts to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health and by preventing the development or worsening of mental illness when possible. Includes information in Spanish.
- Mental Health America
This organization is dedicated to improving the mental health of all individuals and achieving victory over mental illnesses. Find fact sheets, online depression screening, legislative alerts, advocacy information and more.
Women's Health
- Pregnancy & Newborn
The March of Dimes presents this online guide to a healthy pregnancy and birth. Topics include preparing for pregnancy, nutrition, breastfeeding and more.
- Drugs and Lactation Database
"A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider."
- Women's Health Initiative
This site has information on the WHI Hormone Program. It also provides a link to the journal article in the Journal of the American Medical Association that provides the basis for the reported findings.
- Heart Healthy Women
This web site seeks to "provide up-to-date information on cardiovascular disease in women, address gender and racial disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women and increase the participation of women in clinical trials of cardiovascular disease.” It is sponsored by the Office on Women’s Health of the Department of Health and Human Services and is a joint project of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation and WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease.
- Maternal and Child Health Library
“The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University provides the MCH community with accurate and timely information on a broad range of topics.” See the A-Z topic index.
- National Women’s Health Resource Center
The National Women’s Health Resource Center (now called HealthyWomen) is a non-profit “dedicated to helping women make informed decisions about their health and encouraging women to embrace healthy lifestyles to promote wellness and prevent disease."
Children's Health
- KidsHealth
Provides health information from birth to adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation Center for Children's Health Media. There are separate sections for parents, teens, and kids.
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Mission of the AAP: the mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to attain optimal physical, mental and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
- Let's Move!
Official online site of the First Lady's initiative to raise a healthier generation of American children through improved diet and exercise
Seniors' Health
- 10 Legal Myths About Advance Medical Directives*
Published by the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging, this website exposes 10 of the legal myths regarding advance medical directives. *This is an Adobe Acrobat file. The free reader is available here.
- AARP in Your State: Tennessee
This website provides information for seniors on the issues of advocacy, community service, news, announcements, and contact information for the state of Tennessee.
- Caring Connections
Caring Connections is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. It offers information on a variety of senior issues including advance care planning with “free state-specific advance directive documents and instructions.”
- Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning
Published by the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging, this tool kit contains a variety of self-help worksheets, suggestions and resources to help users clarify and communicate what is important to them in the face of serious illness.
- Law and Aging Resource Guide
The Law and Aging Resource Guide “is a comprehensive listing of the state-wide resources available to help older persons with law-related issues. Published by the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging, the guide includes important contact numbers and addresses for legal assistance providers and other law-related services for the elderly.”
- SeniorNet
SeniorNet is “a nonprofit organization of computer-using adults, age 50 and older. SeniorNet’s mission is to provide older adults with education for and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.”
- Administration on Aging
AoA is a federal agency that has the single charge of serving the nation's 43 million seniors.
- OWL
OWL is a national membership organization that strives to improve the status and quality of life for midlife and older women.
- National Alliance for Caregiving
Provides support to family caregivers of older persons and the professionals who help them and tries to increase public awareness of issues facing family caregivers.
- AARP: Health & Wellness
Articles, advice, insurance options and community information are among the topics covered at this site provided by AARP.
- WELLComeHome
WELLCome Home is a “home-modification resource center. The information on this site can help you determine how your house or the house of someone you know can be improved to allow you to stay there.”