Patient Education Links
Websites I Trust
Alternative and Complementary Treatments
nccam.nih.gov: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Alzheimer’s
www.alzheimers.org: Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
Arthritis
www.arthritis.org: Arthritis Foundation
Cancer
www.cancer.org: American Cancer Society
Diabetes
www.diabetes.org: American Diabetes Association
Heart (hypertension, high cholesterol, heart attacks, strokes)
www.aha.org: American heart Association
General health information
www.familydoctor.org: A useful site for disease related information. Very patient friendly, but it does not cover every disease. It does have information in Spanish
www.healthfinder.gov: A full service site with information about diseases, treatments, and using the entire health care system
myelectronicmd.com: If you are going to self diagnose, this is the best way to do so
www.pulseamerica.org/Education.htm: Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors in Healthcare- a good website with advice and links regarding patient safety
www.webmd.com: a good overview of many diseases, including diagnosis and treatment recommendations
Infectious diseases
www.cdc.gov: Center for Disease Control- Reliable, unbiased information about any pandemics or other infectious diseases
Information about the health care system
www.healthfinder.gov: A full service site with information about diseases, treatments, and using the entire health care system
www.hon.ch: The Health on the Net Foundation- This Swiss agency verifies content of a website. Look for its logo on a site to insure accuracy
www.insure.com: A very informative website dedicated to answering your insurance questions
www.medicare.gov: Medicare’s official website
www.nccnhr.org: National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home reform
Long term care
www.aoa.gov: Administration on Aging- The BEST resource for caregivers
www.ltcombudsman.org: An Ombudsman helps people with long term care issues. Find one at this website, along with other important long term care information
www.longtermcareliving.com: Good resource for elder care and long term issues
Lung problems (asthma, emphysema, tobacco use, COPD)
www.lungusa.org: American Lung Association
Nutrition
www.nutritiondata.com: Good, easy to understand, healthy nutrition advice
www.nutrition.gov: Good advice, a little harder to understand
Pediatrics
www.kidshealth.org: A one stop shop for patients from birth to 18 and their parents
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