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DIRECTORIES, SEARCH ENGINES, & SITES WITH MANY LINKS

  •  BBC KID'S HEALTH

    • Take a tour of the human body at this site designed for kids that explains how your physical and mental health effects your life.
     
     
  • CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

    • Government agency that provides a gateway to many sites.

  • CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER
  • CONNECTICUT CLEARINGHOUSE
    Connecticut Clearinghouse is the state’s premier library and resource center for information on mental health, substance use disorders, prevention and health promotion, treatment and recovery, wellness, and other related topics.
     
  •  EUREKA ALERT

    • Interesting commercial site with links to other medical resources.
     
  •  FDA KIDS 

    • The Food and Drug Administration presents this site to teach kids about its work.  Among the features are links about food safety, vaccines, animal care,  and medical devices.
     
  •  HEALTH A TO Z

    • Compiled by medical professionals this site has a search engine and a comprehensive directory to find information common medical problems.
     
  •  HEALTHFINDER

    • This site is a gateway to resources within the Federal Government's health and human services databases.  Easy to search by topic, and gives access to toll-free phone numbers and information clearinghouses. Links together 550 web sites created by the government and non-profit organizations.  Designed to aid consumers.
     
  •  INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY: HEALTH LINKS

    • Very useful directory of selected sites about kid's health and fitness.
      
  •  KIDSHEALTH

    • Kidshealth is an extremely useful, user-friendly, award winning site with health information about children
    and youth, including child behavior and development.
     
  •  NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

    •  The NIH is one of the world's foremost centers for medical research.  These databases contain up-to-date research and information for researchers, doctors, and others in the medical community.
     
  •  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE KIDS' PAGES 

    • There are over 100 activities on this site that teach about science and health related issues. Also a great list of links to other web sites.
     
  •  NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

    • This site gathers together many databases and search engines.  Among the search engines available is free MEDLINE searches.
     
  •  NEW YORK ONLINE ACCESS TO HEALTH

    • Full text health information for consumers. This site is a collaboration of CUNY,  N.Y. Academy Of Medicine, N.Y. Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency, and the New York Public Library.
     

    OTHER USEFUL SITES
     

  •  AIM -DOC FINDER

    • Find out information about your doctor or a doctor that has been recommended to you.
     
     
  •  MAYO CLINIC

    • Leading educational center in patient care and research.
     
  •  MERCK MANUAL ONLINE

    • This publisher has done a great job of putting their standard manual online for free. Site also lists other products produced by the company. Go to "Publications" for the manual.
     
     
  •  NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

    • Go to the "Information Center" link for free fact sheets and guides.  Lists affiliated offices for each state.
     
  •  YOUNG PEOPLE AND HIV/AIDS

    • Internet resources on AIDS prevention and survival among children and teens. Includes profiles of AIDS victims and survivors.
     
  •  UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CANCER CENTER

    • Best place to go to start on cancer research.  Searchable index, journals, and cancer news are among the resources.
     
  •  WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

    • Includes "World Health Report" and statistics.
     

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    updated 7/30/08