Health Organization Links

American Dietetic Association
Information on food and nutrition
www.eatright.org/public/

American Heart Association
Information on heart health and diseases
www.americanheart.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information on infectious diseases, travel health, and preventive care
www.cdc.gov/

Choose Health LA
Improving nutrition, increasing physical activity and reducing obesity in LA County
http://www.choosehealthla.com/

Cleveland Clinic
Diseases and their treatments
www.clevelandclinic.org

Familydoctor.org
Health Information for the whole family
www.familydoctor.org/

Food and Drug Administration
Information about drugs
www.fda.gov

Healthfinder.gov
Health information from the United States Dept. of Health and Human Services
www.healthfinder.gov/

Healthfinder.gov en Espanol
Healthfinder/gov in Spanish
www.healthfinder.gov/espanol/

Mayo Clinic
Health, illness, and treatment information
www.mayoclinic.com/

MedlinePlus
Information on conditions and diseases from the U.S. National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health
www.medlineplus.gov

Merck Manuals
Explains disorders, symptoms, and treatments
www.merckmanuals.com/home/index.html

National Cancer Institute
Discusses types of cancer and lists clinical trials
www.cancer.gov/

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Research-based information from acupuncture to zinc
http://nccam.nih.gov

National Institutes of Health
Activities of the National Institutes of Health of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services including “Health A – Z”, and information on clinical trials
www.nih.gov/

National Institutes of Health Tollfree Information Lines
Provides tollfree telephone lines for information on a wide range of health problems
www.nih.gov/health/infoline.htm

National Institute of Mental Health
Provides understanding and treatment of mental illness
www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml