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Healthy Lifestyle
The American Heart Association is a not-for-profit, voluntary health organization. Its mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Their “Healthy Lifestyle” link covers diet and nutrition, exercise and fitness, weight management and heart disease, with related links to obesity in adults and children. Information is available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese. Limited free brochures are available for ordering.
The CDC is the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Service. Their website offers a wealth of information for consumers and professionals in many languages. Topics include diseases and conditions; healthy living; emergency preparedness and response; workplace safety and health; environmental health and traveler’s health; life stages and populations; free publications, and more.
Healthcare 411 is an audio podcast series produced and sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Their website gives consumers information they can use in their health care decision making process. AHRQ shares news and information in the form of 60-second audio news programs that feature current research on important health care topics. Users can also download the news to a mobile media device or computer by subscribing at no cost.
HealthFinder is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website that provides a gateway to selected consumer health information. Their “Health News” link covers nutrition & fitness, screening tests, pregnancy, kid health, heart health, HIV & STDs, cancer screening & prevention and everyday health and wellness. It also includes Personal Health Tools, Health A-Z, Health News and Find Services & Information. Information is available in English and Spanish.
A portal to the websites of a number of multi- agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and other federal departments and agencies. It covers Daily Health News, Reliable Health Information, Quick Guide to Healthy Living and Online Checkups.
A national initiative designed to help consumers, especially children, live longer, better, and healthier lives. Their website provides information to help consumers choose healthier habits including comprehensive information on physical activity, nutrition, preventive screening, and healthy choices.
Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness. Their team of over 3000 physicians and scientists provide health information to help users manage their health. Their healthy lifestyle topics include weight loss, fitness, nutrition and healthy eating, stress management, quit smoking and consumer health. Each topic features basic and in-depth information; multimedia resources such as images, videos and interactive graphics; question and answers/expert blogs; resources and current information.
MedlinePlus is a consumer-oriented website established by the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest biomedical library and creator of the MEDLINE database. Under their “Health Topics” category, there is a link to a “Health and Wellness” resources that cover disasters, fitness and exercise, food and nutrition, health system, personal health issues, safety issues, sexual health issues, social/family issues and wellness and lifestyle.
The National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is one of the 27 institutes & centers that make up the National Institute of Health (NIH). This site includes information in English and Spanish about the treatments & therapies for Complementary & Alternative Medicine.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world’s largest medical library. It collects materials in over 700 health topics, contains a medical encyclopedia with images, contains information on drugs, physicians, hospitals and the latest health news.
Provides access to high quality, full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish. Librarians and health professionals in New York and beyond, find, select and organize the information.
Nutrition.gov is a service of the National Agricultural Library, USDA. This website provides easy access to food and nutrition information from the federal government. Users can find practical information on healthy eating, dietary supplements, fitness and how to keep food safe. This website is kept current with the latest news and features links, and is available in English and Spanish languages.
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