Health Links
As a service and convenience to our visitors, we have provided the hyper-links listed below. These links are to other health-related and community-interest Web sites and are provided for your convenience and entertainment. Jennie Stuart Health does not endorse these sites and the information contained in them should not be considered a reflection of the views of the Hospital. The Hospital does not guarantee the accuracy of the information presented on other Web sites, nor does the Hospital endorse the information presented in sites linked to this Web site. In addition,Jennie Stuart Health is not responsible for any errors or omissions in the information provided in any Web site linked to this site. We encourage you to confirm all health-related information contained on any Web site with your physician.
Disease & Illness
Link to 411Cancer.com, a site dedicated to providing patients and their families with cancer treatment information and facilitating access to cancer t ...
Alzheimer's Association
Link to the Alzheimer's Association, a national network of chapters that is the largest national voluntary health organization committed to finding a ...
Link to the Alzheimer's Association, a national network of chapters that is the largest national voluntary health organization committed to finding a ...
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
This site is designed to serve AACAP Members, as well as parents and families. Information is provided as a public service to aid in the understanding ...
This site is designed to serve AACAP Members, as well as parents and families. Information is provided as a public service to aid in the understanding ...
American Association of Blood Banks
Link to the AABB's website, which contains facts about donating and receiving blood, as well as message boards, feedback and interactive sessions, lis ...
Link to the AABB's website, which contains facts about donating and receiving blood, as well as message boards, feedback and interactive sessions, lis ...
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
The AAIDD is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals (and others) concerned about mental retardation and related disabil ...
The AAIDD is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals (and others) concerned about mental retardation and related disabil ...
American Cancer Society
Link to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Resource Center, which is an outstanding resource for anyone who wants to learn more about cancer and top ...
Link to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Resource Center, which is an outstanding resource for anyone who wants to learn more about cancer and top ...
American Diabetes Association
Link to the American Diabetes Association, a national, voluntary, nonprofit organization that provides diabetes research, information, and advocacy.
American Heart Association
Link to the official Web site of the American Heart Association.
American Latex Allergy Association
The American Latex Allergy Association is a national nonprofit organization that provides information about latex allergies and supports latex-allergi ...
American Liver Foundation
Link to the American Liver Foundation, a national, voluntary, nonprofit health agency dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing hepatitis and all ...
American Lung Association
Link to the American Lung Association, a national, voluntary, nonprofit health organization dedicated to fighting lung disease in all its forms, with ...
American Social Health Association
The ASHA is recognized by the public and by patients, providers, and policy-makers for developing and delivering accurate, medically reliable informat ...
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The ASHA's mission is to ensure that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services to help them communicate ...
Arthritis Foundation
Link to the Arthritis Foundation, a national, voluntary health agency seeking the causes, cures, preventions, and treatments for the more than 100 for ...
Better Hearing Institute
The Better Hearing Institute is a not-for-profit corporation that was created over 30 years ago to promote hearing healthcare across the United States ...
CancerGuide
Link to CancerGuide, a site created by a cancer survivor that is dedicated to helping site visitors find answers to questions about cancer and helping ...
Children with Diabetes
The mission of Children with Diabetes.com is to promote understanding of the care and treatment of diabetes (especially in children), to increase awar ...
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Link to the Epilepsy Foundation, a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy.
HealthBoards.com
Link to HealthBoards.com, a site containing message boards on health-related topics. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International – JDRF is a l ...
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Link to the March of Dimes, a national, nonprofit organization committed to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mort ...
Meningitis Foundation of America
Link to the MFA, an organization whose the goals and objectives are: to help support sufferers of Spinal Meningitis and their families; to provide inf ...
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Link to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, a national, nonprofit health agency that is a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citiz ...
National Kidney Foundation
Link to the National Kidney Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health ...
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Link to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, whose mission is to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. Providing accurate, up-to-date ...
National Osteoporosis Foundation
Link to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, which strives to be the nation's leading resource for people seeking up-to-date, medically sound informa ...
National Sleep Foundation
The NSF is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public health and safety by achieving public understanding of sleep and sleep ...
National Stroke Association
The NSA’s mission is to reduce the incidence and impact of strokes, to save lives, to improve quality of care, and to improve patient outcomes.
National Transplant Society
Link to the National Transplant Society, a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to maximizing the availability of lifesaving organs, health-enha ...
ORTHOclinics.com
This site is a resource for patient-oriented orthopaedic material. OrthoClinics.com collects links to sites that use patient-friendly
Link to the American Diabetes Association, a national, voluntary, nonprofit organization that provides diabetes research, information, and advocacy.
American Heart Association
Link to the official Web site of the American Heart Association.
American Latex Allergy Association
The American Latex Allergy Association is a national nonprofit organization that provides information about latex allergies and supports latex-allergi ...
American Liver Foundation
Link to the American Liver Foundation, a national, voluntary, nonprofit health agency dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing hepatitis and all ...
American Lung Association
Link to the American Lung Association, a national, voluntary, nonprofit health organization dedicated to fighting lung disease in all its forms, with ...
American Social Health Association
The ASHA is recognized by the public and by patients, providers, and policy-makers for developing and delivering accurate, medically reliable informat ...
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The ASHA's mission is to ensure that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services to help them communicate ...
Arthritis Foundation
Link to the Arthritis Foundation, a national, voluntary health agency seeking the causes, cures, preventions, and treatments for the more than 100 for ...
Better Hearing Institute
The Better Hearing Institute is a not-for-profit corporation that was created over 30 years ago to promote hearing healthcare across the United States ...
CancerGuide
Link to CancerGuide, a site created by a cancer survivor that is dedicated to helping site visitors find answers to questions about cancer and helping ...
Children with Diabetes
The mission of Children with Diabetes.com is to promote understanding of the care and treatment of diabetes (especially in children), to increase awar ...
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Link to the Epilepsy Foundation, a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy.
HealthBoards.com
Link to HealthBoards.com, a site containing message boards on health-related topics. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International – JDRF is a l ...
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Link to the March of Dimes, a national, nonprofit organization committed to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mort ...
Meningitis Foundation of America
Link to the MFA, an organization whose the goals and objectives are: to help support sufferers of Spinal Meningitis and their families; to provide inf ...
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Link to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, a national, nonprofit health agency that is a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citiz ...
National Kidney Foundation
Link to the National Kidney Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health ...
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Link to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, whose mission is to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. Providing accurate, up-to-date ...
National Osteoporosis Foundation
Link to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, which strives to be the nation's leading resource for people seeking up-to-date, medically sound informa ...
National Sleep Foundation
The NSF is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public health and safety by achieving public understanding of sleep and sleep ...
National Stroke Association
The NSA’s mission is to reduce the incidence and impact of strokes, to save lives, to improve quality of care, and to improve patient outcomes.
National Transplant Society
Link to the National Transplant Society, a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to maximizing the availability of lifesaving organs, health-enha ...
ORTHOclinics.com
This site is a resource for patient-oriented orthopaedic material. OrthoClinics.com collects links to sites that use patient-friendly
Educational Institute Links
Harvard Medical Web
Link to Harvard University's medical schools and related publications such as Web Weekly ...
Emory University MedWeb
MedWeb is a catalog of biomedical and health-related web sites maintained by the staff of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library at Emo ...
Lane Medical Library
Stanford University – Link to Stanford University's medical library. Search the Web for health and medicine resources using Stanford's OncoLink
Link to the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center site, which provides a wealth of information about and related to cancer.
Oregon Health & Science University
OHSU's fundamental purpose is to improve the well-being of people in Oregon and beyond. As part of its multifaceted public mission, OHSU strives for e ...
Stanford University's MedWorld
Link to Stanford University's MedWorld Web site. Search the Web for health and medicine resources using Stanford's Countway Library of Medicine
Link to Harvard University's Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, one of the largest medical libraries in the world. The library offers streamline ...
Health & Wellness
Advocacy Sites:
AARP: American Association of Retired PersonsThe AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over. The association provides information and resources, advocates on ...
Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation works to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. Its mission is to fost ...
The National CASA Association
The National Court Appointed Special Advocates Association provides leadership for CASA programs and volunteers across the country. Volunteer Court Ap ...
Children's Defense Fund
The mission of the Children's Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe ...
Stand for Children
Stand for Children's mission is to build a powerful citizen voice to ensure all children have the opportunity to grow up healthy, educated, and safe. ...
Health Information Advocacy:
Health On the Net FoundationHealth On the Net FoundationTM is a not-for-profit international Swiss Organization whose stated mission is "to guide lay persons or non-medical users ...
Hi-Ethics
Link to Hi-EthicsTM, Inc., or Health Internet Ethics, an organization that has established 14 principles/ethical guidelines regarding privacy, confide ...
Internet Healthcare Coalition
Link to an organization that "supports quality healthcare resources on the Internet through well-informed Internet healthcare consumers, professionals ...
Medem
A group of leading medical societies joined forces to create Medem, a physician-patient communications network, to provide credible healthcare informa ...
The National Council Against Health Fraud
NCAHF is a private, nonprofit, voluntary health agency that focuses on health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems. Its posit ...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Article: How to Spot Health Fraud
You don't have to look far to find a health product that's totally bogus . . . "
Quackwatch
Quackwatch, Inc., a member of the Consumer Federation of America, is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, ...
General:
Achoo Gateway to HealthcareOne of the greatest hurdles for the healthcare sector is the sheer volume of information available through the Internet. Achoo acts as a jump point an ...
American Council on Science and Health
The American Council on Science and Health, Inc. The ACSH is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemica ...
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the In ...
American Running Association
American Running Association is a nonprofit, educational association of runners, medical professionals, and corporations dedicated to promoting runnin ...
Beck Health Science Library & Resource Center
Link to BeckLibrary.org, a resource of links to health care sites, journals, publications, and more.
Council on Family Health
The Council on Family Health is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating consumers about dietary supplements, home safety, personal health, and ...
DiscoveryHealth.com
Link to the Discovery Health Channel's Web site.
DrKoop.com
Link to drkoop.com, a company led by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, and others who are dedicated to improving the quality of people ...
DrWeil.com
DrWeil.com strives to be a leading provider of on-line information and products for optimum health and wellness. Per the site, the Ask Dr. Weil on-lin ...
eDiets.com
eDiets.com, Inc. is the largest subscription-based on-line diet, fitness, and counseling network, with upwards of 300,000 paid members through the fou ...
FamilyDoctor.org
This site is published by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). The AAFP is a national, nonprofit medical association, including family ph ...
FitnessDay.com
Link to a site that provides information about fitness events.
Health and Age
The Health and Age Web site claims to be both a statement and an invitation. The statement: They believe that aging — so long considered something unp ...
HealthCentral.com
This site contains information about the important health issues of today, and easy access to health products and drugstore essentials. There are thou ...
HealthSCOUT
The HealthScout Network is a leading Internet provider and distributor of consumer health information, news, and tools. The HealthScout Network hosts ...
InteliHealth
InteliHealth's stated mission is to empower people with trusted solutions for healthier lives. They strive to accomplish this by providing credible in ...
iVillage
This site strives to be a place where women don't just read about how they can get the most out of life, but where they can help each other do it: The ...
LifeMatters
This site describes its services as a compilation of articles from various authors intended to contribute to having a life that is empowered, fulfille ...
MayoClinic.com
MayoClinic.com is produced by a team of writers, editors, multimedia and graphics producers, health educators, nurses, doctors, and scientists. It giv ...
MDchoice.com
MDchoice.com is a privately-held company founded by academic physicians and backed by private venture capital. Its stated goal is to make access to th ...
MedicineNet.com
MedicineNet, Inc. is an on-line healthcare media publishing company that strives to provide easy-to-read, in-depth, authoritative medical information ...
MEDtropolis
Link to a site whose goal is to educate and entertain kids and adults alike in the areas of healthcare and healthy living.
National Association of Health Education Centers
The NAHEC's mission is to promote the development and advancement of health education centers across the United States, and its vision is to provide e ...
National Safety Council
The National Safety Council is the nation's leading advocate for safety and health. Its mission is "to educate and influence society to adopt safety, ...
physicianschoice.com
Physicianschoice.com is a search engine that has indexed many retail medical sites.
safemedication.com
Link to a site that is maintained by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists to help you find the important information that you need in or ...
Tobacco.org
Tobacco.org is a source for tobacco-related news and information.
WebMD
WebMD states that their content staff blends award-winning expertise in content creation, community services, expert commentary, medical review, and a ...
Home School Safety
Home School Safety
Medical Search Engines:
CliniWebSponsored by Oregon Health & Science University.
MDchoice.com Consumer
MDchoice.com Consumer and MDchoice.com Health Professional – MDchoice.com is a privat ...
MedBot
Sponsored by Stanford University.
MedHunt and HONselect
HON's mission is to guide lay persons or non-medical users and medical practitioners to useful and reliable on-line medical and health information.
MedWeb @ Emory University
Sponsored by Emory University
Yahoo Health
Sponsored by Yahoo.com.
Sites focused on Parenting and Child Care:
AmazingPregnancy.comLink to a site published by Earth’s Magic, LLC that includes news, articles, message boards, journals, and more. The site is aimed toward those that a ...
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety, and well-being of in ...
At Home Mothers
Link to a site that strives to provide "complete support for the at-home motherhood lifestyle."
BabyCenter
BabyCenter.com, together with its companion site, ParentCenter.com, strives to be the leading destination on the Internet for new and expectant parent ...
Bright Futures
Link to a site that advocates a developmental approach to providing health supervision for children of all ages.
ColicHelp.com
Link to a site published by Earth’s Magic, LLC that includes news, articles, message boards, journals, and more. The site is aimed toward those that h ...
Healthy Childcare
Healthy Childcare is an award-winning, bimonthly publication for childcare programs devoted to health and safety issues. The site includes information ...
KidsGrowth.com
Link to a source for health information developed by pediatricians and an on-line health information leader for parents.
KidsHealth.org
Link to a site that was called "the most visited pediatric Web site in the nation," and "was named best Web site for health content at the eHealthcare ...
MorningSicknessHelp.com
Link to a site published by Earth’s Magic, LLC that includes news, articles, message boards, journals, and more. The site is aimed toward those going ...
National Safe Kids Campaign
The National SAFE KIDS Campaign claims to be the first national organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury.
ParentCenter.com
ParentCenter.com, together with its companion site, BabyCenter.com, strives to be the leading destination on the Internet for new and expectant parent ...
ParenthoodWeb.com
Link to a parenting site published by United Advertising Publications, Inc.
SafeKids.Com
This site contains tips, advice, and suggestions to make your family's on-line experience fun and productive.
The Labor of Love
Link to a site published by Earth’s Magic, LLC that includes news, articles, message boards, journals, and more. The site is aimed toward those that a ...
International Health
Global Health.gov
Link to a Federal Government site that addresses global health and serves as a link between domestic and international health issues.
Health Development Agency
England's Health Development Agency identifies the evidence of what works to improve people's health and reduce health inequalities. It advises and s ...
Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations
Link to an alphabetic index of Web sites of the United Nations system of organizations.
Pan American Health Organization
Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, "improving the health of the peoples of the Americas."
United Nations Children's Fund
Link to UNICEF, which works in more than 160 countries and territories providing health care, clean water, improved nutrition, and education to millio ...
World Health Organization
Link to the web site of the World Health Organization Library in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge (LNK) pro ...
Physicians & Health Professionals
Sites for healthcare executives, physicians and other professionals:
Advanced Medical Technology AssociationAdvaMed’s mission is to be the advocate for a legal, a regulatory, and an economic climate that advances global health care by assuring worldwide pati ...
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
This site is designed to serve both AACAP Members and Parents and Families. Information is provided as a public service to aid in the understanding an ...
American Accreditation HealthCare Commission
The American Accreditation HealthCare Commission, Inc. (also known as URAC) is a nonprofit, national accrediting organization established to promote c ...
American Academy of Dermatology
The American Academy of Dermatology is dedicated to achieving the highest quality of dermatologic care for everyone. Achievement of this vision requir ...
American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is the world's largest specialty association that represents facial plastic and reco ...
American Academy of Family Physicians
The AAFP was founded in 1947 to promote and maintain high quality standards for family doctors who are providing continuing comprehensive health care ...
American Academy of Neurology
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is a worldwide professional association of neurologists and neuroscience professionals dedicated to providing ...
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Formed in 1985, the Academy, as the only full-service organization for nurse practitioners of all specialties, has steadily expanded services to meet ...
American Academy of Ophthalmology
The American Academy of Ophthalmology’s mission is to advance the lifelong learning and professional interests of ophthalmologists to ensure that the ...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides education and practice management services for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health profession ...
American Academy of Optometry
The goal of the American Academy of Optometry is to maintain and enhance excellence in optometric practice. It does this by fostering research and the ...
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc.
AAO-HNS is the world's largest organization representing specialists who treat the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck. The ...
American Academy of Pain Medicine
The mission of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) is to promote quality care of patients with pain as a symptom of disease (eudynia) and pri ...
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety, and well-being of in ...
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The vision of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is to be the leader in assisting physical medicine and rehabilitation physi ...
American Academy of Physician Assistants
The mission of the American Academy of Physician Assistants is to promote quality, cost-effective, accessible health care, and to promote the professi ...
American Association of Blood Banks
The AABB’s mission is to establish and promote the highest standard of care for patients and donors in all aspects of blood banking, transfusion medic ...
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Founded in 1900, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) is the national organization representing the interests of pharmaceutical edu ...
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
The AANS is dedicated to advancing the specialty of neurological surgery in order to provide the highest quality of neurosurgical care to the public. ...
American Association for Respiratory Care
The AARC believes there is no better cause than that of respiratory therapy and the right of respiratory patients to receive competent respiratory car ...
American Board of Emergency Medicine
The ABEM's purposes are scientific and educational: (1) To improve the quality of emergency medical care; (2) To establish and maintain high standards ...
American Board of Medical Specialties
The ABMS is an organization of ABMS-approved medical specialty boards. The mission of the ABMS is to maintain and improve the quality of medical care ...
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology is an independent, nonprofit organization that certifies obstetricians and gynecologists in the United ...
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology is an organization of allergists-immunologists and related health care professionals dedicated ...
American College of Cardiology
Cardiologists from the U.S. and around the world are members of the ACC. By joining the College, they show peers and patients their commitment to prov ...
American College of Chest Physicians
The ACCP is the leading resource for the improvement in cardiopulmonary health and critical care worldwide. The ACCP’s stated mission is to promote th ...
American College of Emergency Physicians
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) exists to support quality emergency medical care, and to promote the interests of emergency physic ...
American College of Gastroenterology
The American College of Gastroenterology was founded in 1932 to advance the study and medical treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Th ...
American College of Healthcare Executives
The mission of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) is to be the professional membership society for healthcare executives, to meet it ...
American College of Medical Quality
The mission of the American College of Medi
Healthcare Related Magazines:
Advance for Health Information Executives
Advance for Health Information Executives specializes in coverage of emerging e-health and computer-based patient record technologies. Published month ...
Advance for Health Information Professionals
Advance for Health Information Professionals, FREE to all subscribers, is a biweekly publication that gives its readers valuable information in the HI ...
Health Forum
The Health Forum provides communications, information, education, and research products and services that advance leadership for health. These service ...
HealthLeaders.com
HealthLeaders is a leading multi-platform media company dedicated to meeting the business information needs of healthcare executives and professionals ...
Health Management Technology Magazine
Published by Nelson Publishing, Inc., Nokomis, FL, this magazine bills itself as the industry's source for information systems solutions.
Healthcare Financial Management Association
The HFMA is the Nation’s leading personal membership organization for healthcare financial management professionals. The HFMA brings perspective and c ...
Healthcare Informatics
Healthcare Informatics is a monthly business magazine that provides timely, high-quality intelligence about information technology for executives and ...
Hospitals and Health Networks
A publication of Health Forum. Health Forum offers a wide variety of information publications devoted to improving the quality of health care. Their f ...
Journal of the American Medical Association
JAMA’s mission is to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of public health.
Modern Healthcare
Modern Healthcare is said to be "the only business newsweekly serving healthcare management ... edited to keep healthcare executives current with news ...