Links

The following are links to health care sites that you might find helpful. These sites are not part of Munson Healthcare and Munson Healthcare has no control over their content or availability. Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement by Munson Healthcare. Please consult your physician regarding any health concerns.

General
Aging
AIDS
Alzheimer's
Benefits & Insurance
Better Breathing
Breastfeeding
Cancer
Cardiology
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Caregiving
Diabetes
End-of-Life
Estate Planning
For Kids
Government Sites
Health Research
Hospice & Palliative Care
Integrative Medicine
Menopause
Nutrition
Parenting
Patient Advocacy
Respite Care
Seniors
Sleep
Stroke
Surgery
Web Sites with Videos on Health Topics

General

100 Top Hospitals

American Academy of Family Physicians

American Medical Association

Community Resource Directory — Antrim, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau Counties

HealthGrades

Hospitals Caring for Communities

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

National Association for Home Care & Hospice

National Institutes of Health

Needy Meds Assistance Program


Aging/Seniors

AARP

Administration on Aging

Eldercare Locator

ElderWeb

First Gov for Seniors

Munson Healthcare: Aging & Health Guide

National Council on Aging

SeniorHealth.gov

Senior Net

Talking with Your Doctor

AIDS

Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention-CDC

NOAH: AIDS and HIV Resources

Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Association


Benefits & Insurance

Checkup on Health Insurance Choices

National Council on the Aging: Benefits CheckUp

Better Breathing

American Lung Association

Breastfeeding

La Leche League

Promotion of Mother's Milk

Cancer

American Cancer Society

Cancer Guide

Cancer News on the Net

Johns Hopkins Oncology Center

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

Mesothelioma & Abestos Awareness Center

MD Andersen Cancer Center

National Cancer Institute

National Comprehensive Cancer Network

National Lymphedema Network

OncoLink/University of Pennsylvania Abraham Cancer Center

University of Michigan Cancer Center

University of Michigan Cancer Center — Patient Family Education Resource Center

Us Too — National Prostate Cancer Support Groups

Cardiology

American Heart Association

Mayo Clinic: Heart Disease Center

Mended Hearts, Inc.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

American Lung Association

Pulmonary Paper

Caregiving

Caregiver.com

CareGuide

Caregiver Information

Caregiver Network Inc

Empowering Caregivers

Family Caregiver Alliance

Family Caregivers of Northwest Michigan

How to Care

National Alliance for Caregiving

National Caregiving Foundation

National Family Caregivers Association

National Institute on Aging: Caregiver Guide

Today's Caregiver Magazine Online

Well Spouse Association

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association

Michigan Diabetes Outreach Network


Northern Michigan Diabetes Initiative

End-of-Life

About Death and Dying

Aging With Dignity

Caring Connections

Completing a Life

Dying Well

Growth House

Hospice Net

Last Acts

Estate Planning

Estate Planning Links

For Kids

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet

Government Sites

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Department of Veterans Affairs

FirstGov for Seniors

Medicare

Social Security Administration

Health Research

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association

American Sign Language Browser

Cells Alive!

Federal Trade Commission (consumer protection and information)

Find Articles.com (full-text journal articles)

Food and Drug Administration

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Lab Tests Online

Mayo Clinic

Medem

Medical Library Association: Consumer & Patient Health Information Section

Medical Library Association: Consumer & Patient Health Information Section — Top 100 List of Websites You Can Trust

Merck Manual of Medical Information (full-text e-book)

Michigan Electronic Library (access to websites, online books, full-text databases. For Michigan residents. Log in with driver's license.)

National Library of Medicine: MedLine Plus

National Women's Health Information Center

New England Journal of Medicine Online

Quackwatch: Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions

Self-Help Sourcebook

Stanford Health Library

USA Today - Health Index

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Healthfinder

Yahoo! Health

Hospice & Palliative Care

American Hospice Foundation

Hospice Foundation of America

Hospice Net

Michigan Hospice & Palliative Care Organization

National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization

Traverse Area Coalition for Dignity At the End of Life

Integrative Medicine

Andrew Weil's Self Healing

American Botanical Council — Herbal Medicine

American Holistic Medical Association

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine


Menopause

North American Menopause Society

Nutrition

Ask the Dietitian

Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA)

Parenting

iVillage: Pregnancy & Parenting

Parenthood Web

Patient Advocacy

Patient Advocate Foundation

Respite Care

ARCH National Respite Network

Sleep

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

American Sleep Apnea Association

National Sleep Foundation

Stroke

American Stroke Association

National Stroke Asssociation

Stroke Center

University of Michigan Stroke Program

Surgery

Yoursurgery.com

Websites With Videos on Health Topics
(you will need WindowsMedia, RealPlayer, or Quicktime)

MedBroastcast.com

MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorials (requires Flash plug-in)

Stanford University: The Health Library Video Collection

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