The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) website provide information on a wide variety of health and physical activity topics. Although the site is marketed to retired persons, the health information is valuable to all people. (
http://www.aarp.org/health/healthguide
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The American Board of Medical Specialties is a non-profit organization that represents 24 different medical specialties to establish and maintain high quality medical care. A certified doctor has met minimum requirements for certification in their specialty area. A list of certified doctors can be found on the website. (
http://www.abms.org
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The American College Health Association (ACHA) is the primary leadership organization for college and university health. The association provides advocacy, education, communication, products and services as well as supports research into college health issues. (
http://www.acha.org
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The American College of Surgeons website provides information on public health, news releases, as well as general information on doctors and surgeons. (
http://www.facs.org/
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The ADA is the leading professional organization for registered dieticians. The site provides a number of excellent sources of information about proper eating and position statements about dietary supplements and other consumer information on nutrition. (
http://www.eatright.org
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The Cleveland Clinic Second Opinion website provides state of the art medical advice and information while eliminating geographical barriers. The website can provide second opinions from doctors, patient access to medical history, as well as nutrition counseling. (
http://www.eclevelandclinic.org
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The Health Canada Online site provides links to many health resources. Information, resources and links to other sites related to fitness, health and wellness, and nutrition are given at this site. (
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca
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This site is sponsored by Health Canada and the Canadian society for Exercise Physiology. At this site you will find an Active-Living interactive quiz and a Physical Activity Guide containing information on all aspects of physical activity and promoting individual daily physical activity. (
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/
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Healthfinder is a service of the National Health Information Center and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The focus is on providing the best and latest information on consumer health issues. This site provides excellent resources on health information. (
http://www.healthfinder.gov
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This site documents the U.S. goals and objectives for the year 2010 in terms of public health. The goals provide researchers and professionals with targets for their health promotion efforts. There is also a lot of valuable information for consumers. Click on the tab labeled "being a healthy person" or the tab on health information. (
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople
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The Mayo Clinic Web Site is a well organized site for consumer information on health issues. Many topics related to wellness and healthy lifestyles are spotlighted here. There is a tab on "diseases and conditions A-Z", a "first aid and self-care guide" and detailed "healthy lifestyle planners" that can help guide an individual through behavior change. (
http://www.mayohealth.org
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The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is a publication prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This site contains a searchable index of MMWR publications, and interactive morbidity and mortality tables. (
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr
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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is closely associated with the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The NIAAA supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. General information on the nature of alcohol problems and informational resources is provided. (
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
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The mission of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is "to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction". The goal of the NIDA is to ensure that science (not ideology or anecdotal information provides the foundation for all of our Nation's drug abuse reduction efforts. In addition to professional information for researchers and practitioners, this site includes information on different drugs and forms of drug abuse. (
http://www.nida.nih.gov
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The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is to "reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes". The NIEHS supports various biomedical research programs, prevention and intervention efforts, and communication strategies to increase awareness of environmental health issues. (
http://www.niehs.nih.gov
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The National Patient Safety Foundation provides information to improve the safety of patients. The website provides a variety of patient resources and publications as well as a patient safety store. Their goal is to raise public awareness about patient safety. (
http://www.npsf.org
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Research America is a non-profit organization to advocate for increasing health research as a national priority. Information on national health occurrences and news releases are provided on the website. Poll data and publications on health can also be found here. (
http://www.researchamerica.org
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The Federal Consumer Information Center is part of the U.S. General Services Administration. It is intended to promote sound decision making by consumers on a variety of issues. (
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
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The objective of World Health Organization (WHO) is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. proposes conventions, agreements, regulations and makes recommendations about international nomenclature of diseases, causes of death and public health practices. It develops, establishes and promotes international standards concerning foods and biological, pharmaceutical and similar substances (
http://www.who.int
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