The Alzheimer's provides information on the disease and current research. Resources for the whole family are also available as well as dementia care options. (
http://www.alz.org
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The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a leading organization devoted to controlling the spread of cancer. The site provides information related to all types of cancers, cancer treatment, survivorship, risk factors, and general cancer facts. (
http://www.cancer.org
)
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. There is information at this site related to diet, exercise, and other risk factors and updated medical information on the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. (
http://www.diabetes.org
)
The American Heart Association (AHA) is a non-profit agency devoted to research and education on coronary heart disease (CHD) and other cardiovascular diseases. This site provides an interactive assessment of CHD risk based on some of the established modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. (
http://www.americanheart.org
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The American Lung Association is a leading organization devoted to all conditions associated with the lungs. The site provides information related to all types of lung diseases, treatments, risk factors, and general lung facts. (
http://www.lungusa.org
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The Arthritis Foundation is a leading organization devoted to arthritis. The site provides information related to all types of arthritis, treatments, community resources, research, events and programs. (
http://www.arthritis.org
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The mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. The CDC is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Web site has a Health Topics A-Z section, fact sheets, and updated statistics on a variety of health issues. (
http://www.cdc.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 National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is a leading resource for people seeking medically sound information on the causes, prevention, detection and treatment of osteoporosis. Prevention information includes discussion on the role of medications, diet, and exercise. (
http://www.nof.org
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The National Stroke Association (NSA) is a non-profit agency dedicated to helping to reduce the risks of stroke in the population. This site contains information on a number of stroke related topics, including prevention programs, survivor and caregiver resources, and an interactive "test your stroke IQ" quiz. This is a searchable site with a stroke information library. (
http://www.stroke.org
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