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Health Information
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To help you learn as much as possible about your health and specific diseases and conditions, we are pleased to connect you to the following expert sources of information. For more information about your own situation, be sure to call your NorthPoint pysician at 612-302-4600.
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Cancer Links
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| American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a nationwide community-based organization dedicated to reducting cancer suffering through research, education, advocacy, and service. |
| Cancer Information
The Cancer Information site gives descriptions of various cancers and information on cancer causes, prevention, screening, and treatment. |
| Cancer Research Foundation of America
The site focuses on cancers that can be prevented with lifestyle changes or treated following early detection--breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, and testicular cancer. |
| Cancervive
Offers educational materials for cancer survivors and their families |
| National Cancer Institute's brochures on breast cancer prevention
"Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family" brochures are available in English, Chinese, Tagalog and Vietnamese. |
| ONCOLINK
The cancer information resource of the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center |
| Pancreatica -- Confronting Pancreatic Cancer
The Pancreatica site gives information on research and treatment of pancreatic cancer, as well as a database of ongoing clinical trials. |
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Chronic Conditions and Disorders Links
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HIV/AIDS Links
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| AIDS Action
An excellent AIDS advocacy group |
| AIDSinfo
A central resource for current information on federally and privately funded clinical trials for AIDS patients and others infected with HIV. As the main dissemination point for federally approved HIV treatment and prevention guidelines, AIDSinfo provides information about the current treatment regimens for HIV infection and AIDS-related illnesses, including the prevention of HIV transmission from occupational exposure and mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy. |
| AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Monitoring Project
The AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Monitoring Project provides vital medications to low income uninsured or underinsured people with HIV and AIDS in 52 States and Territories. The ADAP Monitoring Project is a two year initiative to provide ongoing updates regarding the status of ADAPs nationally. |
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Mental Health Links
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| American Managed Behavioral Health Association
Contracting with health maintenance organizations or other health care delivery systems, both public and private, AMBHA member organizations offer individualized care management, specialty networks, a continuum of care, quality management programs, consumer orientations and innovations in behavioral health care delivery. |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the burden of mental illness through research. |
| National Mental Health Association
The country's oldest and largest non-profit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. |
| National Mental Health Information Center
Information for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). |
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Nutrition and Obesity Links
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| Aim for a Healthy Weight
Patient and public education materials from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| CDC Health Topics: Nutrition
Fact sheets on various nutrition topics, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CDC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
Addresses the role of nutrition and physical activity in health promotion and the prevention and control of chronic diseases |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest
Health and nutrition information |
| Consumer Nutrition and Health Information
Nutrition and health information from the Food and Drug Administration |
| Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Recommended dietary guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Food and Nutrition Information Center
FNIC, located at the National Agricultural Library, collects and disseminates information about food and human nutrition |
| Health Information: Weight Loss and Control
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health provides free information on obesity, weight control, physical activity, and nutrition. |
| Healthfinder: Obesity
Links to a variety of sites on obesity |
| MEDLINEplus: Nutrition |
| MEDLINEplus: Obesity |
| MEDLINEplus: Weight Loss and Dieting |
| Nutrition.gov
A guide to nutrition and health information on federal government Web sites |
| Obesity Education Initiative Web site
Information for health professionals and the public, from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
| Overweight and Obesity
Information on trends and health consequences of obesity, form the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| The American Dietetic Association
An organization of food and nutrition professionals, ADA’s mission is to promote optimal nutrition and well-being for all people. |
| Weight Loss and Nutrition Myths
Corrections to common myths about dieting and nutrition |
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Women's Health Links
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| Canadian Women's Health Network
A network of 70 organizations that supports women's health issues through activism, policy and research |
| CDC Health Topic - Women's Health
Links to sites on women's health topics |
| CDC's WISEWOMAN
The WISEWOMAN program provides low-income uninsured and underinsured women aged 40-64 with chronic disease risk factor screening, lifestyle intervention, and referral services |
| Harvard Women's Health Watch
A publication of Harvard Medical School. Some abstracts available online |
| MEDLINEplus: Women's Health
Links to sites on women's health issues |
| MEDLINEplus: Women's Health (general)
Fact sheets and news releases on women's health, from the National Institutes of Health |
| Melpomene Institute
A nonprofit organization in Minnesota that helps girls and women of all ages link physical activity and health through research, publication and education. |
| National Women's Health Information Center
A health information and referral center for women, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Office on Women's Health
The Office on Women's Health coordinates women's health efforts in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to eliminate disparities in health status |
| Women's Health Initiative
WHI, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, is a longitudinal study to determine the effects of diet and hormones on women's health outcomes in the areas of cancer and heart disease. |
| Women's Mental Health Consortium
Regularly updated information on how the occurrence, treatment and outcomes of mental illnesses differ between men and women, from the National Institute of Mental Health. |
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