The Affordable Care Act
Healthcare.gov - Enrolling and subsidies
Local Assistance Finder - Organizations offering personal help by zipcode
Medicare Help
Medicare.gov - Info about Medicare, the Prescription Plans, etc. Register with My.Medicare.gov to access personalized information regarding Medicare benefits and services.
Medicare Plan Finder
AARP Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Your Questions Answered.
General Sites
FDA: Safety - Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts from the last 60 days
Healthfinder - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
United Way 2-1-1 - Helpline Information and Referral Dial 2-1-1.
Insure Kids Now - Info on low-cost or free health insurance for your kids from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Mobile County Health Department
Office on Women's Health - OWH HELPLINE: 1-800-994-9662. In the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Recalls.gov - get recall info on medicine
Veterans Health Administration
Medication
BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy - FDA BeSafeRx is a national campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of buying prescription medicines from fake online pharmacies
FDA: Drugs - U.S. Food and Drug Administration's site with news and resources on medications
FDA: Drugs Recalls - Drug recalls from the last 60 days
Medline Plus - Drug, diseases, and health information, articles from the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Mental Health
Encyclopedia of Psychology
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Nutrition
USDA FoodData Central - Information on nutrients and other food components from United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
We Can! - Nutrition resource site for kids and parents from The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Medical Professions
American Medical Association
Alabama Board of Nursing - Nursing degrees, examinations, and licensing
Alabama Department of Public Health
Research
Centers for Disease Control - Stats, fact sheets, news, and travel advice from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
National Institutes of Health - Portal for health resources.
The National Library of Medicine
PubMed - Citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Diseases and Conditions
General
Agency For Healthcare Research and Quality - Latest evidence-based information for improving health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Compare medical treatments, understand diseases & conditions, get safer care, and assistance choosing quality care. Videos and podcasts in Spanish.
Mayo Health - Easy to understand info on diseases and conditions, drugs and supplements, treatments, and healthy living.
Addiction
Addiction Journal
National Institute of Drug Abuse - From the National Institutes of Health
Rehab.help.org
Cancer
American Cancer Society
Clinical Trials - U.S. National Institutes of Health accounting of clinical trials in medical research
National Cancer Institute - Information on detecting, treating, and coping with cancer
Mesothelioma Hope - Information on Mesothelioma treatment and other resources
Diabetes
Centers for Disease Control: Diabetes Public Health Resource
Heart
American Heart Association - Warning signs of heart disease and stroke, exercise programs, and healthy nutrition
