Useful Health-Related Sites for Consumers

• Agengy for Healthcare Research and Quality
• American Academy of Family Physicians' patient information site
• American Heart Association
• American Medical Association
• CareGiverHelper, Inc.                                                 Free online service which provides families with ways to communicate, organize and find resources to support parents or care recipients.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Food and Drug Administration
• Mayo Clinic
  Free This site provides information on medicines, nutrition, women's health, heart disease, and other topics.
• National Health Information Center
  Created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site links health professionals and consumers with organizations best able to answer
  their questions.
• National Council on Patient Information and Education
• National Institutes of Health
• National Library of Medicine's site for doing searches of the medical literature
• Quackwatch
  A site that warns of unreliable health claims
• Safe Medicine Cabinet
  Great advice about home medications
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' online guide.