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National
Websites
The national
web sites below are excellent, comprehensive starting points for both the
public and the health care professional. For specific health issues, see the
index above on the right.
Please
note that the Department of Public Health does not necessarily endorse the
information or advertising associated with these web sites and are meant to
be used as resources. Please contact your health care provider before using
any health information obtained from the Internet.
MEDLINEplus
Find information on hundreds of diseases, conditions, drugs and wellness issues.
Other tools include medical dictionaries and current health news. Very reliable
for drug information. (Spanish)
healthfinder®
Reliable health information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. (Spanish)
familydoctor.org
Health information from the American Academy of Family Physicians. No advertising.
Kidshealth®
Provides doctor-approved, jargon-free health information about children from
before birth through adolescence.
National
Health Information Center
Links to 1,100 government agencies and groups. Directory of toll free numbers
for organizations.
NOAH
New York Online Access to Health provides high quality full-text consumer
health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant,
and unbiased.
United
Stated Census Bureau
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