MEDLINEplus
MEDLINEplus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MEDLINEplus brings together, by health topic, authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other government, non-profit and other health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MEDLINEplus and give easy access to the medical research literature. It also provides you with a database of full-text drug information and an illustrated medical encyclopedia.
Links to Healthy Living - by Subject
Links to Healthy Living - Complete List
 = Staff-selected resources available at the Tompkins County Public Library
Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine HomePage
www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
Alternative Medicine Health Care Information Resources
hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/altmed.html
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
nccam.nih.gov/health
Cancer Resources
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Foreign Language Breast Cancer Websites - Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance
www.ibca.net/online_resources/foreign_language_sites.php
National Cancer Institute
cancer.gov/cancerinformation
Oncolink
www.oncolink.upenn.edu
Caregiver Resources
Administration on Aging Elders and Families
www.aoa.gov/eldfam/eldfam.asp
The AGS (American Geriatrics Society) Foundation for Health in Aging
www.healthinaging.org
American Society on Aging ASA
www.asaging.org
Caregiver Resources available @ TCPL
www.tcpl.org/Health/caregiverbib.html
Caregiver's Handbook -
Online guide assisting both the caregiver and the elderly care receiver
www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drstall/hndbk0.html
Caregiving Online - Offers access to support, information, and resources for caring for and aged relative.
www.caregiving.com
CarePages
www.carepages.com
CaringBridge
www.caringbridge.org
Family and Caregiver Financial Planning
www.aging.pitt.edu/family-caregivers/services/financial-planning.asp
Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiver.org
Health and Age
www.healthandage.com
Home/Family Caregivers - Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
www.alzheimers.org/caregiving/index.htm
Intellihealth Caregiving
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9030/9030.html?k=zonex408
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Medlineplus Caregivers
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/caregivers.html
Also en espaol www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/caregivers.html.
theStatus theStatus provides Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish language secure, private, web pages with the purpose of maintaining communication between family and friends about illnesses, treatment, and recovery.
www.thestatus.com
Tompkins County Office of the Aging - Resources for Caregivers
www.tompkins-co.org/cofa/documents/BOOK2005cgr.pdf
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration on Aging - Comprehensive information and resources on aging
www.aoa.gov
Disaster Preparedness
Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
www.fema.gov/areyouready
The Department of Homeland Security
www.whitehouse.gov/deptofhomeland
Disasters & Emergencies -- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
www.hhs.gov/disasters
Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.bt.cdc.gov
TogetherWe Prepare -- American Red Cross
www.redcross.org/prepare
Drug Information - Prescription & Over-the-Counter
Finding Lower-Cost Prescriptions: An Interactive Resource for Tompkins County
prescription.hsctc.org/home.htm
Medicare-Approved Drug Discount cards and Other Assistance Programs
www.medicare.gov/AssistancePrograms/Home.asp
MedlinePlus - Drug Information
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
Drug Information on familydoctor.org
www.familydoctor.org/druginfo.xml
Rite Aid Drug Information
http://www.riteaid.com/pharmacy/monographs/
General Health
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
www.cayugamed.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of
the Medical Library Association
caphis.mlanet.org/consumer
Dictionaries - MEDLINEplus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
FamilyDoctor.org
familydoctor.org
Health Finder
www.healthfinder.gov
Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.com
MEDLINEplus
www.medlineplus.gov
Merck Manual - Home Edition
www.merckhomeedition.com
National Institute of Aging
www.nia.nih.gov
New York State Department of Health
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/consumer.htm
News by Date - from MEDLINEplus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/newsbydate.html
NOAH - New York Online Access to Health
www.noah-health.org
PubMed
www.pubmed.gov
Local Resources
Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County
www.alcoholdrugcouncil.org
American Red Cross of Tompkins County
www.tompkins-redcross.org
Babies First
fingerlakeswebs.com/babiesfirst
Central New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association
www.alzcny.org
Community Coalition for Healthy Youth (CCHY)
www.ithacaparents.org
Cornell Cooperative Extension
counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins
Finger Lakes Independence Center (FLIC)
www.fliconline.org
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice -
A Healthy Guide To Youth Services in Tompkins County
www.tompkins-co.org/youth/fsoj.html
Human Services Coalition
www.hsctc.org
Human Services Coalition's Information & Referral Service
www.hsctc.org/hsc_page.cfm?pageID=8
Information and Referral Service's online database of non-profit agencies and organization serving Tompkins County
www.hsctc.org/hsc_hsdsearch.cfm?pageID=16
Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance
www.ibca.net
Ithaca College Gerontology Institute
www.ithaca.edu/aging
Ithaca Health Fund
www.lightlink.com/hours
Ithaca’s Integrative Community Wellness Center
www.ithacawellness.com
Mental Health Association in Tompkins County
www.lightlink.com/mhaedu
Planned Parenthood of Tompkins County
www.sextalk.org
Tompkins County Domestic Violence Prevention
www.tompkins-co.org/dvp
Tompkins County Health Department
www.tompkins-co.org/health
Tompkins County Office of the Aging
www.tompkins-co.org/cofa
Locate a Doctor or Healthcare Facility
American Medical Association Physician Select
www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
New York State Physician Profile
www.nydoctorprofile.com/welcome.jsp
New York State Professional Misconduct & Discipline
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm
American Hospital Directory
www.ahd.com
Quality Check - Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations
www.jointcommission.org
New York State Health Facilities Association
- Nursing Home Locator
www.nyshfa.org/facility/index.asp
Nursing Home Compare
www.medicare.gov/Nhcompare/home.asp
MedlinePlus - Directories
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html
Menopause
MedlinePlus - Menopause
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menopause.html
North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
www.menopause.org
Mental Health
Mental Health Association in Tompkins County
www.lightlink.com/mhaedu
National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org
Mental Help Net
mentalhelp.net
Miscellaneous
Consumer Health Materials in Spanish
nnlm.gov/outreach/consumer/chspanish.html
Dr. Koop
www.drkoop.com
Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors -
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/hoax_rumors.htm
HealthWeb
www.healthweb.org
Long Term Care Link
www.longtermcarelink.net
National Women’s Health Information Center
www.4women.gov
Reports of the Surgeon General
sgreports.nlm.nih.gov/NN
Science.gov
www.science.gov
Nutrition
American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
Vegetarian Resource Group
www.vrg.org
Food and Nutrition Information Center
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
Nutrition.gov - easy access to all online federal government information on nutrition
www.nutrition.gov
Nutrition Website Rating Guide
www.navigator.tufts.edu
Pregnancy
March of Dimes/MAMA: Pregnancy & Newborn Section
www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/pnhec.asp
MedlinePlus - Pregnancy
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pregnancy.html
National Women's Health Information Center
www.4woman.gov/pregnancy
New York Online Access to Health/Ask NOAH about Pregnancy
www.noah-health.org/en/pregnancy/
Pregnancy Resources available @ TCPL
www.tcpl.org/Health/pregnancybib.html
Smoking Cessation
Quitnet - Quit All Together
www.quitnet.com
Smoke Tompkins County
www.tompkins-co.org/wellness/tobaccofree
Smoking Cessation - MedlinePlus www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smokingcessation.html
Substance Abuse
Alcohol & Drug Council of Tompkins County
www.alcoholdrugcouncil.org
Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services
(formerly Cornerstone Recovery Services)
www.carsny.org
New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
www.oasas.state.ny.us
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.samhsa.gov
= Staff-selected resources available at the Tompkins County Public Library
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