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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

Alternative medicine
Cancer
Caregiver resources
Disaster preparedness
Drug info (prescription)
General health
Local resources
Locate a healthcare provider
   or healthcare facility

Menopause
Mental health
Miscellaneous

Nutrition
Pregnancy
Smoking cessation
Substance abuse
Tompkins County resources

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

Staff-selected resources Available @ TCPL 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
x9030%20

Medlineplus Caregivers
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/caregivers.html
Also en espaņol 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

Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services
formerly Cornerstone Recovery Services
www.carsny.org

Finding Lower-Cost Prescriptions: An Interactive Resource for Tompkins County
prescription.hsctc.org/home.htm

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

Staff-selected resources Available @ TCPL Menopause Resources available @ TCPL
www.tcpl.org/Health/menopausebib.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/

Staff-selected resources Available @ TCPL 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

Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) - CDC
www.cdc.gov/tobacco

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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