MedlinePlus - Alternative Medicine Page
Click on "Health Topics" for the alphabetic list on Alternative Medicine links.      

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Defines complementary and alternative medicine and provides treatment information and news alerts

Genetic Disorders

Genetics Home Reference
Genetic conditions and the genes responsible for those conditions

Genetic and Rare Conditions Site
Includes an alphabetical list of syndromes and rare diseases with links to support groups and organizations

Health Effects of Toxic Chemicals

Household Products Database
Provides information on the potential health effects of more than 2,000 ingredients contained in common household products. Users can browse products by category or brand name. Products can also be searched by type, manufacturer, product ingredients, or chemical names

Toxics Directory - California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
List of agencies and organizations that provide information about toxic substances and their health effects

Toxmap

This site uses maps to show the amount and locations of toxic chemical released into the environment

Tox Town - Your Health, Toxic Substances, and the Environment
U.S. National Library of Medicine's illustrated guide to commonly encountered toxic chemicals, environmental health risks, and public health issues

Health Statistics

StateHealthFacts.Org

Source for State Health Data

National Center for Health Statistics - FastStats
A to Z list of topics and statistics with links to additional specific data

U.S. Statistics from NIDDK
NIDDK's (National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease) site contains statistics related to obesity, diabetes, and digestive, kidney and urologic diseases in the United States

Mental Health

Ask NOAH about Mental Health
Provides information about specific mental conditions and disorders, including care and treatment

MEDLINEplus - Mental Health
Provides links to general overviews, diagnosis, symptoms and treatment, organizations and statistics

Mental Health and Traumatic Events
Provides mental health services locator links, toll free help lines, and disaster information for parents, families, teachers, and adults

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Includes a description and overview of mental illness and information on treatment

National Mental Health Association
Click on "Mental Health Information" for FAQs, fact sheets, prevention, coping with disaster, and list of resources

Occupational Health

Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents
Browse information on hazardous chemicals and occupational diseases by jobs, diseases, or agents

Healthy Computing (From IBM)
The IBM website developed to helping you use your personal computer comfortably, providing extensive ergonomic and environmental information

NIOSH Safety And Health Topics
Provides information on a specific occupational safety and health topics. Check also the NIOSH Site index for additional occupational safety and health information

Substance Abuse

National Institute on Drug Abuse
Provides a list of commonly abused drugs and fact sheets (health effects of specific drugs, prevention and treatment, and trends and statistics)

Substance Abuse (VASF Medical Library)
Provides links to resources including the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, web of addictions (fact sheets, organizations), and drug slang dictionary

Revised  02/06