American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/
Provides information and education about heart
disease and stroke, including their warning signs
and ways to prevent the conditions. Also information
on children's health.
March of Dimes
http://marchofdimes.com/
Teaches women about healthy pregnancy and newborn
health. One of their goals is to improve the health
of babies by educating parents about birth defects,
complications, infant mortality and premature birth
in infants.
American Diabetes
Association
http://www.diabetes.org/
Provides information on diabetes management and
prevention, with recipes, tips to help manage
diabetes, research information and summaries for
health-care professionals.
My Sister’s Place
http://home.frognet.net/~mysis/
A shelter for victims of domestic violence that
provides services to help victims break cycles of
abuse, including case management, legal services and
counseling for victims.
Safe Kids Worldwide
http://www.safekids.org
Provides information for parents and caregivers on
how to keep kids safe from injury and accidental
death. Has tips and facts about things like car
seats, fire & burns, water safety, and how to handle
household poisons.
Go Local Ohio - Southeast
http://www.medlineplus.gov/ose
Health information database that connects people to
resources for local health services, including
hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, support
groups, health screening providers, day-care
centers, assisted living, libraries and much more.
This site was created for the Appalachian Ohio
region and includes consumer health information for
18 Southeastern Ohio counties. This collection has
more than 3,000 information records providing
contact information and descriptions of various
health services in the area. University Libraries’
Health Sciences Library launched this health
services database in conjunction with the U.S.
National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) for the consumers of
Southeastern Ohio.
IRis
http://www3.irissoft.com/care/
The Athens County
directory provides a self-service, on-line database
of local human/social service resources with some
regional and national information. Free, easy, quick
and confidential to use! You may search by keywords
or try an advanced search to find services by
agency/program names. |
