American Medical Specialty Organization
http://www.amso.com/
The AMSO site offers the Managed Care Forum and information about other related health care issues. The World-Wide Healthcare Poll and Healthcare forums provide a place for the health care professional, executive, or a concerned health care consumer to read and submit ideas and information in a moderated environment.

American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org/
APHA represents more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health, bringing together researchers, health service providers, administrators, teachers, and other health workers in a unique, multidisciplinary environment of professional exchange, study, and action.

Alzheimer's Disease Research Resource
http://www.ahaf.org/alzdis/about/adabout.htm
From the American Health Assistance Foundation.

The Canadian Health Network
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/
Information about the health care system in Canada and links to informational resources.

CancerWEB
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cancernet/
This cancer resource site has information available on many different aspects of cancer investigation and treatment. Especially helpful is an online medical dictionary.

Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development
http://www.siu.edu/~crhssd/
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's CRHSSD conducts research, needs assessments, demonstration projects, program evaluations, and training; tests new models of health care delivery; and develops policy recommendations to improve the health of our rural population.

ChronicILLNet
http://www.chronicillnet.org/
This is the first multimedia information source on the Internet dedicated to chronic illnesses including AIDS, cancer, Gulf War Syndrome, autoimmune diseases, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, heart disease and neurological diseases. This site offers information for researchers, patients, lay people, and physicians.

Clinical Trials Listings
http://www.CenterWatch.com/
Center Watch is a publishing company that focuses on the clinical trials industry. Their Web site is dedicated to assisting patients and their advocates to learn about and identify ongoing clinical trials seeking study volunteers.

Diabetes Public Health Resources
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/
Sponsored by the Division of Diabetes Translation, a division of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The division is responsible for translating scientific research findings into health promotion, disease prevention and treatment strategies.

Go Ask Alice!
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
Sponsored by Healthwise, the Health Education and Wellness program of the Columbia University Health Service, Go Ask Alice! is an interactive question and answer service, answering questions each week about health, including questions about sexuality, sexual health, relationships, general health, fitness and nutrition, emotional well-being, and alcohol and other drugs.

The Harriet Lane Links
http://162.129.72.40/poi/
The Harriet Lane Links (formerly Pediatric Points of Interest) provide an edited collection of pediatric resources (more than 5,000 links) on the World Wide Web. Maintained and edited by physicians at the Johns Hopkins University, this site attempts to catalog, review and score existing links to pediatric information on the Internet.

The Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center
http://www.prainc.com/hch/
The Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center offers front-line providers and program staff easy access to the most current research and information about clinical practices, funding opportunities, and legislative initiatives that impact their work. Operated for the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Health Care by Policy Research Associates, Inc., the Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center supports the effective delivery of health care services to homeless people by providing technical assistance and targeted information.

Healthfinder®
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Healthfinder® is a gateway consumer health and human services information Web site from the United States government. Healthfinder® can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, Web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public. Launched in April 1997, Healthfinder® served Internet users over 1.7 million times in its first year online.

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
http://www.jdf.org/
The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation is a not-for-profit, voluntary health agency whose mission is to support and fund research to find a cure for diabetes and its complications. The site offers a range of diabetes information.

Med Help International
http://medhlp.netusa.net/
Med Help International is dedicated to helping all who are in need find qualified medical information and support for their medical conditions and questions, regardless of their economic status or geographic location. Offers library searches and patient support through chat resources,

The Minority Health Network
http://www.pitt.edu/AFShome/e/j/ejb4/public/html/min
MHNet is a World Wide Web based information source for individuals interested in the health of minority groups, referring to all people of color and people who are underrepresented economically and socially.

Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mdausa.org/
Offers links to information about MD and to related associations worldwide.

National Center for Farmworker Health
http://www.ncfh.org/
NCFH is a private, not-for-profit corporation located in Austin, Texas. NCFH has evolved into a multi-faceted organization that provides a wide range of services dedicated to improving the health of the workers who harvest America's crops.

National Center for Health Education
http://www.nche.org/
The National Center for Health Education (NCHE) is a nonprofit health education organization. We design and disseminate health education programs including Growing Healthy, America's first comprehensive school health education curriculum. Growing Healthy is designed to provide teachers of school health education with the tools needed to effectively teach health education. We also develop health education products that cover topics including violence prevention, drug prevention, and adolescent health issues including HIV and AIDS, sexuality education, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), sexual abuse, and birth control and un-intended pregnancy.

Nursing Net
http://www.nursingnet.org/
NursingNet's mission is to help further the knowledge and understanding of Nursing for the public, and to provide a forum for medical professionals and students to obtain and disseminate information about nursing and medically related subjects. Offers a wide range of Internet nursing -resources.

Online Diabetes Resources
http://www.mendosa.com/faq.htm
This comprehensive directory of substantive information about diabetes provides links to important resources for diabetics.

National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/
NICHSR was created at the National Library of to improve the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of information on health services research, clinical practice guidelines, and on health care technology, including the assessment of such technology.

PEDINFO Home Page
http://www.pedinfo.org/
This Web server is dedicated to the dissemination of online information for pediatricians and others interested in child health.

RxList: The Internet Drug Index
http://www.rxlist.com/
Information on commonly described drugs in both English and Spanish.

Synapse Publishing
http://www.medlib.com/
Synapse, Inc. creates Disease Guidance Systems‹medical software that uses the concept of evidence-based medicine. They are the publishers of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Stroke: A Practical Guide to Management (Blackwell), and creators of the StrokeNet and the Stroke Guidance System. Their site offers some great resources about neuromuscular illnesses.

WWW Virtual Library: Biosciences: Medicine
http://www.ohsu.edu/cliniweb/wwwvl/
An hierarchical listing of medical topics for finding resources on the Web.

Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
http://www.y-me.org/
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization has a commitment to provide information and support to anyone who has been touched by breast cancer. Y-ME serves women with breast cancer and their families and friends through their national hotline, open door groups, early detection workshops and local chapters.

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