Health Information
Links
General Health
Links found here are to websites that provide information
on general healthy behavior, diabetes prevention practices, and
determining your risk of diabetes.
Healthfinder
Provided by the US Federal Government, "healthfinder® links
to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,800
health-related organizations."
Click on “Health Library” for general
health information, click on “Just for You” for information
for specific groups by gender, age, or ethnicity.
MEDLINEplus
From the National Library of Medicine, “MEDLINEplus has extensive
information . . . on over 600 diseases and conditions. The following
are also included:
- Lists of hospitals and physicians
- Medical encyclopedia
- Medical dictionary
- Health information in Spanish
- Extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs
and much more!"
Click on “Health Topics” for information on various
conditions or click on “espanol” to go to the Spanish
site.
NOAH: New York Online Access
to Health
“NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer health
information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant
and unbiased.”
Click on “Health Topics” or “Temas de Salud”
for health information.
Diabetes
Risk Test from the American Diabetes Association
This seven-question quiz indicates an individual’s risk for
developing diabetes.
Diabetes at Work: resources developed
by the Michigan Department of Community Health
Environmental Health Resources for Community Outreach and Education website.
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