| “Wellness and Prevention.” 02 Oct. 2006. Rural Assistance Center. 17 Nov. 2006 <http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/wellness/>. | Provides resources aimed at rural Americans, including funding sources, organizations of interest, and success stories. Also provides a link to the Rural Healthy People 2010 Project. |
| Just Move It. 2006. National Indian Health Board, National Congress of American Indians, and Nike. 17 Nov. 2006 <http://www.justmoveit.org/>. | Just Move It is a national campaign to promote physical activity for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Contains a list of programs to use a models as well as providing tools to help plan an activity. |
| “Tips for a Healthy Life for Men.” Men’s Health. 10 May 2006. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 17 Nov. 2006 <http://www.cdc.gov/men/tips.htm>. | This page provides general guidelines for living healthier, with links to a more in-depth discussion of each guideline (all information provided by the CDC). |
| “Tips for a Healthy Life for Women.” Women’s Health. 14 Feb. 2006. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 17 Nov. 2006 <http://www.cdc.gov/women/tips.htm>. | This page provides general guidelines for living healthier, with links to a more in-depth discussion of each guideline (all information provided by the CDC). |
| “A-Z Health Guide from WebMD: Health Tools.” WebMD. 2006. WebMD, Inc. 17 Nov. 2006 <http://www.webmd.com/a_to_z_guide/health_tools.htm>. | A collection of quizzes, calculators, and self-assessments to help individuals understand their risks and manage their health. Also includes a symptom checker to provide help identifying what is causing your symptoms. |
| World Health Organization. 2006. 17 Nov. 2006 <http://www.who.int/en/>. | Provides links to WHO publications and research tools, including WHOLIS (online database that indexes all WHO publications from 1948 onwards). The Health Topics section of the site provides links to WHO projects, initiatives, activities, information products, and contacts, organized by health and development topics. |
| “A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web.” MLANET. 12 Sep. 2006. Medical Library Association. 17 Nov. 2006 <http://www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html>. | This page lists dozens of consumer health, cancer, heart health, and diabetes websites, as well as tips on evaluating online health information. |
| “Health.” FirstGov for Consumers. 09 Nov. 2006. United States Government. 17 Nov. 2006 <http://www.consumer.gov/health.htm>. | Gathers information on a wide range of health topics from many federal agencies. This information is collected and presented as a list of links organized by topic. |
| Womenshealth.gov. The National Women’s Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 17 Nov. 2006 < http://www.4woman.gov/>. | Provides comprehensive coverage of women’s health issues (over 800 topics, according to the site). Also includes fact sheets, funding opportunities, information on national women’s health campaigns, and statistics on numerous health topics. |
| “Men’s Health.” Womenshealth.gov. June 2006. The National Women’s Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 17 Nov. 2006 <http://www.4woman.gov/mens/>. | Provides information on physical health concerns such as heart disease diabetes as well as mental health, sexual health, and violence prevention. Also has links to further resources broken down by groups such as fathers and minority men. |
| “Healthy Living.” MedlinePlus. 30 Nov. 2006. U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. 01 Dec. 2006 <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthyliving.html>. | Provides government-sponsored information on healthy living topics, including prevention/screening, nutrition, statistics, financial issues, health check tools, and dictionaries/glossaries. Also provides information targeted at specific groups – children, teenagers, men, women, and seniors. |