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Health Information Links

Here are some interesting and useful health related sites on the web. Check them out.

• Evaluating Health Information on the Internet: Links to resources to help evaluate the trustworthiness of health information on the Internet.
  
  
• Immunization Action Coalition:This website is replete with reliable information on each vaccine-preventable disease and its vaccine, as well as scientific data on vaccine safety and the importance of vaccines.
  
  
• Alice: Health Education Program at Columbia University. Allows you to ask your own health questions.
  
  
• Healthfinder: Department of Health and Human Services health information and health links.
  
  
• Family Doctor: A website for the whole family. Includes information on herbal and alternative remedies, self care, health information handouts and much more. Sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
  
  
• Heroin/Prescription Drug Abuse: The Combat Heroin website was developed to fight the growing heroin and prescription opioid epidemic in New York State
  
  
• MEDLINEplus: Any easy to use site that links to extensive health information about diseases and other conditions. Includes a medical encyclopedia, medication information, clinical trials, alternative therapies and much more.
  
  
• The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): NCCAM is a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals.
  
  
• Sports/Orthopedic Injuries: Patient health information from the American Academy for Orthopedic Surgeons.
  
  
• Aim For A Healthy Weight: Check out the National Institutes of Health Aim For A Healthy Weight Program. This interactive web sites allows you to determine your Body mass index (BMI) plan menu including calories, portion sizes and more.