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Women's Health Resources It’s said that knowledge is power. We think that's particularly true when it comes to health. Learning more about prevention and the latest treatments for the conditions unique to women is the first step to taking charge of your own health. There's a wealth of information available. Visit some of our favorite web sites and programs listed below. Resource Center Catalogue – http://wfubmc.edu/women/resource/catalogue  General Health: About-Face - www.about-face.org American Medical Women’s Association - http://www.amwa-doc.org/index American Public Health Association - http://www.apha.org/ BestHealth - http://www.besthealth.com/ CDC Health Topics A to Z - www.cdc.gov/az.do CDC National Prevention Information Network - www.cdcnpin.org Department of Health and Human Services - www.hhs.gov   Healthfinder® - www.healthfinder.gov JAMA - http://jama.ama-assn.org Medscape Women’s Health News - http://WomensHealth.medscape.com National Women’s Health Information Center - www.4woman.gov/index.htm National Women’s Health Network - www.aoa.dhhs.gov NERI: Four Stories - www.neri.org  WebMD -  http://webmd.com/  Women's Health Center of Excellence Center -http://www.wfubmc.edu/whcoe/  Top Health Topics Aging: National Institute on Aging - http://www.nia.nih.gov/ Alzheimer’s disease: Alzheimer’s Association - http://www.alz.org/ Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions: Arthritis Foundation - http://www.arthritis.org/ Nat’l Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Disease – http://www.niams.nih.gov/  Cancer: ACS General (All Cancers) Resource Center - www.cancer.org/cancerinfo American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/ AVON – Women – The Crusade - http://www.avoncrusade.com/ National Cancer Institute - http://www.nci.nih.gov/ OncoLink: University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center - www.oncolink.upenn.edu WFUBMC Comprehensive Cancer Center – wfubmc.edu/cancer/ Top Diabetes: American Diabetes Association - http://diabetes.org/ National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases - http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ North Carolina Diabetes Prevention and Control Unit - http://www.ncdiabetes.org/ Family Planning: Planned Parenthood Federation of America - http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ Heart Disease: American Heart Association National Center - http://www.americanheart.org/ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ Take Wellness to Heart - http://women.americanheart.org/ HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service - http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ Top Infant Health: Forsyth County Infant Mortality Reduction Coalition - http://www.helpourbabies.org/default.aspx Insurance Concerns: KFF: Talking With Your Parents About Medicare and Health Coverage - http://www.kff.org/ Kidney Disease: National Kidney Foundation – Making Lives Better - http://www.kidney.org/ Menopause: North American Menopause Society - http://www.menopause.org/ Mental Health: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - http://www.nami.org/ National Mental Health Association – http://www.nmha.org/ Top Nutrition: Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-Loss Program - http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/choosing.htm Osteoporosis: National Osteoporosis Foundation - http://www.nof.org/ NIH ORBD-NRC-Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases - http://www.osteo.org/ Top Smoking Cessation: American Lung Association - http://www.lungusa.org/ Stress: American Institute of Stress - http://www.stress.org/ Substance Abuse: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention - www.samhsa.gov/csap/index.htm National Institute on Drug Abuse - www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome1.html Violence: Domestic Violence Hotline - http://www.feminist.org/911/1_supprt.html Top