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SUGGESTED WEBSITES

These sites are provided as an information service.  They are not a substitute for medical research or for the services of a medical professional.
 
AHEC Area Health Education Center – providing educational outreach and support to NH residents
AIDS – What to do?
facts, options and action for young people
Alternative Medicine

AMA Physician Select
– online doctor finder
American Hospital Directory
- statistics & information about hospitals
Cancer.gov
provided by the National Cancer Institute.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Center for Mental Health Services
Child and Family Webguide
created by Tufts University.
Clinical Trials
– a service of the National Institutes of Health
Combined Health Information Database
– combines government health agencies’ databases
Consumer Health Resources
– sites and information selected by Dartmouth College Libraries.
Drkoop.com
Familydoctor.org
provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians
Hardin Meta Directory - (produced by the University of Iowa Hardin Library for Health) 
Healthfinder.gov – provided by the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Health Web

Hiv
InSite
provided by the University of California at San FranciscoHospitalWeb
InteliHealth
Kidshealth.org
- Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media
Lab Tests Online – a public resource on clinical lab tests
"Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else: A New Hampshire Handbook (2007)"
Martindale's Health Science Guide
Medical Journals - WebMedLit

MEDLINEplus
– National Library of Medicine’s consumer friendly health information
MindZone- a mental health site for teens

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Mental Health Association

NH - Area Health Education Center

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
Nutrition Analysis Tool

Pain.com
– information on pain and pain management
PubMed
-Database of the National Library of Medicine
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)

World Health News
from the Harvard School of Public Health
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