Resources for Nurses and Families

General Health



AARP My Generation Health
AARP My Generation Web Sites for Sites
Adoption Resources
Al & Jane, Inc. - Nursing humor, news, chat room, links
All Nurses.com
American Health Care Association - Long term care resources
Study of assisted living facilities
Assisted Living Federation of America
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
The Care Guide - Ontario's guide to seniors' housing and care services including retirement homes, nursing homes, home health care, adult lifestyle retirement communities, supportive housing and palliative hospice care
Center for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Center to Advance Palliative Care Supported by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and directed by Mount Sinai School of Medicine. This web site offers detailed and practical information to help an institution establish a palliative care program, covering needs assessment, business planning, reimbursements, delivery models, interdisciplinary teams, program operations and evaluation.
Central Florida Alzheimer's Guide
CCPH Community Campus Partnership for Health
ExceptionalNurse.com. A site focused on helping nurses with disabilities.
Florida Poison Information Center
Florida Medical Association
Health Finder - a collection of health information from the government.
Health On the Net Foundation
Health promotion resources
Health Science Libraries
HealthWeb
Health A to Z: Medical and health related sites with search engine
HealthLink Software Systems: Herbal and Natural Remedies
Home Care Guide for Advanced Cancer from the American College of Physicians
Hospice Patients Alliance
Hospital Web
Hypertension Network
Interagency Collaborative on Nursing Statistics (ICONS)
LifeClinic health and wellness - includes wellness calculators and good links to helpful sites
Medical Matrix List
Med Nexus
National Cancer Institute - PDQ statements for professionals and patients
National Center for Assisted Living
Nurse Linx - A division of MDlinx. Summaries and links to current nursing journal articles
Nursing Home - geographical database/search engine of long-term care facilities throughout the U.S.
Nurtition Resources: Arbor Guide
OncoLink (Univ. of Pa.) - Rich collection of resources on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer for health professionals and the lay public from the University of Pennsylvania. Includes primary resources and links to other relevant sites. Has a good search engine.
Pan American Health Organization
Patient education materials.
Red Cross (American)
The Rehabilitation Acreditation Commission
Reuters Health Information
Rural Information Center Health Services
UNICEF: The Progress of Nations 1995
Weekly Epidemiological Record from World Health Organization
Women's Health: All Wise Network
World Health Orginization
The Worldwide Congress on Pain

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