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“5-A-Day for Better Health” program |
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“Keys to Healthy Aging” |
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AARP - A nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization
dedicated to making life better for people age 50 and
older. The AARP Bulletin includes a Long Term Care channel. |
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AARP - has healthy tips on exercise, eating right and personal
care |
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Age 50 Blueprint - Adobe Acrobat document that provides information
on “increasing physical activity among adults age 50 and
older” |
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Aging and Life Course - information about aging and life course |
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AllRefer - Medical resource provides comprehensive and authoritative
information and news on diseases, symptoms, tests,
surgery, injuries, nutrition, medications, and poisons.
Focuses on family and community health. |
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American Academy of Pediatrics |
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
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American Diabetes Association - Funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides
information and other services to people with diabetes. |
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American Dietetic Association - American Dietetic Association promoting optimal nutrition,
health and well being |
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American Heart Association - This site contains up-to-date information on key policy
issues including: research funding, access to quality
health care, stroke, tobacco control, emergency
cardiovascular care, physical activity, and nonprofit
issues. |
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American Liver Society |
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American Medical Association - AMA's work includes the development and promotion of
standards in medical practice, research, and education;
strong advocacy agenda on behalf of patients and
physicians; and the commitment to providing accurate,
timely information and discourse on matters important to
the health of American. |
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American Public Health Assocation (APHA) |
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American Public Health Association (APHA) - APHA concerned with a broad set of issues affecting
personal and environmental health, federal and state
funding for health programs, pollution control, programs
and policies related to chronic and infectious diseases, a
smoke-free society, and professional education in public
health. |
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American Stroke Association |
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Black Women's Health Imperative |
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Caddo Council on Aging - Services for seniors in Caddo Parish. |
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Capital Area Agency on Aging - Interrelated supportive and nutrition services for all
persons aged 60 and older in the parishes of Ascension,
Assumption, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St.
Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West
Feliciana. |
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Capital Area United Way - Visit your local United Way to explore community solutions,
learn about health & human service issues, donate or
volunteer, express your opinions and provide your thoughts. |
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CDC |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention - CDC’s heart disease and stroke activities in the
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion include epidemiologic surveillance and research,
intervention studies, and public health programs related
to cardiovascular health. |
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - the federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid
and Child Health Insurance Programs. |
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Children's Safety Network (CSN) - This is a site that provides information and technical
assistance to maternal and child health agencies and other
organizations in efforts to reduce unintentional injuries
and violence to children and adolescents. |
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Covering Kids and Families |
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Department of Health and Human Services - DHHS is the United States government's principal agency for
protecting the health of all Americans and providing
essential human services, especially for those who are
least able to help themselves. |
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DHH |
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Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health |
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Families USA |
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Family to Family Health Information Center - Providing information, referral, education and training and
peer-to-peer support for families of children with health
issues ages 0-26. |
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Food & Drug Administration - regulates over $1 trillion worth of products, which account
for 25 cents of every dollar spent annually by American
consumers. The Food and Drug Administration touches the
lives of virtually every American every day. For it is
FDA's job to see that the food we eat is safe and
wholesome, the cosmetics we use won't hurt us, the
medicines and medical devices we use are safe and
effective, and that radiation-emitting products such as
microwave ovens won't do us harm. Feed and drugs for pets
and farm animals also come under FDA scrutiny. |
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Food Safety Information - provides links to food safety information |
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Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports - The Council assists Louisiana schools, businesses and
organizations in the creation of health and fitness
programs. |
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Guttmacher Institute |
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Health Affairs |
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Healthcare 411 - Healthcare 411 is a news series produced by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. AHRQ’s mission is
to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and
effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Using the
latest podcasting technology, these weekly audio and video
programs feature AHRQ’s latest research findings as news
and informational stories on current health care topics. |
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HealthEconomics.com |
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Healthfinder |
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HealthFinder - is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human
services information website developed by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. healthfinder® can
lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses,
databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as
well as the government agencies and not-for-profit
organizations that produce reliable information for the
public. Launched in April 1997, healthfinder® served
Internet users over 1.7 million times in its first year
online. |
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HealthFinder - Spanish Version - is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human
services information website developed by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. healthfinder® can
lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses,
databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as
well as the government agencies and not-for-profit
organizations that produce reliable information for the
public. Launched in April 1997, healthfinder® served
Internet users over 1.7 million times in its first year
online. |
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HIPAA OnLine - Helps consumers find out how their health coverage is
affected by life events such as: job changes, marriage,
divorce, birth, adoption or death. Online help to answer
health coverage questions is available. |
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Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council - was created in 1984 by the Illinois General Assembly (The
Illinois Finance Reform Act, Public Act 83-1243). Through a
uniform data-processing system, the agency collects,
analyzes and reports health care costs and utilization data
from Illinois hospitals. In July 1996, the agency's
authority was expanded and it was instructed to conduct a
two-phase pilot testing process by gathering current
outpatient data from a select group of hospital outpatient
clinics and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. The
data collected during the pilot phases was used to produce
a report which was submitted to the General Assembly on
March 1, 1998. The General Assembly will use the report to
determine the nature of any further outpatient data
collection. |
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Internet Mental Health |
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Kaiser Daily Reports |
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Kaiser Family Foundation |
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Kaiser State Health Facts for Louisiana |
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KaiserEDU - kaiserEDU gives health policy students and faculty easy
access to data, literature, news and developments regarding
major health policy topics and debates.
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Kaisernetwork.org - Kaisernetwork.org is the premier online resource for timely
and in-depth coverage of health policy news, debates and
discussions. |
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Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) |
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LaCHIP - The Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP)
is a health insurance program designed to bring quality
health care to uninsured children and youth up to the age
of 19 in Louisiana. |
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Louisiana Conference on Water Supply, Sewerage, and Industrial Wastes, Inc. |
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Louisiana Council for Obesity Prevention and Management |
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Louisiana Council on Obesity Prevention and Management |
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Louisiana Covering Kids and Families |
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Louisiana Diabetes Prevention and Control Program |
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Louisiana Minority Health Access and Promotions |
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Louisiana Office of Public Health |
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Louisiana Public Health Association (LPHA) - LPHA is the state affiliate of the American Public Health
Association. They are both professional organizations for
people working in public health. |
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Louisiana Society of Transplant Nurses - The Louisiana Chapter of the International Transplant
Nurses Society is committed to the promotion of excellence
in clinical transplant nursing through the provision of
educational and professional growth opportunities,
interdisciplinary networking, collaborative activities,
and nursing research. |
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Louisiana State Credit Union - is a member owned financial institution since 1942. We
invite everyone in our field of membership to share in the
many benefits of credit union membership and build a
financial future with us. We offer loans for every purpose
at competitive rates, savings, low cost checking accounts
and certificates. There is no need to wait. Invest in your
future today by investing in your own credit union -- LSCU.
Membership is real, and so are the benefits. |
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Louisiana State University Medical Center - provides education, research, patient care services and
community outreach. LSU Medical Center encompasses six
professional schools - the School of Medicine in New
Orleans, the School of Medicine in Shreveport, the School
of Graduate Studies in New Orleans and Shreveport, the
School of Nursing, the School of Dentistry, and the School
of Allied Health Professions in New Orleans and Shreveport. |
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Louisiana Tobacco Control Program - The OPH Louisiana Tobacco Control Program's comprehensive
plan is based on the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's, "Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco
Control Programs." |
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Louisiana Tobacco Control Program |
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LOUIS-The Louisiana Library Network - the Louisiana Online University Information System |
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LSU Public Policy Research Lab |
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Magic Foundation - Assists families whose children have a variety of medical
problems.
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Medicare Learning Network |
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MedLine Plus - MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer
health questions. MedlinePlus brings together
authoritative information from the National Library of
Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
and other government agencies and health-related
organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included
in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal
articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about
drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive
patient tutorials, and latest health news. |
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Mental Health InfoSource |
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Mental Health Net |
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Minority Health Access & Promotions |
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National Guideline Clearinghouse - a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice
guidelines. NGC is sponsored by the Agency for Health Care
Policy and Research (AHCPR) in partnership with the
American Medical Association and the American Association
of Health Plans. |
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National Health Information Center - is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health
professionals and consumers who have health questions in
touch with those organizations that are best able to
provide answers. NHIC was established in 1979 by the Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office
of Public Health and Science,Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. |
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National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute - Annual compilation of Institute activities containing
administrative information on grants, contracts, clinical
trials, and research training and career development
programs. |
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - NHTSA investigates safety defects in motor vehicles, sets
and enforces fuel economy standards, helps states and local
communities reduce the threat of drunk drivers, promotes
the use of safety belts, child safety seats and air bags,
investigates odometer fraud, establishes and enforces
vehicle anti-theft regulations and provides consumer
information on motor vehicle safety topics. |
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation - The DOT Auto Safety Hotline was created in 1975 by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of
the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Hotline was
designed to gather information about alleged safety
problems in motor vehicles and equipment. Today the Hotline
is the Agency's "Single Point of Contact" providing callers
with motor vehicle safety information, Child Safety Seat
material, and airbag information. |
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
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National Institutes of Health - An introduction to some of the many health information
resources provided by the National Institutes of Health.
For additional health information you may also want to try
Healthfinder, a gateway consumer health and human services
information web site from the United States government. The
Health Information Index will help you identify the
Institute(s) responsible for the area in which you are
interested and will provide a link directly to the home
page of that Institute. |
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National Library of Medicine - Every significant program of the Library is represented,
from medical history to biotechnology. We hope that the
resources of the world's largest biomedical library will
find ever wider useful application around the nation and
around the world. |
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National Stroke Association |
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National Stroke Association Resource Directory |
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National Women's Health - Quick Health Data Online (previously known as the National
Women’s Health Indicators Database) provides comprehensive
US data for both men and women on a variety of indicators
related to infectious and chronic diseases, mental health,
reproductive health, maternal health, violence and abuse,
illness prevention, access to care, and demographics.
National, regional, state and county data are provided and
data are often available by race/ethnicity. Access is free,
and users can make their own tables, graphs, and maps out
of any data in the system. Age-adjusted data and 3-year
averages are included for many of the health indicators. |
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Nutritional Analyses - provides simplified nutritional analyses for all foods and
recipes |
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Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
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OPH |
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OPH Maternal and Child Health Program |
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Parish Health Units - Select your area from the map, to access prish health unit
information. |
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Partners for Healthy Babies |
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Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce |
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Partnerships for Prevention |
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Pick a Better Snack - information on Iowa nutrition network’s social marketing
campaign |
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
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State and Territorial Injury Prevention Director's Association (STIPDA) - STIPDA's mission is to promote, sustain, and enhance the
ability of state and territorial public health departments
to reduce death and disability associated with injuries. |
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State Health Access Data Assitance Center (SHADAC) |
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State Health Facts Online - This improved website has easy to use options to provide
quick access to health data and policy information for all
50 states. |
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Steps to a HealthierUS Initiative |
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The Kaiser Commission - The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
provides information and analysis on health care coverage
and access for the low-income population, with a special
focus on Medicaid's role and coverage of the uninsured. |
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services |
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The National Safe Kids Coalition - This is the home page for a national clearinghouse and
advocacy to protect kids from their number one killer -
unintentional injury. |
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Tulane Medical School - The Tulane Office of Medical Informatics helps the Tulane
Medical Center plan, develop and implement computer and
communications systems that support its missions in medical
education, clinical practice, and research. We maintain
expertise in key technologies important in education,
electronic publishing, and research and clinical data
management. We also help Medical Center departments
incorporate current computing technology into their
teaching and clinical work by providing consultative
support, expert assessment of commercial hardware and
software, training opportunities, internal software
development, and shared equipment and software resources.
We are organized under the Chancellor's Office of the
Tulane Medical Center. As a part of our activities, we
maintain the Tulane Medical Center Web Server and we
support departments and offices of the Tulane Medical
Center in the development and maintenance of their own web
pages on the server. A mission statement and a more
detailed list of our services is available. |
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Veteran's Administration - Veteran's Administration Website is a portal of VA's
facility listings across the United States. |
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WomenHeart - Website for the National Coalition for Women with Heart
Disease. Has great information on women and heart disease! |
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World Health Organization - WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health
within the United Nations system. |
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World Health Organization - An international site on health. |
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