Patient Resources
Health Links
Educate yourself, find solutions and access related services and products. Choose from the following categories:
1. General Health
- American Congress of Obstetrician & Gynecologists: ACOG Patient Page
- http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/patientPage.cfm
- American Congress of Obstetricians & Gynecologists: PAUSE - Your Complete Guide to Midlife Health
- http://pause.acog.org/
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- http://www.cdc.gov/
- National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC)
- http://www.healthywomen.org/
- Medline Plus: Female Reproductive System
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/femalereproductivesystem.html
- National Center For Complementary And Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
- http://nccam.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health: Women's Health
- http://health.nih.gov/category/WomensHealth
- Immunizations For Women
- http://immunizationforwomen.org/
- UpToDate: Search (For Patients)
- http://patients.uptodate.com/
- US Department of Human & Health Services (HHS): Women's Health
- http://www.womenshealth.gov/
- WebMD
- http://www.webmd.com/
- World Health Organization (WHO): Health Topics
- http://www.who.int/topics/en/
2. Menopause
- MenopauseandU
- http://www.menopauseandu.ca/index_e.aspx
- North American Menopause Society: Consumers
- http://www.menopause.org/
- PAUSE - by The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynocologists (ACOG)
- http://pause.acog.org
3. Cancer
- Merck: Cervial Cancer and Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- http://hpv.com/pdc/hpv/index.jsp
- National Cancer Institute
- http://www.cancer.gov/
- Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- http://ww5.komen.org/breastcancer/understandingbreastcancer.html
4. Osteoporosis
- National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
- http://www.nof.org/home
5. Heart Disease
- American Heart Association
- http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/
6. Diabetes
- National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
- http://ndep.nih.gov/index.aspx
7. Sexual Health & Contraception
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- http://www.cdc.gov/std/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: HPV
- http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/
- Sexual Health
- www.sexualhealth.com
- sexualityandU
- http://www.sexualityandu.ca/home_e.aspx
- Westover Heights Clinic: Genital Herpes (great online handbook)
- http://www.westoverheights.com/index-6.htm
8. Adolescence
- American Medical Association (AMA): Adolescent Health
- http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/public-health/promoting-healthy-lifestyles/adolescent-health.shtml
- GirlsHealth (Teen Girls) (HHS.gov)
- www.girlshealth.gov
- Go Ask Alice! (Columbia University's Health Q&A)
- http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
- Center for Young Women's Health (Teen Girls)
- http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/
9. Pregnancy
- American Baby
- http://www.parents.com/american-baby-magazine/
- BabyCenter
- www.babycenter.com
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Diabetes and Pregnancy
- http://www.cdc.gov/features/diabetespregnancy/
- FitPregnancy
- www.fitpregnancy.com
- March of Dimes: Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Center
- http://www.marchofdimes.com/Pregnancy/pregnancy.html#p
- MOTHERISK (Hospital for Sick Children)
- http://www.motherisk.org/women/index.jsp
- Postpartum Support International (PSI) (Postpartum Depression)
- http://www.postpartum.net/Default.aspx
- UpToDate: Patients can view patient-level information for free or subscribe to access physician-level content
- http://www.uptodate.com/patients/about/toc.do?tocKey=table_of_contents%2F12%2F1255
- US Department of Human & Health Services (HHS): Healthy Pregnancy
- http://www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy/
10. Breastfeeding
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- http://aap.org/healthtopics/breastfeeding.cfm
- La Leche League International (LLLI)
- http://www.llli.org/nb.html
- US Department of Human & Health Services (HHS): Breastfeeding
- http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/index.cfm?page=home
11. Parenting
- BabyCenter
- www.babycenter.com
- Berkeley Parents Network
- http://parents.berkeley.edu/
- Child Development Institute: Parenting 101
- http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/parenting/parenting.shtml
- iVillage: Pregnancy & Parenting
- http://www.parenting.ivillage.com
- Parents
- http://www.parents.com/parents/

