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Surfing Health on the Web: What’s Legit? What’s Bogus? What’s the Difference?
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May/June 2017 Issue

Sidebar:

Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Association 
alz.org

Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center 
nia.nih.gov/alzheimers

Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation 
alzinfo.org

alzheimers.gov

Complementary & Alternative Medicine Health Sites—The Legit Ones

AIDS.gov

aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/just-diagnosed-with-hiv-aids/treatment-options/alternative-therapy

healthfinder.gov

healthfinder.gov/FindServices/SearchContext.spx?topic=14474&service=148

Indian Health Service 
ihs.gov/painmanagement/treatmentplanning/alternativemedicine

MedlinePlus Complementary 
medlineplus.gov/complementaryandintegrativemedicine.html

National Agriculture Library 
nal.usda.gov/fnic/complementary-and-alternative-medicine

National Cancer Institute 
cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam

National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health 
nccih.nih.gov


Finding and Evaluating Online Resources

nccih.nih.gov/health/webresources, or in Spanish: nccih.nih.gov/node/3863?lang=es

Womenshealth.gov: Healthy Aging 
womenshealth.gov/aging/drugs-alternative-medicine/complementary-alternative-medicine.html


Cancer

American Cancer Society 
cancer.org

Association of Cancer Online Resources 
acor.org

CancerCare 
cancercare.org

National Cancer Institute 
cancer.gov

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association 
diabetes.org

Joslin Diabetes Center 
joslin.org

Diabetes Monitor 
diabetesmonitor.com

National Diabetes Education Program 
ndep.nih.gov


Drugs and Chemicals Information

Child Safety 
medlineplus.gov/childsafety.html

Cosmetics
medlineplus.gov/cosmetics.html

FDA Medication Information
www.fda.gov/Drugs/default.htm

Indoor Air Pollution
medlineplus.gov/indoorairpollution.html

Household Products
medlineplus.gov/householdproducts.html

Household Products Database
householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/index.htm

National Library of Medicine Drug Information Portal
druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal

Pesticides
medlineplus.gov/pesticides.html

Poisoning
medlineplus.gov/poisoning.html

What’s Wrong in This Room: ToxMystery
toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/?_ga=1.83818518.1692513910.1484613447


Health & Fitness Sites for Seniors & Everyone Else

National Institute on Aging
nia.nih.gov/health

NIHSeniorHealth
nihseniorhealth.gov

Nutrition.gov
nutrition.gov

Nutrition.gov: Weight Management Interactive Tools
nutrition.gov/weight-management/interactive-tools

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
health.gov

U.S. Department of Agriculture: SuperTracker
supertracker.usda.gov

Choose MyPlate
choosemyplate.gov

WebMD Food & Fitness Planner
webmd.com/diet/food-fitness-planner/default.htm


Heart Disease

American Heart Association
americanheart.org

Congenital Heart Information Network
tchin.org

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov


Veterans & Active Duty Military Sites

Defense Centers of Excellence: Service Members and Families
dcoe.mil/families/help.aspx

MedlinePlus: Veterans and Military Health
medlineplus.gov/veteransandmilitaryhealth.html

Military One Source: Healthy Living
militaryonesource.mil/health-and-wellness/healthy-living

National Alliance on Mental Illness: Veterans & Active Duty
nami.org/Find-Support/Veterans-and-Active-Duty

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Geriatrics and Extended Care
www.va.gov/geriatrics

• Health Resource Center
www.va.gov/HEALTHBENEFITS/resources/hrc.asp

• Mental Health
www.mentalhealth.va.gov

• MyHealth e Vet
www.myhealth.va.gov

• National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
www.prevention.va.gov

• National Center for PTSD
www.ptsd.va.gov

• Substance Abuse
www.mentalhealth.va.gov/substanceabuse.asp

• Vet Centers
www.vetcenter.va.gov

• Women Veterans Health Care
www.womenshealth.va.gov

• Veterans Crisis Line
veteranscrisisline.net

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Elaine C. Alligood is chief, library service for the Boston VA Knowledge Information Service, VA Boston Healthcare System.

 

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