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