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Maternal and Child Health Resources

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Addiction
Alcoholics Anonymous
The Coalition of Alcohol and Drug Dependent Women and Their Children
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
American Lung Association

Aging
National Academy on Aging
National Senior Citizens Law Center

AIDS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National AIDS hotline
CDC Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention

Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation Information line

Birth Defects
National Institute of Environmental Health
March of Dimes
National Down Syndrome Society
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center (NSRC)

Cancer
American Cancer Society
Y-Me
National Breast Cancer Coalition
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Society of Gynecologic Oncology
Lymphoma Research Foundation

Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
American Dietetic Association
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

Domestic Violence
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline

Eating Disorders
Something Fishy- a website on eating disorders
Eating disorder info (About.com)
National Eating Disorders Association

Fetal Death/Miscarriage
Information on Fetal death (About.com)
A Heartbreaking Choice- site and support group for parents who have interrupted their pregnancy after a poor prenatal diagnosis
March of Dimes

General Health
Various women's health websites
Agency for Health Care Policy & Research (AHCPR)
Alpha Center. Policy information, particularly on state Medicaid and managed care.
American Academy of Pediatrics.
American Public Human Services Association
Census Bureau has statistics on Health Insurance
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and CDC Wonder
Connecticut Association for Home Care
Connecticut Disability Resource Page. Project of the Connecticut State Independent Living Council.
Connecticut Women's Health Campaign
NheLP Manged Care Page The Managed Care Patient Advocate
Health Finder. Consumer information center from Health & Human Services.
HealthGate's Medline searches
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
Health Policy links at EPN
Health Policy Sites. Compiled by OHCN.
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Husky Health Plan of Connecticut.
Intergovernmental Health Policy Project. A Natl. Conference of State Legislatures project which tracks state-based health care reform.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
National Academy for State Health Policy
National Center for Health Statistics
National Institutes of Health
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
Public Health. Resource directory.
Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN)
Your Health Daily News project of the NY Times.

Heart Disease
American Heart Association
High Blood Pressure Info Center

Homeopathic Medicine
National Center for Homeopathy

Lesbian/ Bisexual Health
Info on website listings from the University of North Carolina webpage
Info on Lesbian Health (About.com)

Mental Health Issues
National Mental Health Association
Mental Health Association of Connecticut

Nutrition
American Dietetic Association
USDA Food and Nutrition
Vegetarian Resource Group

Osteoporosis
National Health Information Center
National Osteoporosis Foundation

PMS
womenshealth.com

Sexual Assault
National Victim Center
CT Crisis Center

Sexual Orientation
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
P-FLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians And Gays)

Smoking
American Lung Association
Action on Smoking and Health
American Heart Association
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Office on Smoking and Health Hotline

Stroke
National Stroke Association
American Heart Association, Stroke Connection

Women of Color/ Minority Health
the National Women's Health Information Center
Websites for Women's Health

Women with Disabilities
The National Women's Health Information Center
Websites for Women's Health
Index of Disability Related issues
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Rehabilitation Information Center
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Medical info related to Paralysis
Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction (CFIDS) Syndrome

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