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Consumer Resources is as a free, public service of Head
Injury Hotline. It includes information on consumer oriented medical
and rehabilitation organizations. Many of these organizations
maintain web sites that contain a wealth of information on neurological
disorders, general health, and consumer resources. Some sites allow
visitors to post medical questions for doctors.
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here to check out your doctor or anyone you assume to be
a doctor. You can find out whether a doctor has ever had disciplinary
problems with state health authorities by calling your
state department of health. Information on the doctor's license
status, number of open and closed complaints and disciplinary history is
available upon request. Also, ask for materials concerning the complaint
process and the role of the health department's Medical Quality Assurance
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Federal
Health & Consumer Information
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TBI Rehabilitation:
The Patient's Perspective, comments from a statement presented
to the National Institutes of Health, on October 28, 1998,
by Constance Miller, on behalf of Head Injury
Hotline.
url: http://www.headinjury.com/linktbinih.htm |
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| Bureau of the Census (U.S.)
-- url: http://www.census.gov |
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| Campaign Safe & Sober
- Safe Driving Tips Motorcycle Helmets: The Facts of Life Safe Communities
Success Stories Tribal Communities NHTSA's Kids HomePage Contact Lists
Materials Catalog -- url: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ |
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| CDC National Prevention Information
Network (NPIN) -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
-- url: http://www.cdc.gov/ |
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| Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome Program -- FY 2000 Overview - Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex, debilitating
disorder characterized by at least 6 months of severe persistent or relapsing
fatigue and.. url: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cfs/index.htm |
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Federal Health & Consumer
Information, cont.
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Clearinghouse on Disability Information Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitation -- Switzer Bldg, Rm 3132 -- 330 C Street, SW, Washington,
DC 20202-2524 - Telephone: 202-205-8241
Fax: 202-401-2608 |
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| Connecting to Success
-- Institute on Community Integration (UAP) University of Minnesota, Pattee
Hall, 150 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 -- An e-mentoring project
sponsored by the the Presidental Task Force. The project sponsors mentoring
through technology to assist youth with disabilities to achieve more meaningful
and positive post-school outcomes. Telephone: 612-625-7519; Fax:
612-624-9344
- email: ementoring@icimail.coled.umn.edu |
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| Consumer Information
Center of the U.S. General Services Administration -- email:
catalog.pueblo@gsa.gov |
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| Disability Direct --One
stop shopping - Federal disability services and resources -- url:
http://disAbility.gov/ |
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| FED World - A one-stop
location for the public to locate, order and have delivered to them, U.S.
Government information. url: http://www.fedworld.gov |
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| FDA
/ Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition -- Nutritional
guides, Food Safety press releases, news, articles and fact sheets. url:
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html |
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| Food & Drug Administration
- (FDA) Government information and resources concerning product
and food safety. url: http://www.fda.gov |
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| Food & Nutrition (Consumer
Information Center) - Government pamphlets and booklets on various nutrition
subjects. url: http://www.fda.gov |
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Girl Power! -- The national
public education campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Health
and Human Services to help encourage and motivate 9- to 14- year-old girls
to make the most of their lives.
url: http://www.girlpower.gov/ |
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Glossary of Healthcare Terminology
-- Department Of Defense Glossary Of Healthcare Terminology, Assistant
Secretary Of Defense Health Affairs Washington, DC 2030,1 January 1999
FOREWORD, This Manual (DoD 6015.1-M) is reissued under the authority of
DoD Instruction 6015.
url: http://www.tricare.mil/ |
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| GovBenefits.gov, A
free, one-stop, official government benefits website that helps you find
government benefits you may be eligible to receive. url:http://www.govbenefits.gov/ |
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| Healthfinder -- US
Government run web gateway to consumer health information from various
non-commercial sites -- url: http://www.healthfinder.gov/ |
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| Indian Health Service -
An agency of the Public Health Service providing health care to American
Indians and Alaska Natives. url: http://www.ihs.gov |
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MEDLINE -- National Library
of Medicine free public access to published medical information.
url: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ |
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NHIRC Health
Data Sites (National Association of Health Data Organizations)
- From the National Health Information Resource Center, an index to health
statistics web sites.
url: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hsrinfo/hsrsites.html |
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| National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) -- Office of Data
Processing and Services Presidential Building, Rm 1050 - 6525 Belcrest
Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782-2003 - Telephone: 301-458-4636 |
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| National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control -- Injury Related Web
Sites - Search NCIPC Links to organizations. url:http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/injweb/websites.htm |
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| National Clearinghouse for Alcohol
and Drug Information -- Dept. of Health and Human Services Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. url: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ |
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National Council on Disability
-- 1331 F Street, N.W., Ste 1050, Washington, DC 20004-1107
Telephone: 202-272-2004 - tdd: 202-272-2074 -- url:
http://www.ncd.gov/ |
| http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline
-- (800) 799-SAFE (799-7233) to find out about domestic violence shelters
and programs in your area. url: http://www.usdoj.gov/ |
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| The National
Guideline Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NCG
is sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research in partnership
with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health
Plans. url: http://www.guidelines.gov |
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| National Health Information Center
-- Federal health information referral service including toll free numbers
for organizations that provide health information and federal health information
centers and clearinghouses. url: http://www.health.org |
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| National Information
Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities -- Includes disabilities
fact sheets, information for parents, bibliographies, student guides, a
list of children's books about kids with disabilities. url:
http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/index.html - Telephone: 1-800-695-0285
(Voice/TT) - (202) 884-8200 (Voice/TT) |
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| National
Institute on Aging Government information and resources concerning
aging. url: http://www.nih.gov/nia |
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| National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development - Federal health information centers
and clearinghouse. url: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ |
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| National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke - National Institutes of Health , Bethesda,
MD 20892 -- url: http://www.ninds.nih.gov |
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| National Injury
Information Clearinghouse - Sponsored by the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC). Collects and disseminates information on the
causes and prevention of death, injury, and illness associated with consumer
products. url: http://www.cpsc.gov/about/clrnghse.html |
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National Library of Medicine
- publications, research, and special information program -
url: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ |
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| National Library Service for
the Blind and Physically Handicapped -- Library of Congress's web
site which explains the services, answers FAQs, explains the magazine program,
and links to lists of braille books and talking books. url: http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls/ |
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| National Maternal and Child Health
Clearinghouse -- Dept. of Health and Human Services, Health Resources
and Services Administration. url: http://www.health.org/ |
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National Rehabilitation Information
Center (NARIC) - 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 800, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910-5633 -- Telephone: 301-562-2400; Toll Free:
800-346-2742 --
email: naricinfo@kra.com - url: http://www.naric.com/ |
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| National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Press releases and articles
from this government agency -- url: http://www.dot.gov/affairs/nhtsain.htm |
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| Office of the U.S. Surgeon
General -- http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/ |
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Office of Minority Health Resource
Center - Offers information on a variety of health topics.
Includes customized database searches, publications, mailing lists, referrals,
and more regarding American Indian and Alaska Native, African American,
Asian American and Pacific Islander, and Hispanic populations.
url: http://www.omhrc.gov/ |
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| Office of Special Education
Programs (OSERS) -- url: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/ |
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Presidental
Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities -- Dept of
Labor 200 Constitution Ave, NW, Ste S-2220, Washington, DC 20004-1107 --
Telephone:
202-693-4939 -
VTTY: 202-693-4920; Fax: 202-693-4929 -- email: ptfead@dol.gov;
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url: http://www.dol.gov/_sec/programs/ptfead/main.htm |
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| PubMed
MEDLINE from the National Library of Medicine |
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Social Security Administration
-- 6401 Security Blvd. Rm. 4100, W. High Rise, Baltimore, MD
21235
Telephone: 410-965-0945 - Toll Free: 800-772-1213 - Fax:
410-965-0696 --
url: http://www.ssa.gov/ |
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| U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services - Contains news, research, consumer information,
policy and links to HHS agencies. - url: http://www.dhhs.gov/ |
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| U.S.
Office of Elementary & Secondary Education - Calendar of events,
information on funding and articles and publications. - url:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/index.html?src=mr |
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General
Health & Consumer Information
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Alternative Medicine News
Online - Advises visitors to be aware that alternative health and
healing covers everything from pure hogwash to promising and proven therapies.
Also take note that alternative medicine should be considered a supplement
to - not a replacement for - traditional medicine.
url: http://www.altmedicine.com/ |
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| Office of Alternative and Complementary
Medicine of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, a government
agency set up by Congress in 1991 to look into alternative medicine practices
and integrate those that work into health and medical care. url:
http://altmed.od.nih.gov |
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| The Alternative Medicine Ratings Guide, by
Steven Bratman, M.D - " If you really want to know which alternative therapies
work--and which don't--this book is a must." |
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American
Chronic Pain Association -- P.O.
Box 850, Rocklin, CA. 95677 -
Telephone: 916-632-0922. Information, referrals
and support groups - url: http://www.theacpa.org |
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| Family Violence Prevention Fund
(FVPF) -- works to end domestic violence and help women and children
whose lives are devastated by abuse, because every person has the right
to live in a home free of violence. url: http://www.fvpf.org/ |
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HandsNet's - 5000 public
interest and human services groups working on health issues 5000 public
interest and human services groups working on health issues --1990 M Street,
NW Ste 550, Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: 202-872-1111; Fax:
202-872-1245 - url: http://www.handsnet.org -
email: training@handsnet.org |
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| Healthcare Advocates
- Advocates for patients dealing with insurance companies Medicaid
and Medicare. 1420 Walnut St Ste 908, Phila, Pa 19102 -- Telephone:
215-735-7711; Fax: 215-735-7737 - url: http://www.healthcareadvocates.com;
email:
info@healthcareadvocates.com |
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Healthtouch
-- Identifies drugs and locates pharmacies online.
url: http://www.healthtouch.com/level1/menu.htm |
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| How to Make Insurance Companies Pay Your Claims
and What to Do If They Don't - by William M. Shernoff, Ralph
Nader, Ruth Chew -- Step-by-step guidance in making a claim and collecting
from the insurance companies that refuse to pay legitimate claims. |
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| Indigent Patient Services Inc.
IPS - 440 13th Ave. No. - St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 -- Phone: 727.821.7333
Fax: 727.898.0004-- e-mail to: IPSC@Juno.com IPS Mission Statement
--To insure that qualified indigent patients can receive quality
medications necessary to their continued health and well-being. url:
http://www.ipsc.cc/ |
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| Internet Public Library
- Web directory set up by librarians. Divided into traditional library
areas such as youth, reference, newspapers, periodicals. url: http://www.ipl.org/ |
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| The Medicine Program
- Provides free Medicine to those who qualify. Established
by volunteers dedicated to alleviating the plight of an ever increasing
number of patients who cannot afford their prescription medication. Find
url:
http://www.themedicineprogram.com |
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| Military
Network - Provides military news, chat and links.
url:
http://www.military-network.com/ |
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| National Inhalant Prevention Coalition1201
W. 6th S., Austin, TX 28703 512-480-8953. |
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| National Women's Health Information
Center - Provides a gateway to Federal and other women's
health information resources. url: http://www.4woman.org/ |
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| National Women's Health Resource
-- Provides a free book on managing your health entitled "Women's Health
Journal." Telephone: 800-771-2741 -- url:
http://www.healthywomen.org |
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New York Online Access to
Health - Resources in English and Spanish on a variety of
topics --
url: http://www.noah-health.org/ |
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Partnership for a Drug-Free
Washington and America - Learn about Inhalant
Abuse, sniffing, huffing, bagging or doing spray, 800-662-9111.
Also: www.projectknow.com 800-788-2800
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url: http://www.drugfreeamerica.org |
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People's Medical Society
America's leading source of consumer health information.
url: http://www.peoplesmed.org |
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The
People's Pharmacy - Providing drug and health information to consumers
since 1976.
url: http://www.peoplespharmacy/com -- email: askpeoplespharmacy@healthcentral.com |
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| Public Citizen Health Letter --
The Public Citizen Health Research Group, 2000 P St., NW, #610,
Washington, DC 20036 -- A newsletter covering public health issues such
as public policy, environmental health, and safer workplaces. |
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| Quackwatch -- Member
of Consumer Federation of America, is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose
is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies. url:
http://www.quackwatch.com |
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State
Health Departments --Links to health departtments for all 50 states
courtesy of WA State Gov.
url: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Links/links2.htm#State Health
Departments |
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State Inpatient
Databases (SID) -- Inpatient care in hospitals in 22 States,
from AHRQ -
url: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/sidoverview.jsp |
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| State
Libraries -- Developed in cooperation with the American
Library Association (ALA) and the Chief
Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), this page brings together
links to state libraries, state library agencies, state library networks,
or state library commissions across the United States. |
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TMJ stands for temporomandibular
joint. -- TMJ injuries are common to head injury, and are frequently overlooked
by doctors. According to the TMJ
Assoc., "An injury - either directly to the
joint or to the head and neck - can trigger a TMJ problem." -- P. O. Box
26770, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0770,
Telephone: 414-259-3223; Fax:
414-259-8112; email: info@tmj.org -- url: http://www.TMJ.org/ |
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| WHO - World Health Organization
- WHO reports, policies, and programs. Information on diseases and travel
medicine. url: http://www.who.ch/ |
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| Also See our: NW
Resources |
| Also See our: Work
Re-entry Resources |
| Also See our: Education
Resources |
| Also see our: Noteworthy
Publications Page |
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Accreditation
- Check-Out Doctors, Rehab Facilities & Health Orgs
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Accreditation Council
- develops and measures quality indicators and standards for services for
people with disabilities. url: http://www.accredcouncil.org/ |
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Administrators in Medicine
-- This organization posts physician profiles. You can check the background
of doctors if your state is one that provides information to this organization.
url:
http://www.docboard.org |
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American Board of Quality Assurance
and Utilization Review Physicians (ABQAURP) -- Non-profit
organization, established in 1977, certifies physicians other health care
professionals across the United States in health care quality and management.
url:
http://www.abqaurp.org/about.html |
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American Healthcare Accreditation
Association -- url: http://www.urac.org |
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Association of American Medical Colleges
- AAMC news, publications, information for medical school applicants. Links
to accredited U.S. and Canadian medical schools, major teaching hospitals,
academic and professional societies. url: http://www.aamc.org/ |
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Center for Health Care Rights(CHCR)
-- Established in 1984 as the Medicare Advocacy Project, is a non-profit
organization dedicated to assuring that consumers receive the health care
benefits to which they are entitled, and to increasing consumer protections
in the health care system. CHCR promotes consumer quality-of-care protections
in health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other managed care plans.
http://www.evidence.com/ |
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Community Health
Accreditation Program, Inc. -- 2000 L Street NW - Suite 500 - Washington,
DC 20036 - Telephone: 202-955-3500 -- Consumer information,
standards of excellence, quarterly newsletter, and products & services.
url:
http://www.chapinc.org - email: webmaster@ncqa.org |
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The Consumer Coalition for Quality
Health Care -- 1275 K Street NW, Ste 602, Washington, DC 20005
-- Telephone: 202- 789-3606 -- Fax: 202-898-2389 -- National,
non-profit membership organization of consumer groups dedicated to protecting
and improving the quality of health care for all Americans. url:
http://www.consumers.org |
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The Council on Quality and Leadership
-- An international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing
the quality of services and supports to people with disabilities. This
is accomplished through its accreditation services, training programs,
and research division. url: http://www.thecouncil.org |
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Family Physicians - Founded
in 1947, The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is a national,
non-profit medical association of more than 88,000 members (family physicians,
family practice residents, and medical students). url: http://www.aafp.org |
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Florida Agency for Health
Care Administration -- This site provides reports of Florida doctors’
histories of discipline and paid malpractice claims. url:
http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/ |
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Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) -- One Renaissance Blvd,
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181-- Telephone: 630-792-5000 - Fax:
630-792-5005 - Provides health care accreditation and related services.
url:
http:// www.jcaho.org - email: jelb@jcaho.org |
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National Association
of Insurance Commissioners -- This site includes information on
insurance regulators, news, calendar, committee activity, financial data
reporting, producer initiatives, white papers and manuals, and products
and services -- url: http://www.naic.org/ |
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National Committee for Quality Assurance
(NCQA) -- 2000 L Street NW - Ste 500 - Washington, DC 20036 - Assess and
reports on the quality of managed care plans, including health maintenance
organizations. Telephone: 202-955-3500 -- url: http://www.ncqa.org |
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National Rehabilitation Information
Center -- url: http://www.naric.com/ |
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Physician Select --
Physician
Select is maintained by the American Medical Association and provides the
name, address, education, specialty, and board certification of most U.S.
doctors.
url: http://www.ama-assn.org |
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The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission
(CARF) -- 4891 E. Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712 -- Provides accreditation
for organizations serving people with disabilities and others in need of
rehabilitation. Voice/TDD 520-325-1044 -- Fax:
520-318-1129 -- url: http://www.carf.org --
Email: webmaster@carf.org |
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Ask Dr. Andrew Weil
This site links you to the expert knowledge of Dr. Andrew Weil, a faculty
member at the University of Arizona who founded the University's program
of integrated medicine, which combines conventional and alternative medicines.
url:
http://www.drweil.com |
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Ask The Doctor This
site provides actual on-line diagnosis and other helpful information.
url: http://mediconsult.8media.org |
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drkoop.com,
Inc. A company led by Dr. C.
Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, and others who are dedicated
to improving the quality of people's lives by empowering them to improve
their health.
url: http://www.drkoop.com/ |
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Web MD - Main page leads
to several branches of the Web MD site including the consumer site, Web
RN, Health Teacher and the member's center. url: http://www.webmd.com/
Web
MD - Main page leads to several branches of the Web MD site including
the consumer site, Web RN, Health Teacher and the member's center. url:
http://www.webmd.com/ |
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Self-Care,
Self-Help & Reference
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Drug
Checker Use the drkoop.com Drug
Checker to help make sure the medications you take do not interact with
each other or with food to cause an adverse reaction in your body.
url: http://www.drkoop.com/hcr/drugstore/drugchecker/drugchecker-popup.asp |
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Healthworld Online
This site is maintained by Healthgate and provides general information
about health-related subjects as well as wellness and self-care. url:
http://www.healthy.net/ |
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Healthgate This
site provides general information about health-related subjects as well
as wellness and self-care. url: http://www.healthgate.com |
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Medical Books on line
This site allows you to search for medical books. url: http://www.fimb.com/ |
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Merck -- Provides free access
to the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, a widely used
source for general medical information. url: http://www.merck.com/ |
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Self-help Clearinghouse
Provides a source book and an index of self-help support groups and Web
sites.
url: http://mentalhelp.net/ |
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Visiting Nurse Associations of America(VNAA)
-- 11 Beacon Street, Ste 910, Boston, MA 02108 Telephone:
617-523-4042; Fax: 617-227-4843 --Created in 1983 freestanding,
not-for-profit, community based visiting nurse agencies (VNAs). url:http://www.vnaa.org
-- email: mailto:vnaa@vnaa.org |
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Sexuality
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The Sexual Health Network
-- Providing easy access to sexuality information, education, counseling,
therapy, medical attention, and other sexuality resources for people with
disability, illness, or other health related problems. Also provides continuing
education and training for health professionals and facilitates educational
groups for people with disability or illness. -- url: http://www.sexualhealth.com/ |
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The Association to aid Personal and Sexual Relationships for People
with a Disability (SPOD)
286 Camden Road, London N7 0BJ, England -- Tel: +44 (0)171
607 8851 -- Activities: SPOD has a telephone and letter
counselling service and may be able to suggest a local counsellor. SPOD
also has a wide
range of publications, including resource and information leaflets. |
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The Association for Sexuality Education and Training, ASSET
-- A non-profit membership organization of professionals working
in the field of human sexuality, ASSET provides training and resources
to its members and the community at large. http://www.olywa.net/asset |
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Sex Addicts Anonymous
- ISO of SAA -- PO Box 70949, Houston, TX 77270 USA -- Telephone:
800-477-8191, or 1-713-869-4902 -- url: http://www.sexaa.org/
- info@saa-recovery.org |
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Sexuality After Brain Injury,
by David Strauss, Ph.D., 2002, Corrects myths about sexuality among persons
with disabilities. Identifies how changes in inhibition, communication,
physical abilities and cognition after brain injury can affect sexuality.
Gives strategies for caregivers and family members on responding to sexual
behaviors. Describes how to teach sexual skills and train staff about sexuality.
url: http://www.lapublishing.com/ |
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