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Primary Care Resources including Government, Nonprofits and Universities
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Resources and Websites
Government Agencies
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov
Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov
Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov
Consensus Guidelines for Adults http://www.healthfinder.gov
Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov
Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov
Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov
Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov
National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc
National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov
National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
National Institue of Dental & Craniofacial Research http://www.nidcr.nih.gov
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov
National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive, and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov
National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders http://www.nidcd.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine: MedlinePlus http://www.medlineplus.gov
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco
Traveler's Health (National Center for Infectious Diseases) http://www.cdc.gov/travel
U.S. Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.nal.usda.gov
U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov
U.S. Department of Energy/Oak Ridge National Laboratory http://www.ornl.gov
U.S. Government Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion http://www.usda.gov/cnpp
USDA Food and Nutrition Service http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns
World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en/
Medicare http://www.medicare.gov
 
Nonprofit Foundations and Associations
Acoustic Neuroma Association http://www.anausa.org
Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center http://www.alzheimers.org
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association http://www.aarda.org
American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org
American Council for Headache Education http://www.achenet.org
American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org
American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org
American Foundation for Urologic Disease http://www.afud.org
American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org
American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org
American Obesity Association http://www.obesity.org
American Pain Foundation http://www.painfoundation.org
American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org
American Thyroid Association http://www.thyroid.org
American Tinnitus Association http://www.ata.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America http://www.adaa.org
Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America http://www.aafa.org
Brain Injury Association http://www.biausa.org
Childbirth.org http://www.childbirth.org
Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder http://www.chadd.org
Contact Lens Manufacturers Association http://www.contactlenses.org
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation http://www.cff.org
Easter Seals http://www.easter-seals.org
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network http://www.foodallergy.org
Glaucoma Research Foundation http://www.glaucoma.org
International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies http://www.msif.org/en/
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders http://www.iffgd.org
Interstitial Cystitis Association http://www.ichelp.org
Iron Disorders Institute http://www.irondisorders.org
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International http://www.jdrf.org
Lab Tests Online http://www.labtestsonline.org
Lupus Foundation of America http://www.lupus.org
March of Dimes http://www.modimes.org
Merck Manual http://www.merckmanual.com
Mothers Against Drunk Driving http://www.madd.org
Movement Disorder Society http://www.wemove.org
Myositis Association of America http://www.myositis.org
National Adrenal Diseases Foundation http://www.medhelp.org/nadf
National Alopecia Areata Foundation http://www.alopeciaareata.com
National Association for Continence http://www.nafc.org
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Related Disorders http://www.anad.org
National Ataxia Foundation http://www.ataxia.org
National Center for Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/
National Family Caregivers Association http://www.nfcacares.org
National Foundation for Depressive Illness http://www.depression.org
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases http://www.nfid.org
National Headache Foundation http://www.headaches.org
National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org
National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation http://www.nof.org
National Psoriasis Foundation http://www.psoriasis.org
National Sleep Foundation http://www.sleepfoundation.org
National Spasmodic Torticollis Association http://www.torticollis.org
National Stroke Association http://www.stroke.org
National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center http://www.safeyouth.org
Nemours Foundation http://www.kidshealth.org
New York Online Access to Health http://www.noah-health.org
North American Menopause Society http://www.menopause.org
Parkinson's Disease Foundation http://www.pdf.org
Planned Parenthood Federation of America http://www.ppfa.org
Premature Ovarian Failure Support Group http://www.pofsupport.org
Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org
Rape Abuse and Incest National Network http://www.rainn.org
Redcross http://www.redcross.org
Scleroderma Foundation http://www.scleroderma.org
Shape Up America http://www.shapeup.org
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation http://www.sjogrens.com
Spina Bifida Association http://www.sbaa.org
The Epilepsy Foundation http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org
The Paget Foundation http://www.paget.org
The Thyroid Society http://www.the-thyroid-society.org
United Network for Organ Sharing http://www.patients.unos.org
VHA, Inc. (formerly known as Volunteer Hospital Association) http://www.laurushealth.com
 
Professional Academies, Societies and Associations
American Academy Neurology http://www.aan.com
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org
American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org
American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery http://www.facial-plastic-surgery.org
American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org
American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org
American Academy of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery http://www.entnet.org
American Academy of Pain Medicine http://www.painmed.org
American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org
American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.aarc.org
American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.aans.org
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.allergy.mcg.edu
American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org
American College of Emergency Physicians http://www.acep.com
American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.acog.org
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine http://www.acoem.org
American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org
American Dental Association http://www.ada.org
American Gastroenterology Association http://www.gastro.org
American Geriatrics Society http://www.americangeriatrics.org
American Headache Society http://www.ahsnet.org
American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org
American Medical Women's Association http://www.amwa-doc.org
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society http://www.aofas.org
American Osteopathic Association http://www.am-osteo-assn.org
American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org
American Podiatric Medical Association http://www.apma.org
American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery http://www.asds-net.org
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.sages.org
American Society for Reproductive Medicine http://www.asrm.org
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology http://www.astro.org
American Society of Anesthesiologists http://www.asahq.org
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery http://www.ascrs.org
American Society of Clinical Oncology http://www.asco.org
American Society of Clinical Pathologists http://www.ascp.org
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons http://www.fascrs.org
American Society of Cytopathology http://www.cytopathology.org
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons http://www.plasticsurgery.org
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene http://www.astmh.org
American Trauma Society http://www.amtrauma.org
Society for Interventional Radiology http://www.sirweb.org
Society of Critical Care Medicine http://www.sccm.org
Society of Nuclear Medicine http://www.snm.org
Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org
The Endocrine Society http://www.endo-society.org
 
Universities and Health Systems
Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu
Johns Hopkins University http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org
Kansas University Medical Center http://www2.kumc.edu/Bluestem
Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com
Oncolink (University of Pennsylvania) http://www.oncolink.org
Sickle Cell Information Center http://www.emory.edu/PEDS/SICKLE/
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator http://www.navigator.tufts.edu
UCLA Healthcare http://healthcare.ucla.edu/pls/index.htm
University of Iowa: Virtual Hospital http://www.vh.org
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center http://www.med.virginia.edu/healthgate
Vanderbilt University Medical Center http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu