Surf these sites: Administration on Aging - Information on Older Persons and Services for the Elderly -- AoA supports a nationwide aging network, providing services to the elderly, especially to enable them to remain independent. Supports some 240 million meals for the elderly each year, including home-delivered "meals on wheels." Helps provide transportation and at-home services. Supports ombudsman services for elderly, and provides policy leadership on aging issues. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Home Page -- The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues. CDC Database of Health Information for International Travel. -- Planning on traveling abroad? Check the CDC''s reference material for international travelers. This contains traveler''s advisories, outbreak information, geographic health information, and links to the US State Department''s Consular Information Sheets for travel information of a non-medical nature (disaster, political unrest, etc.). CPSC Home Page -- Consumer Product Safety Commission home page. CancerNet -- A service of the National Cancer Institute. DEA -- Think fascism is dead? Think again. Health Services/Technology Assessment Text -- Access to the full-text of documents useful in health care decision making. Includes: clinical practice guidelines, quick-reference guides for clinicians, consumer brochures, and evidence reports. Healthy People 2010 Initiative -- Healthy People 2010 is the national prevention initiative that identifies opportunities to improve the health of all Americans in the next decade. It is the prevention agenda for the Nation. It is a statement of national opportunities—a tool that identifies the most significant preventable threats to health and focuses public and private sector efforts to address those threats. Healthy People offers a simple but powerful idea: provide the information and knowledge about how to improve health in a format that enables diverse groups to combine their efforts and work as a team. It is a road map to better health for all that can be used by many different people, States and communities, professional organizations, groups whose concern is a particular threat to health, or a particular population group. Healthy People is based on the best scientific knowledge and is used for decisionmaking and for action. Indian Health Service Internet -- Responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska natives. List of HEAL Loan Defaulters -- This is an interesting reference site, at least the statistics are direct, and not media biased. Listing can be viewed in a variety of ways -- School, Field, etc. SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has published this list of Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) borrowers who are in default, as required by section 709(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (the Act). Any borrower who: (1) Has had one or more default claims paid by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); (2) was excluded from the Medicare program as a result of his or her HEAL default; and (3) has not had the Medicare exclusion "stayed", or lifted, by the Office of Inspector General as a result of entering a repayment agreement, is included in this notice. Further details and specific information about the list can be found in the full Federal Register preamble. National Guideline Clearinghouse -- The National Guideline Clearinghouse(tm) (NGC) is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. The site is sponsored by the U.S. Agency for Health Care and Policy Research (AHCPR) in partnership with the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Association of Health Plans (AAHP). The goal is to get all the treatment guidelines that have been developed over the years in one place. NOTE: Many guidelines offer different versions, or contradict one another. A tool is available to compare 2 or 3 (or more) guidelines for differences. Excellent site, with a large committment to growth. Social Security Agency Online -- This is the official web site of the Social Security Administration with information on retirement, disability, survivors and supplemental security income benefits. Lot''s of information on how to apply, and what benefits are available. Information is directed at BOTH the physician and the public. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - SAMHSA -- Govenment resources on addiction and recovery issues. Kids information too. The Administration for Children and Families -- This page opens the window to information on the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). ACF is the federal organization responsible for welfare reform, child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare and other programs relating to children and families. WHO/OMS: Official Web site of the World Health Organization -- The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health, as defined in the WHO Constitution, is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. They have a wide range of functions, including proposing conventions, agreements, regulations and making recommendations about international nomenclature of diseases, causes of death and public health practices. They develop, establish and promote international standards concerning foods and biological, pharmaceutical and similar substances. Membership is by membership in the United Nations and adoption of the WHO constitution. WHO: Office of World Health Reporting Home Page -- World Health Report Collection. Includes World Health Facts, Major Cancers in men and women, An ageing population, Global causes of death etc.
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