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Consumer- or feminist-oriented health sites Web Links
- A Women’s Guide for Understanding Evidence about Health and Health Care
a guide to questioning, interpreting and understanding health research, written by the Canadian National Coordinating Group on Health Care Reform and Women (.pdf)
- AARP Health Guide
information on health conditions from the American Association of Retired People
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
information from AHRQ, a government agency, on how to get the most appropriate health care
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Women's Health
translating research into better patient care and policy; for patients as consumers
- Canadian Women's Health Network
information on various health topics as well as healthcare advocacy; also the women's health newsletter, "the Network", available online
- Center for Medical Consumers
encouraging evidence-based medicine
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Women’s Health
health-related web links, relevant articles and research, and tips for healthy lifestyle from the CDC
- Cochrane Collaboration: Evidence-Based Healthcare Databases
produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions
- Evidence-based Reviews on Women's Health
a list of evidence-based reviews from the Cochrane Center
- Feminist Women's Health Center
information about many aspects women's reproductive health
- HealthRatings.org
evaluations by Consumer Reports of the top 20 health websites
- Journal of the American Medical Women's Association
peer reviewed journal of women's health
- Medline Plus: Consumer Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
current health news, medical dictionary and encyclopedia, and list of health topics
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Institutes of Health site with FAQs on CAM, clinical trials, research and training information
- National Institutes of Health: Health Information
comprehensive categories of health topics with information and related web links
- National Library of Medicine Gateway
allows users to search Medline and other health research databases
- National Research Center for Women and Families
evidence-based information on many women's health topics
- National Women’s Health Network
educational and advocacy work focusing on mid-life women's health issues
- National Women’s Health Resource Center
health columns from experts and web links for various health topics
- NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
multi-library compilation of consumer health information
- Office of Minority Health Resource Center
statistics, information, and programs pertinent to minority health, from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Public Citizen Health Research Group
monitoring drug safety and occupational safety
- Society for Women's Health Research
advocacy and consumer information on women's health
- The Women's Health Exchange
excellent free resources from the Hesperian Foundation, on education and training in women's health, for women and community groups, in Spanish and English
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
government site providing health information and resources
- Where Women Have No Doctor
free downloadable book that combines self-help medical information with an understanding of the ways poverty, discrimination and cultural beliefs limit women's health and access to care
- Women's Health Matters
Canadian source for reliable, evidence-based information on women's health and lifestyle issues
- Women's Health News Blog
women’s health news, information, and resources from a medical librarian
- Women's Health Policy
comprehensive reports on many aspects of women's health from the Kaiser Family Foundation
- Women's Health Resources
links to government sources of women's health information; from the National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women’s Health
- Women’s Health Email Lists
email lists on women's health
- Women’s Health Resource Site
annotated list of websites about women's studies, women's issues, and acadmic programs for women's studies
- WomensHealth.gov
women’s health information from the Department of Health and Human Resources
- You and Your Health: A Woman's Guide
a guide from the BC Ministry of Healthy Living on women-specific health issues across the lifespan (.pdf)
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