On-line Resources
Our goal through Celebrate Women is to help you stay well informed on
issues relating to women’s health. We have put together a list of web
sites that we have found to contain basic and useful information from
well-regarded organizations around the country.
UConn Health Center Sites
The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive
Cancer Center: Committed to providing expert, compassionate
cancer care today and pursues the discoveries and cures of tomorrow.
The Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center:
A multidisciplinary team offers top quality care to diagnose and treat
diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
Women's Health at UConn: The University of Connecticut Health
Center offers expert care for every season in a woman’s life. Services
are offered at the
Charlotte Johnson Hollfelder Center for Women's Health,
conveniently located off the hospital lobby.
The Center for Advanced
Reproductive Services: Offers many advanced techniques to help
patients achieve successful pregnancies.
Breast Cancer Resource Guide of
Connecticut: Includes both basic and detailed information
about breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Intended for the newly
diagnosed cancer patient.
Navigating the
Healthcare System: A guide to understanding the healthcare
system. Provides details about books, hyperlinks to government agencies,
organizations, and brochures.
National Women's Health Information
Center: Includes topics such as breast feeding, body image,
disabilities, heart health, menopause and hormone therapy.
Includes Spanish section.
4 Girls Health: This site, designed
for the girl between 10 and 16, provides information on health topics
that respond to adolescent girls’ health concerns.
Connecticut QuitLine: A service
that provides many resources for tobacco users through the state of
Connecticut.
US Food and Drug Administration:
Current news on women’s health issues, FDA publications on many health
topics.
Healthfinder – Women’s Health: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services has a section just for women.
WISEWOMAN™: Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across
the Nation.
Federal Administration on
Aging: The Elders and Families section of the Administration
on Aging website contains an extensive directory on “Elder Rights and
Resources” .
FirstGov for Seniors: Locating
government agencies for health, security, and elder services.
4woman.gov: Addresses “women getting older”, links reliable
information on heart disease, diet and nutrition, exercise, and
menopause.
Seniors' Health Issues: MedlinePlus consumer health website of
the National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of
Health.
When You Are Concerned – Aging & Driver
Safety: A handbook for family, friends, and caregivers
worried about the safety of an aged driver.
Cancer.gov Information about
types of cancer, treatment protocols, clinical trials, prevention,
causes, genetics, screening and testing, and more.
Cancer:
Cancer diagnosis and treatment, clinical trials, decision making tools,
medical updates, prevention, statistics, and how to link up to the
cancer survivor network.
Oncolink: Cancer information
for physicians and patients on causes, diagnosis, current treatment
protocols, screening, emotional support, clinical trials, complementary
therapies, and more.
Talking with Others About Your Cancer: Advice from the American Cancer
Society about how to talk to others about your diagnosis, talking to
children, and talking to your doctor.
National Cancer
Institute’s Breast Cancer Homepage: Information about breast
cancer and its treatment with links to the PDQ, NCI’s Comprehensive
Cancer Database.
National Breast Cancer Coalition:
Includes position papers on major issues related to breast cancer.
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization: Information on
breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, types of breast cancer, clinical
trials, and how to talk to friends and family about your diagnosis.
American Diabetes
Association: Information on the different types of diabetes,
prediabetes, symptoms, a diabetes risk test, statistics, genetics and
diabetes, prevention, and more.
Diabetes Risk Test: Link to English and Spanish versions
of the American Diabetes risk test.
Joslin Diabetes Center: Easy to understand beginner guide to
diabetes. Much of the information is available in Spanish.
Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation International: Upbeat, positive site, specially
created for young people who have diabetes.
National Diabetes Information
Clearinghouse: General information about diabetes.
TeensHealth – Dealing with Diabetes: Information about
diabetes for teens and how to cope with managing the disease, especially
difficult during the teen years.
Disability Resources in Connecticut: Links to state
agencies and organizations offering services to children, youth,
and adults with disabilities.
Social Security Administration:
Information on the Social Security Program and the Supplemental Security
Program, the benefits of of the programs, who qualifies, and how to
apply for benefits.
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic
Violence: Statewide network providing shelter, support, and
advocacy to battered women and their children. Toll-free phone number,
1-888-774-2900.
Violence Against Women:
Partner or spousal abuse, elder abuse, dating violence, and sexual
assault and abuse. The National Domestic Violence Hotline at
(800)799-SAFE or (800)787-3224 (TTY) is a 24 hour service.
Drugs—Prescription and Over-the-Counter
Drug Information – MedlinePlus: More than 9,000 prescriptions
and OTC drugs, approved uses, precautions, and side effects.
Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER): Details about
prescription drugs approved since January 1998. The complete drug
package insert is also available online.
Diet and Weight Management
Aim for a Healthy Weight: Practical strategies for losing weight
and maintaining your weight loss. Includes heart healthy recipes and an
interactive menu planner.
Weight Control
Information Network: Information on binge eating, gastric
surgery for severe obesity, physical activity and weight control and
more.
Weight Loss and Dieting: MedlinePlus: Links to topics related to
weight loss and dieting, carbohydrate addiction, dieting and gallstones
and more.
National Women’s Health
Information Center: A succinct, informative explanation of
eating disorders, their causes, pregnancy risks, and treatments. T
Active at Any Size: Advice and guidance on setting up an exercise
program.
Exercise and Physical Fitness - MedlinePlus: Links to
information on exercise and physical fitness.
Fitness Fundamentals:
President’s Council on Physical Fitness, guidelines for developing a
personal fitness and exercise program.
Walking: A Step in the Right Direction: Online booklet describes
how to set up a walking program.
Heart Health and Disease
Healthy Heart Handbook for Women: Online guide about heart
disease and women.
The Heart Truth
The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes
of Health initiated a campaign to raise awareness for women about heart
disease,
Women and Cardiovascular Disease:
Learn about the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women”
campaign, a national program to raise awareness about heart disease and
women.
WomenHeart: National
Coalition for Women With Heart Disease
Your Guide to
Lowering Blood Pressure: Effective ways to lower your blood
pressure from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Be Informed –
Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Having Surgery: Online
brochure, from the federal government’s Agency for Health Care Quality
and Research, provides specific questions to ask and the reasons they
are significant ones.
Clinical Trials: Browse by disease category and research sponsor
or search the entire site by keyword.
Communicating with Your Doctor - Medline Plus: A collection of
hyperlinks to websites from government agencies and medical
associations.
North American
Menopause Society: Contains the “Menopause Guidebook – Helping
Women Make Informed Healthcare Decisions Through Perimenopause and
Beyond”.
Menopause - MedlinePlus: news about estrogen replacement
therapy and menopause, what menopause is, symptoms, treatments, clinical
trials, alternative therapies, and more.
Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Use: Women’s Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Study, fact
sheets from government and private organizations on postmenopausal
hormone therapy, osteoporosis, ovarian cancer risk, dementia, and
understanding risk.
Menopausal Hormone Use: From the National Cancer Institute on
postmenopausal hormone use, replacement therapy and relapse of breast
cancer, and more.
Mental Health: Disorders/Issues: Links to an overview of the
causes, symptoms, and treatment of a variety of mental health
conditions.
Mental
Health Resources – A Guide for Patients and Families
Developed by a medical librarian at the University of Connecticut Health
Center Library.
National
Institute of Mental Health: Largest scientific organization in the
world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and
prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health
Nutrition and Weight Management
Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition: Information on food additives, dietary
supplements, food borne illness, food labeling, and many other related
topics.
Nutrition Source: From the Harvard School of Public Health, a
comprehensive resource that offers timely information on diet and
nutrition for clinicians, health professionals, and the public.
Osteoporosis: A
Debilitating Disease that Can Be Prevented and Treated:
National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Having a Healthy
Pregnancy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how
to have a healthy pregnancy.
Pregnancy Calendar:
This site has brief week-by-week descriptions, some with illustrations, on
the baby’s development as pregnancy progresses. From the Nemours
Foundation.
Eating During Pregnancy:
Information on why it’s important to eat well during pregnancy and risks
associated with poor nutrition. Also has advice on what foods to avoid
when you’re pregnant and tips on how to tell if you’re getting proper
nutrition. From the Nemours Foundation.
Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling:
Helpful suggestions about introducing the experience of a new baby in the
family to an older sibling.
Working
During Your Pregnancy:
Many women continue to work during their pregnancy. This information from
the Mayo Clinic offers helpful tips about how to conserve energy and
maintain good health in order to continue to work while pregnant.
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