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Department of Family Medicine
Health Promotion: Patient Education 
on the Web

Allhealth
    KickButt smoking cessation program, Never Say Diet, HeartWatch, links to Healthwise Handbook, Medline
American Cancer Society
    Cancer Resource Center–Information including links to prevention guidelines and risk factors
American Diabetes Association
    Covers variety of topics including risks, recipes, African-American program
American Heart Association
    Family Health including nutrition, exercise, information on prevention, treatment, conditions including stroke
American Lung Association
    Quit Smoking Action Plan
Cancer Support
    Partnership between The Gillette Company and allHealth, provides women's cancer support; search for support group by zip code
Dr. Koop
    Excellent site full of topical information including Tackling Tobacco, Prevention Questionnaire, Eating Healthy, Fitness Center
Healthfinder
    U. S. Department of Health & Human Services site with information on prevention and self-care, medical dictionary, minority health, alternative medicine, many topics
Medical College of Georgia, Greenblatt Library
    Consumer Health links including Mayo Clinic and Medline Plus
National Cancer Institute, NIH
    Cancer prevention, information
National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, NIH
    Facts about heart disease
National Library of Medicine
    Health topics and wellness/prevention issues for consumers
National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
    (Office on Women's Health, U. S. Department of Health & Human Services) Information and resource service, reference library, FAQ about women's health, search by topic, list of mammography sites certified by FDA, many links
NIH's Word on Health (formerly HEALTHWise)
    Consumer health information based on National Institutes of Health research. Includes information on mammograms, sleep, ear infections in children and press releases.
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
    Consumer-oriented collection in both English and Spanish
ParentsPlace in iVillage
    Health and safety concerns, poison prevention, childproofing checklist, product recall notices, baby care
Pregnancy in ParentsPlace
    Interactive, customized calendar of development and information on nutrition, breastfeeding, and more
Shapeup
    Body mass index, calories needed to maintain or lose weight, select your diet online (Cyberkitchen)

Contact Information

Dr. Peggy J. Wagner
Research Director
Email: pwagner@mcg.edu
(706) 721-7589
 

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Please email comments, suggestions or questions to:
Stan Sulkowski, ssulkowski@mcg.edu.

January 10, 2008