Health Care Links

Listed below are some links to health-related websites that might be of interest to you. Some of these websites contain information about preventive care guidelines. CareSource recommends that you learn about health prevention. It will keep you and your family on track with health screenings and exams for your needs.

Just click on the organization you would like more information about.

All these links need to be made. Michelle suggested that we do an accordian type of page here. Also, links need to be found and made!

Preventative Health Guidelines

• Asthma
• Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
• Cholesterol Education
• Chronic Heart Failure
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Dental
• Diabetes
• Non-mild Hypertension
• Substance Abuse
• Treating Major Depression
• Vision
• Preventive Guidelines Ages 18-56+ (American Academy of Family Physicians Web site)
• Severely Mentally Disabled (American Psychiatric Guidelines):
  • Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, Second Edition
  • Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Suicidal Behaviors
  • Bipolar Disorder, Second Edition
  • Delirium
  • Eating Disorders, Third Edition
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Panic Disorder, Second Edition
  • Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults, Second Addition 
  • Schizophrenia, Second Edition

Health-related Websites

Women's Health/Pregnancy

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• New York Online Access to Health
• StorkNet
• Sidelines High-Risk Pregnancy Support
• Marvelous Multiples
• National Organization, Mothers of Twins
• ParentingWeb
• LaLeche League Breastfeeding Information
• Women's Health
• National Women's Health Information Center
• March of Dimes
• Baby Zone
• OSU Maternity

Mental Health

• Children & Adults w/ Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
• Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
• National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI)  
• National Eating Disorders Association
• National Center for PTSD
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

General Health

• HealthFinder
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• Dr. Spock Parenting and Children's Health Information
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• National Institutes of Health
• Mayo Clinic
• Keep Kids Healthy
• Web MD
• Medline Plus
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• Health information translations-different languages

Lungs, Asthma and Smoking

• American Lung Association
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• QuitNet Stop-Smoking Support
• Allergy & Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics
• Greater Cleveland Asthma Coalition

Social Service

• Women, Infants and Children
• United Way of America
• Ohio Department of Health Help Me Grow Program
• Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
• Social Security
• HUD, U.S. Dept of Housing
• Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
• National Clearing House for Child Abuse and Neglect
• An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• The Partnership for a Drug-Free America
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Drug Strategies
• SMART Recovery