Health & Wellness

HealthMedia - Health Risk Assessment and Lifestyle Management Discover the relationship between your behaviors and health. HealthMedia programs help you learn to make healthy lifestyle choices and improve the quality of your life.	Click here for more information!!
American Academy of Family Physicians Patient Site This site from the American Academy of Family Physicians provides health information for the whole family.	www.familydoctor.org/
American Dietetic Association This site by the American Dietetic Association, the nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, offers helpful nutrition fact sheets, and answers a myriad of questions about a healthy lifestyle, weight management, caffeine, food allergies, food safety, etc.	www.eatright.org
American Heart Association This site offers a wealth of information about high blood pressure, cholesterol, stroke, heart health, risk assessment, and warning signs.	www.americanheart.org
Nationwide Better Health Nationwide Better Health is a leading provider of utilization, case, maternity, and disease management services.	Nationwide Better Health
Health and Human Services This is the official site of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Topics include diseases and conditions, disaster and emergency information, drug and food information, aging, and resources for locating nursing homes, providers, and health care facilities.	www.hhs.gov
Health Information Finder This handy, helpful site can help you quickly find information about diseases and conditions, alternative remedies, health organizations, health news, and health care provider topics.	www.healthfinder.gov
Hospital Compare This tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals care for all their adult patients with certain conditions or procedures. It will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide. Talk to your doctor about this information to help you, your family and your friends make your best hospital care decisions.	Hospital Compare
Kids Health Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth has sections written especially for kids, teens, and parents. This colorful, informative Website has been online since 1995.	kidshealth.org/kid/
The Mayo Clinic This site by the world famous Mayo Clinic offers tips on healthy lifestyle, information on diseases and conditions, and tools for self-management.	www.mayoclinic.com
MedCost SmartSTARTS The MedCost SmartsStarts Program is an outstanding prenatal education program that employers can provide as a benefit for their employees.	MedCost SmartSTARTS
Medem Library Voted one of the top ten consumer health sites by the Medical Library Association, the Medem Library provides reliable health care information from introductory to advanced texts.	Medem Library
NC Hospital Quality Performance Report Provides useful and valid information to the public about hospital quality of care and also to promote quality improvement efforts within hospitals.	NC Hospital Quality Performance Report

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