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Addiction/Alcoholism
General Health Resources

Hospitals and Health Care
Nutrition

Addiction/Alcoholism

Sobriety and Recovery Resources
Alcoholics Anonymous
Greater Louisville Intergroup - This is the local chapter of A.A.
Find an A.A. Meeting in Louisville
Big Book Online - Explains the concepts behind Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-anon/Alateen - "For over 50 years, Al-Anon (which includes Alateen for younger members) has been offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics. "
Al-Anon of Kentucky & Southern Indiana
Find an Al-Anon meeting in Louisville
Gamblers Anonymous - "A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem."
Gamblers Anonymous Louisville Meeting Schedule
InfoFacts on Methamphetamines from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
Narcotics Anonymous World Services - "Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering drug addicts To find local meetings, click on "Regional and Area Links".

Health

American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
USA Gov for Health and Nutrition - Official information and services from the U.S. government.
Health.gov - "A portal to the Web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other Federal departments and agencies."
Healthfinder - Provides consumer access to federal health information resources from state and local agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and universities.
National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus - MEDLINEplus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. Searchable, arranged by topic as well as preformulated MEDLINE searches. Also included are a database of full-text drug information and an illustrated medical encyclopedia.
WebMD - Consumer health information website. Offers easy access to reference sources on diagnosis and treatment, news on health and medicine, and health-related bulletin boards.
Aegis - Billed as the "Largest HIV/AIDS web site in the world", this site includes topics such as dealing with HIV, a law library and fact sheets.
Hospice.Net - This site offers information on services, bereavement and information for patients and caregivers.
MayoClinic.com - Contains information on diseases and conditions, healthy living, and drugs and supplements. Tools provided include health decision guides and interactive calculators.
MedicineNet.com - Contains information on diseases and conditions, symptoms, tests and procedures, medications and medical terminology.
Hospital Comparisons - From Medicare
Nursing Home Comparisons - From Medicare
Helpguide.org - "Helpguide is an award-winning, consumer-friendly website that aims to empower individuals by providing expert information and non-commercial resources on issues of mental health and lifelong wellness."
PLoS Medicine - PLoS Medicine is an open-access journal published by the nonprofit organization Public Library of Science.
PubMed Central - PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Health Care Information Center - "Provides both performance and outcome information on hospitals in Kentucky, as well as information about quality of care. Additionally, we will provide measurements of how well preventive care efforts are working to reduce the number of inpatient stays in Kentucky hospitals."
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky - "The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky (FHKY) was established in May, 2001 to address the unmet health care needs of Kentucky by developing and influencing health policy, improving access to care, reducing health risks and disparities and promoting health equity."

Hospitals and Health Care

Hospital Compare - From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Norton Healthcare Quality Report - Norton Healthcare posts data on quality measures for it's five Louisville hospitals.
Health Care Information Center - "The center provides both performance and outcome information on hospitals in Kentucky, as well as information about quality of care. Additionally, we will provide measurements of how well preventive care efforts are working to reduce the number of inpatient stays in Kentucky hospitals."
2010 Health Care Reform - The text of the bill as well as direct links to the Congressional Record containing the debate and votes.

Nutrition

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - The FDA studies foods and other products to ensure they are safe for use.
Center for Food, Safety and Applied Nutrition - Provides links to information about food safety, food recalls and other food-related information.
Office of Dietary Supplements - Provides information on nutrient recommendation reports and tables and dietary supplements. The ODS is part of the National Insititutes of Health.
Nutrition and Physical Activity - The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion provides information about its own research and that of other government agencies.
Nutrition.gov - Nutrition.gov serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals.
Dietary Guidelines - The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.
National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference - Provides information about nutrients in food.
My-Calorie-Counter.com - My-Calorie-Counter.com is "the most comprehensive food and nutrition database search engine on the web with nutritional data on more than 45,000 foods."

Last Updated: 02/05/2013