Educational and Useful Links
Primary Care Health Partners has selected various websites we believe may provide useful information to you.
We do not manage these sites and are therefore not responsible for their content. These sites remain solely responsible for any claim, advice, or advertisement appearing on their site.
If, after reviewing these sites, you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact one of our offices for additional information.
Educational & Useful Links
Adult Medicine
Advanced Directives
Vermont Ethics Network: Taking Steps
https://vtethicsnetwork.org/medical-decision-making/advance-care-planning
Discusses: your rights as a patient; common treatment in critical and end-of-life
care; how you can use an "advance directive"
Vermont Advance Directives(VADR)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/systems/advance-directives
Vermont Advance Directive Registry is an electronic database that stores
advance directives and makes them accessible to medical providers.
Allergies, Asthma & Respiratory Diseases
American Academy of Allergies, Asthma & Immunology
http://www.aaaai.org/
Information regarding allergies and asthma including treatment and new research
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
http://www.foodallergy.org/
Information on food allergies including education, research, and advocacy
COVID-19
CDC - COVID-19
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/
Information about the COVID-19 coronavirus including information on vaccines
Cancer
Cancer.gov
http://www.cancer.gov/
Official website of National Cancer Institute
American Cancer Society
http://cancer.org/
News and information regarding types of cancer, patient services, treatment
options, and statistics
Diabetes
American Diabetes Assocation
http://www.diabetes.org/
Information about diabetes including healthy living choices, insulin reactions,
exercise, and diet
Joslin Diabetes Center
http://www.joslin.org/
Site includes diabetes education, discussion boards, info on legislative activities,
press releases, and the latest news
Drug & Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.aa.org/
Support services for alcoholics and family members of alcoholics.
General
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
Resources on diseases, conditions, and other special topics from Dept. of Health
and Human Services
Familydoctor.org
http://familydoctor.org/
Health information written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at AAFP
Healthfinder®
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Provides links to online journals, medical dictionaries, minority health, and
preventive care
MayoClinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Health education for patients and the general public from the Mayo Clinic.
Includes interactive tools to manage health.
Medical Library Association
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html
A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web
MEDLINEplus
http://medlineplus.gov/
Includes alphabetical list of "Health Topics", several online medical dictionaries,
and consumer drug information
NY Online Access to Health (NOAH)
http://www.noah-health.org/
Full-text health topics arranged alphabetically with definitions, care and
treatment, and lists of information resources
HIV/AIDS
HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
In-depth information about HIV/AIDS
Heart Disease
American Heart Association (AHA)
https://heart.org
Includes information on warning signs for heart disease and stroke, easy-to-use reference guide, family health information, and risk awareness
Congenital Heart Information Network
https://www.facebook.com/TCHIN.org?
Information for children and adults with congenital heart disease
HeartHub for Patients
https://globalhearthub.org/
Educational tools for Arrhythmias, Cardiac Rehab, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Heart Attack/Failure, High Blood Pressure, Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), and Stroke
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/
Information on heart disease for the public
Immunizations
CDC Vaccines & Immunization
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
CDC site with various resources regarding immunization including immunization schedules, recommendations, side effects and safety
Vaccine Information
http://www.vaccineinformation.org/
Information about vaccine preventable diseases
Influenza
Flu.gov
http://www.Flu.gov
Information about Influenza including prevention and treatment.
International Travel
Travelers’ Health - CDC
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/resources-for-travelers
Information for travelers and healthcare providers in deciding vaccines, medications, and other measures necessary to prevent illness and injury during travel.
Kidney Disease
National Kidney Foundation
http://www.kidney.org/
Information on kidneys for the public
Lung Diseases
Controlling Asthma – Vermont Asthma Program
http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/asthma/control.aspx
Site provided by the Vermont Department of Health which has all kinds of links
to many other good web sites on asthma
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/
Information on lung diseases for the public
Medications
WebMD Medication Information
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/
Medical information on prescription drugs, vitamins, and over-the-counter
medications
Neurology & Mental Health
Alzheimers Association
http://www.alz.org/index.asp
Alzeheimers education and awareness site
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/index.aspx
Provides information on a range of psychology topics
Sleep Foundation
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/
Information on sleep health and safety
U.S. Pain Foundation
http://www.uspainfoundation.org/
Addresses many sources of acute and chronic pain with information on
management and medications
Nutrition & Fitness
CDC: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/index.html
Information on achieving and maintaining a health weight including nutrition
and physical activity
Ticks
CDC - Ticks
http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/
Information about ticks including how to avoid them and about tickborne diseases
How to Remove a Tick
http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/removing_a_tick.html
Information on removal of ticks
Educational & Useful Links
Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
Allergies, Asthma & Respiratory Diseases
American Academy of Allergies, Asthma & Immunology
http://www.aaaai.org/
Information regarding allergies and asthma including treatment and new research
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
http://www.foodallergy.org/
Information on food allergies including education, research, and advocacy
COVID-19
CDC - COVID-19
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/
Information about the COVID-19 coronavirus including information on vaccines
Cancer
Cancer.gov
http://www.cancer.gov/
Official website of National Cancer Institute
American Cancer Society
http://cancer.org/
News and information regarding types of cancer, patient services, treatment
options, and statistics
Families of Children with Cancer
https://www.focwc.org/
Support and advocacy group for families living with the effects of childhood cancer
Diabetes
Children with Diabetes
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/
Information focused primarily on the needs of children with diabetes
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/
Information about diabetes including healthy living choices, insulin reactions,
exercise, and diet
Joslin Diabetes Center
http://www.joslin.org/
Site includes diabetes education, discussion boards, info on legislative activities,
press releases, and the latest news
Juvenile Diabetes Reserch Foundation International
https://www.jdrf.org/
Diabetes materials for children and teens
General
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/
Pediatrician member organization w/ information ranging from general child
health information to more specific guidelines
BAM! Body and Mind
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/bam/teachers.htm
Health information site for kids
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
Resources on diseases, conditions, and other special topics from Dept. of
Health and Human Services
Familydoctor.org
http://familydoctor.org/
Health information written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at AAFP
Healthy Children
http://www.healthychildren.org
Parent-focused site from AAP
Healthfinder®
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Provides links to online journals, medical dictionaries, minority health, and
preventive care
Kidshealth®
http://www.kidshealth.org/
Health information created by The Nemours Foundation about children from
before birth through adolescent
MayoClinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Health education for patients and the general public from the Mayo Clinic.
Includes interactive tools to manage health.
Medical Library Assocation
http://www.mlanet.org/resources/userguide.html
A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web
MEDLINEplus
http://medlineplus.gov/
Includes alphabetical list of "Health Topics", several online medical dictionaries,
and consumer drug information
NY Online Access to Health (NOAH)
http://www.noah-health.org/
Full-text health topics arranged alphabetically with definitions, care and
treatment, and lists of information resources
HIV/AIDS
HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
In-depth information about HIV/AIDS
Heart Disease
American Heart Association (AHA)
https://heart.org
Includes information on warning signs for heart disease and stroke, easy-to-use reference guide, family health information, and risk awareness
Congenital Heart Information Network
https://www.facebook.com/TCHIN.org?
Information for children and adults with congenital heart disease
March of Dimes Birth Defects
https://www.marchofdimes.org/
Focuses on birth defects with an emphasis on congenital heart disease
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/
Information on heart disease for the public
Immunizations
CDC Vaccines & Immunization
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
CDC site with various resources regarding immunization including immunization schedules, recommendations, side effects and safety
Vaccine Information
http://www.vaccineinformation.org/
Information about vaccine preventable diseases
Influenza
Flu.gov
http://www.Flu.gov
Information about Influenza including prevention and treatment.
International Travel
Travelers’ Health - CDC
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/resources-for-travelers
Information for travelers and healthcare providers in deciding vaccines, medications, and other measures necessary to prevent illness and injury during travel.
Kidney Disease
National Kidney Foundation
http://www.kidney.org/
Information on kidneys for the public
Lung Diseases
Controlling Asthma - Vermont Asthma Program
http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/asthma/control.aspx
Site provided by the Vermont Department of Health which has all kinds of links
to many other good web sites on asthma
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/
Information on lung diseases for the public
Medications
WebMD Medication Information
http://www.webmd.com/drugs/
Medical information on prescription drugs, vitamins, and over-the-counter
medications
Neurology & Mental Health
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/index.aspx
Provides information on a range of psychology topics
Sleep Foundation
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/
Information on sleep health and safety
U.S. Pain Foundation
http://www.uspainfoundation.org/
Addresses many sources of acute and chronic pain with information on
management and medications
Nutrition & Fitness
CDC: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/index.html
Information on achieving and maintaining a health weight including nutrition
and physical activity
We Can!
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/
Focuses on ways to enhance children's activity and nutrition
Safety
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://nhtsa.gov/Safety/CPS
Information on car seat and vehicle safety for kids
Ticks
CDC - Ticks
http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/
Information about ticks including how to avoid them and about tickbourne diseases
How to Remove a Tick
http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/removing_a_tick.html
Information on removal of ticks