Health

Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous is 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 alcoholism.

Al-Anon/Alateen Purpose: To help families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend.

AAP - Preventing Teen Suicide  American Academy of Pediatrics: Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death for all persons regardless of age, sex or race; the third leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 24; and the fourth leading cause of death for persons between the ages of 10 and 14.

American Cancer Society  The nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

Betty Ford Center - Alcoholism and Other Drug Addiction Treatment The Betty Ford Center is a private, not for profit treatment center that is supported solely by private donations. The journey of recovery begins with living free of alcohol and other drugs one day at a time.

The Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource The Body's mission is to use the Web to lower barriers between patients and clinicians, demystify HIV/AIDS and its treatment, improve patients' quality of life and foster community through human connection.

City of Hope  City of Hope, inspired and supported by a philanthropic volunteer movement, is dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases through innovative research and patient care.

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Our mission is to identify, fund and conduct critical pediatric research that will lead to better treatments and prevention of HIV infection in infants and children, to reduce and prevent HIV transmission from mother to child and to accelerate the discovery of new treatments for other serious and life-threatening pediatric diseases.

Helpguide: a guide to the best links on mental health. Help Guide’s user-friendly information helps you understand problems and ask your health care provider better questions.

Holistic Health Links cover everything from alternative healing to mainstream health care organizations. You are encouraged to do your own research and then draw conclusions based on the facts and literature available from all resources.

Black Women's Health is a company with a simple philosophy and mission: to become the premier Internet site dedicated to promoting the physical, mental and spiritual wellness of today’s African American woman.  

National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service for professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Begun as a one-room Laboratory of Hygiene in 1887, the National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the U.S.

Online Recovery Resources (Non-AA)  Links regarding the various "A's"

Step Up on Second  Step Up on Second involves individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in developing opportunities to reintegrate into the community. Step Up is dedicated to long term support of people in recovery and their acceptance of mental illness.

Untangling the Web--Disability Links These links provide information on multiple disabilities or disability issues, including organizations and vendors as well as personal page.