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Links to Medical Web Sites:


The Mayo Clinic
- search for information on almost any medical topic
Up to Date - search for information on almost any medical topic
UMMC Medical References - search for information on almost any medical topic
The American Academy of Family Medicine - search for information on almost any medical topic
Patient UK - search for information on almost any topic
Re-Imagine Your Life - workshops for living with chronic illness
Medline Plus - search for information on almost any medical topic
The Center for Disease Control - covers many topics including travel recommendations
Heart Hub - covers heart disease, high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes
Chose My Plate - nutrition and weight loss information
Vermont Department of Health - asthma information and resources
The American Diabetes Association - covers diabetes and pre-diabetes
Go Ask Alice - a Q&A health resource from Columbia University
Health Finder - tools and information for staying healthy
Nutrition Action Newsletter - a great source of information - better as a subscription
Planned Parenthood, Bedsider and Reproductive Access- are three sites with great information on birth control and abortion
Screening Tests for Women - information about tests recommended to detect diseases early
Screening Tests for Men - information about tests recommended to detect diseases early
Labs Tests on Line - detailed information about almost every lab test
Vermont Ethics Network - resources for advance directives (Living wills)
Consumer Health Information in Many Languages

Links to Web Sites that Focus on Parents, Children and Teens:

Kid's Health
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Healthy Children
Zero to Three
Ask Dr. Sears
Vaccine Information Statements
State of Vermont vaccine information site
Let's Go - 5210 - How to prevent childhood obesity
RAINN - information on sexual abuse

My favorite books on parenting:
The Parent's Handbook: Systematic Training in Effective Parenting (STEP)
How To Talk So Your Kids Will Listen, and How To Listen So Your Kids Will Talk

Links to Resources for Mental Health


Action for Happiness and The Happiness Action Pack
Mindfulness Practices
Mental Health Help Guide
Depression Toolkit
Depression (Mayo Clinic)
Self help guides:
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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