The Nation's Health
This section of Chapter 1 discusses the current status of Americans' health. The Web site below is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC monitors disease trends and causes of death in the United States, and the agency keeps the public informed by means of surveillance reports. The site serves as a general reference for this section of the chapter by providing current health statistics, data, and information about disease prevention and health. The site also provides a link to the CDC's weekly publication "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report."
Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention web site
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Analyzing Health Information
This section of Chapter 1 discusses the importance of analyzing health information from various sources. The site below, "Health on the Net," is a general resource for this section. The site is sponsored by the Health on the Net Foundation, a non-profit organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of health information on the Internet. The site has a searchable database of general health topics that people can use to analyze the reliability of health information from Internet and other sources.
Visit the Health on the Net web site
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Conventional versus Alternative Medicine
This section of Chapter 1 discusses alternative and conventional medical practices. The site below is a source of information for the section of the chapter that discusses alternative health care practices. The National Council Against Health Fraud is a non-profit voluntary health agency that focuses its attention on health frauds, misinformation, and quackery. The Web site provides information on providers of health misinformation, alternative medical practices, home remedies, and untested health care products. The site also has links to other related sites.
Visit the National Council Against Health Fraud web site
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Conventional versus Alternative Medicine
This section of Chapter 1 discusses alternative and conventional medical practices. The site below, which is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is a source of credible information for the section of the chapter that discusses alternative and conventional health care practices. The NIH Health Information site includes links to the National Library of Medicine and the Health Information Index. The index has links to a wide variety of health conditions and topics. Additionally, one can access full-text health publications designed for consumers at this site.
Visit the National Institutes of Health-Health Information web site
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Consumer Health:Consumer Protection
This section of Chapter 1 discusses consumer health concerns. The site below applies to information in Chapter 1's "Consumer Health: Consumer Protection" feature. MedWatch is a program sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The site enables health professionals and consumers to report adverse reactions to or problems with medical products to the agency.
Visit the MedWatch web site
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