HSCI 130 Resources
Skyline College Health Center http://www.skylinecollege.edu/sts/hlthctr.html
San Mateo County Health Department San Mateo County Mobile Health Van San Mateo County Health Pandemic Flu Preparedness: County of San Mateo Health Department West Nile Virus: County of San Mateo Health Department Immunization Program and Resources: County of San Mateo Health Department San Mateo Fire Prevention Emergency: County of San Mateo Health Department Disease Control and Prevention: County of San Mateo Health Department
Women’s Health National Women’s Health Information Center – www.4women.gov - offers women’s health resources and materials for and professionals Women’s Health Interactive – www.womens-health.com to create a place for women
to proactively learn about their health related issues Take Wellness to Heart –www.americanheart.org - an AHA site that provides information
about heart disease and stroke in women Body-Mind QueenDom - www.queendom.com - personality, intelligence, and health-related
test: plenty of personal stories, advice columns; and numerous articles
on mental and women’s health Forum for Women’s Health – www.womenshealth.org a collection facts, information,
advice, and suggestions to help you de your health concerns.
All content on these pages is designed, written, and developed by a women
and along with other women’s health professionals New York Times Women’s Health – www.nytimes.com/pages/health/womenshealth/index.html - featuring comprehensive
guides to 29 issues of special concerns of women
Men’s Health Men’s Health Center -www.healthy.net/asp/templates/center.asp?centerid=5 - Healthy Man Center Natural Choices
for Today’s Healthy Man Men’s Health Issues - [tmc,edu] – http://medic.med.uth.tmc.edu/ptnt/00000391.htm includes information
about exercise, fat and cholesterol, and prostrate screening Men’s Health Network - www.menshealthnetwork.org - information and educational
organization committed to promotion issues on men’s health Mens Health Tune-Up - www.menshealthnetwork.org Information on health issues,
including blood pressure, cholesterol and heart disease
Health Broadcasts HealthSource – www.npr.org/news/healthsci/ - tackles a different everyday issue which
affects your health HealthTalk Interactive – www.healthtalk.com - connects patients with people
who can answer their questions via interactive broadcasts. Transcripts
and audio recordings are also available Holistic Channel - The holistic and alternative medicine
news, radio, information, live practitioner consultants, product price
comparisons, and more Sports Medicine –www.ivanhoe.com/sportsmed/ - by Ivanhoe Broadcast News, reports on
the latest sports medicine news. Special emphasis on training techniques
and avoiding injury NIH Radio News Service – www.radiospace.com/nihhome.htm NPR News: Health and Science
Links for Loss www.beliefnet.com - Provides
religion-based support to people of many faiths www.griefnet.org - Information and online support groups for people dealing with grief and
loss www.growthhouse.org – San Francisco-based Growth House is a gateway for information on end-of-life
care and resources for bereaved familie www.death-dying.com - Volunteers provide grief support www.aarp.org/griefandloss/home.html - An American Association of Retired Persons site www.nhpco.org – Sponsored by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.dyingwell.org Ira Byock, a palliative-care physician and author of Dying Well, provides
resources for end-of –life issues and dealing with grief www.healingenvironment.com
Site in Palo Alto California. Deal with healing spirituality, prayer and
meditation
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Barbara Lowell, Skyline College, San Mateo Community College District, California, USA