Internet Resource Directory
This directory provides you with information about websites that may help you make the best choices about your health and the health of your loved ones. These resources may help enable you to better understand a health condition and empower you to feel more in control.
The information resources listed in this directory should not replace the care that you and your family receive from your physician or other health care professionals. By educating consumers and family members like you about a health condition, these resources may make the relationship with your health care professional more productive while providing you with access to additional information and services.
Use this list of our “top ten” as a starting point for getting the information you need. These sites are sponsored by government agencies or are well-known and credible national or local organizations.
HealthyFalmouth.org General Health Information
HealthyFalmouth.org provides more than 5,000 medical topics including information about 1,200 medications, all updated quarterly. You can read the latest health news and use decision making tools to help you manage your health.
KidsHealth
KidsHealth is a project of The Nemours Foundation, which funds educational programs that positively affect the health of children. The site provides information about a wide range of children’s health issues. The site is divided into sections for children, teens, and adults.
Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic is one of the leading medical centers in the country. The site provides up-to-date information about a wide-range of health topics including diseases and conditions, medications, healthy living, and treatment decision tools.
Family Doctor
This Web site is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The site provides easy-to-read articles about a wide range of common health conditions. The site also includes access to health tools including reviews of other health sites and a “smart patient” guide.
MEDLINEplus
MEDLINEplus is an online health information service from the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library. The site has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other sources on over 700 conditions, diseases and wellness topics.
Healthfinder.gov
Healthfinder.gov is an award-winning website for consumers, developed by the federal government’s National Health Information Center. Healthfinder.gov links to carefully screened and selected information and web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people and providing credible information to enhance health decisions. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
The NCI is a component of the National Institutes of Health and is the federal government's principal agency for cancer research and training. The NCI website provides valuable cancer-related information of all kinds, including details about specific types of cancer, cancer treatments, and clinical trials.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The NIMH is one of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health and is the federal government's principal agency for behavioral health research and education. The NIMH website provides information about common mental illness and behavioral disorders.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA supports most of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. The NIDA website has information for consumers and health professionals about substance abuse and provides access to substance abuse sites for young adults, such as NIDA for Teens.