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Developmental Disability Associations
www.aamr.org
The oldest organized professional association for the field of developmental disabilities
features many links and lots of resources.
National Association of
Developmental Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/ The National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities provides information on
disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators and other
professionals. This site also provides information in Spanish.
Attention
Deficit Disorders Association-Southern Region (ADDA-SR)
Our mission is to provide a resource network, to support individuals impacted by attention
deficit disorders, to advocate for the development of community resources and services
which meet the educational, social and healthcare needs of all individuals with ADD/ADHD,
to keep the public informed on the disorder through the media, the association newsletter
and referral service, monthly chapter meetings, educational programs, parent and adult
support services, and regional conferences and workshops.
Oklahoma DD Council and College of Medicine.
Exceptional
Parent
DDS - California DDS
Healthcare Associations
These associations are primarily support and regulatory associations for healthcare professionals. They provide career information, education, licensure and regulatory information and make sure that a particular profession’s voice is heard in regard to laws, regulation of the profession or industry, treatment standards, etc.
Nursing Associations Links to Web sites of a variety of nursing associations. Listed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing This site provides information on the NCLEX examination, which the council develops, NCLEX diagnostic profiles for candidates, state nursing regulations and other resources.
American Massage Therapy Association
American Psychological Association
Additional Professional Associations Links to a variety of associations from the National Association of Health Data Organizations. List includes links to disease and disorders as well, but one of the most comprehensive list of associations.
Government Health Organizations -- Federal & International
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
US Department of Health and Human
Services - COMMON ACRONYMS
World Health Organization
Americans with
Disabilities Act This is the home page of the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
Federal Office of Special
Education Programs This is the site of the federal
Office of Special Education Programs. It provides information about special education
including federal laws and regulations.
National
Institutes of Health - Office of Rare Diseases
CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( The old Health Care Financing Administration - HCFA).
Health Data and Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Data and statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Medical Statistics – Sites listed by MedBioWorld
State and Local Associations
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ is the
link to the State of Arizona Legislature. It allows you to track bills, follow proceedings
and provides access to all statutes.
http://www.ahcccs.state.az.us/
takes you to the site of the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state
Medicaid agency. This site includes policies, rules and information about current
initiatives.
http://www.ade.state.az.us/ess/eapn/Default.asp
Enhancing Arizona's Parent Network is a group of parents, advocates and state staff who
have partnered to make information and training readily available to families and
individuals. This site provides a comprehensive calendar of trainings regarding education,
supports and services to people with special needs and their families.
http://www.ahcccs.state.az.us/Publications/
Information about Arizona's Olmstead Plan
Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities (MR/DD)
Resources for Mental Health Clinicians
National Associations
Autism
Society of America
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
Down Syndrome Homepage
John F. Kennedy Center
for Research on Human Development
Center for Community Inclusion
www.qualitymall.org
provides information about various planning and support techniques used to help people in
their communities.
The ARC - The ARC of the U.S.
Bakersfield ARC
Kern Regional Center
The Arc of the United States
Arc Alameda
Contra Costa Arc
MARC (Marin County)
OPARC (Ontario/Pomona)
PARCA (San Mateo)
Desert Valley Industries (Palm Desert)
DART (Ridgecrest)
The Arc of Santa Maria Valley
Arc South Bay
Arc San Diego
Gray’s Anatomy The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication.
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th ed. “Written by over 300 experts, it covers all but the most obscure disorders. In addition to describing symptoms, common clinical procedures, laboratory tests, and virtually all the disorders that a general internist might encounter,… Current therapy is presented for each disorder and supplemented with a separate section on clinical pharmacology.”
The Merck Manual of Medical Information – Home Edition “While The Merck Manual provides medical information to health care professionals, The Home Edition was written for patients, their families, and all non-health care professionals interested in learning more about illnesses, their diagnosis, and their treatment.”
The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 3rd ed. “It discusses the medical care of the elderly with detailed attention to how physiology changes with age, the unique ways diseases present in the elderly, and the special considerations of treating disease in elderly persons.”
Other Online Publications from
MEDLINEPLUS A variety of
online government and other organizational pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, etc.
MERRIAM-WEBSTER MEDICAL DICTIONARY
Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms in Eight European Languages
PDR.NET - Physicians Desk Reference - search for drug indications and interactions
DRUGINFONET.COM - Drug Info - search for drug indications and interactions
New England Journal of Medicine You can search the journal back to 1975. Only abstracts are provided for articles from 1975 – 1992. Abstracts and full text of articles are available from 1993 through current issue. However, the newest six months’ editions of the journal are available to those with individual paid subscriptions. Enter USER NAME = CSCC and PASSWORD = MEDICAL to view the full text articles except for those published within the last six months. This journal is also indexed with abstracts in CINAHL, Medline and Periodical Abstracts. Also available in print at CSCC ERC.
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association The journal’s Web site offers a complete table of contents of each issue, plus, many of the standard monthly features are in full text. The major articles are available through their Web site only to those with personal subscriptions. JAMA is indexed with abstracts in CINAHL and MEDLINE. Periodical Abstracts also indexes and abstracts JAMA and provides full text of all articles from V285 n4, Jan24/Jan31 2001 edition on. Also available in print at CSCC ERC.
MayoClinic.com Information on conditions, drugs, disease management, lifestyle planners, etc., presented by the well known Mayo Clinic. (http://mayoclinic.com/home)
MedBioWorld The largest site for medical & bioscience journals, associations, & databases.” This is a Web portal or directory. Does not provide content, but rather links to other sites that do. Still an impressive collection of links.
MedicineNet.com Commercial Web site with information on diseases and conditions, procedures and tests, medications, healthy living, and more. More than a few advertisements, but a good site, established and maintained by physicians.
MedlinePlus ”Health care information from the world’s largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health…information about specific diseases and conditions and also has links to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians, …” (http://medlineplus.gov/)
Netwellness A site with a local flavor. A non-profit consumer health web site that provides high quality information created and evaluated by medical and health professional faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and the Ohio State University.
Alternative Medical Foundation – Website providing information “about alternative systems of healthcare, treatment and diagnostics.” Two of their Website features:
Ø HerbMed – “HerbMed® - an interactive, electronic herbal database – provides hyper-linked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health.”
Ø Resources – The Alternative Medical Foundation’s directory on alternative medical treatments and practices such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, mind body medicine, etc. Includes information on books, journals, associations and links to other Web sites.
Additional Alternative Medicine Sites listed at HealthWeb.com
Biological Abstracts “Biological Abstracts, a leading source of life science information, collects abstracts and bibliographic references to worldwide biological and medical literature. Biological Abstracts contains references to journal items focusing on vital biological and medical research findings, pharmacological studies, and discoveries of new organisms.”
CINAHL – Nursing and Allied Health Coverage includes: Nursing - coverage of virtually every nursing journal published; Allied Health - physical therapy, occupational therapy, emergency services; Specialized Health - consumer health, alternative therapies, health sciences librarianship.
MEDLINE “MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the pre-clinical sciences.”
CancerLit “CancerLit is a bibliographic database that contains citations and abstracts for cancer literature from over 4,000 different sources, including biomedical journals, proceedings, books, reports, and doctoral theses.”
Academic Search Premiere “Academic Search Premier is the world’s largest scholarly, multi-discipline, full text database designed specifically for academic institutions.” Many medical and health related journals and many full text articles.
PsycINFO “PsycINFO contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports, all in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law.”
Other Alternative Medicine Sites
Music Therapy: The Power of Music Examines the power of using popular music in therapy (something people already listen to). Includes examples of therapeutic messages in popular music, as well as, original music by therapeutic rock band: Freudian Slip.
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