A collection of online resources dedicated to the Health and Wellness of the Tri-County area, minority populations, and general health topics important to Tri-County area residents.

 

Somerset County Resources

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Somerset County Department of Social Services
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http://www.dhr.state.md.us/somerset.htm)

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Somerset County Emergency Services Department
(http://www.intercom.net/user/som911/home.html)

Wicomico County Resources

bulletWicomico County Health Department
(http://www.wicomicohealth.org/)

Worcester County Resources

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Worcester County Health Department
(http://www.worcesterhealth.org/)

Tri-County Resources

bullet Healthy U
(
http://www.healthyudelmarva.org)

 

Maryland State Resources

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Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
(
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/)

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Maryland Health Resources
(http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/MD_topics/hea/)

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KFF State Health Facts Online--Maryland
(http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=profile&area=Maryland)

 

Virginia State Resources

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Virginia Department of Health
(http://www.vdh.state.va.us/)

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Accomack County Social Services
(http://www.esva.net/~accomack/social.htm)

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KFF State Health Facts Online--Virginia
(http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=profile&area=Virginia)

 

Delaware State Resources

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Delaware Health and Social Services
(http://www.state.de.us/dhss/dhss.htm)

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KFF State Health Facts Online--Delaware
(http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi?action=profile&area=Delaware)

 

Minority Health Resources

bullet MEDLINEPlus African American Health
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/africanamericanhealth.html)
bullet MEDLINEPlus Hispanic American Health
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hispanicamericanhealth.html)
bulletOffice of Minority Health
(
http://www.hrsa.gov/OMH/)
bullet Alcohol and Minorities from the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa55.htm)
bullet NAACP Health Division
(
http://www.naacp.org/programs/health/health.shtml)
bullet African American Women's Health from the National Women's Health Information Center
(http://www.4woman.gov/faq/african_american.htm)
bullet African American Men's Health Study (HIV and AIDS Prevention)
(http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/projects/AAMHSindex.html)
bullet African American's and Diabetes from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
(http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/pubs/afam/afam.htm)
bullet Closing the Health Gap from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
(
http://www.healthgap.omhrc.gov/)
bullet National Cancer Statistics for Special Populations from the Centers for Disease Control
(http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/natlcancerdata.htm#special)

 

Other Health Resources

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MEDLINEPlus-Consumer Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
(http://medlineplus.gov/)

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MEDLINEplus en espaņol
(http://medlineplus.gov/esp/)

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HealthFinder
(http://www.healthfinder.gov)

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MayoClinic.com
(http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm?)

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Web Sites You Can Trust from CAPHIS (Consumer and Public Health Information Section) of the Medical Library Association
(http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/index.html)

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U.S. News and World Report "America's Best Hospitals, 2002"
(http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/health/hosptl/tophosp.htm)

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ADA's Oral Health Topics
(http://www.ada.org/public/topics/index.asp)

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Toll-free Numbers for Health Information
(http://www.health.gov/nhic/Pubs/tollfree.htm)

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NOAH-New York Online Access to Health
(http://www.noah-health.org/)

 

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Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

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MEDLINEPlus Alcoholism
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alcoholism.html)

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Al-Anon/Alateen
(http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/)

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MEDLINEPlus Drug Abuse
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html)

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National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
(http://www.health.org/)

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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
(http://www.samhsa.gov/centers/csap/csap.html)

 

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Cancer

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MEDLINEPlus Cancer
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancergeneral.html)

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ONCOLink
(http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/)

 

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Cardiovascular Disease

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MEDLINEPlus Heart Disease
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseasesgeneral.html)

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American Heart Association
(http://www.americanheart.org/)

 

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Diabetes

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MEDLINEPlus Diabetes
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes.html)

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American Diabetes Association
(http://www.diabetes.org/main/)

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National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
(http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/ndic.htm)

 

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Exercise

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MEDLINEPlus Exercise and Physical Fitness
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exercisephysicalfitness.html)

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President's Council on Physical Fitness
(http://www.fitness.gov/)

 

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Nutrition

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MEDLINEPlus Nutrition
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html)

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American Dietetic Association's Food and Nutrition Info
(http://www.eatright.org/Public/NutritionInformation/92.cfm)

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Food and Nutrition Information Center
(http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/)

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Food and Nutrition Research Briefs
(http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/fnrb/)

 

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Teenage Pregnancy

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MEDLINEPlus Teenage Pregnancy
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenagepregnancy.html)