Member Health Resources 

Staying Healthy 

You can give the Gift of Life by becoming an organ donor. More than 75,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant because too few of us are willing to be organ and tissue donors. HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson has launched an initiative to promote organ donation and encourage people to make an informed decision about organ donation.

• Organ Donor

If you are interested in a health profession, HRSA's publication entitled The Allied Health Professions: Opportunities for Minority Students -- A Career Guidebook, 2000 may be helpful to you. This guidebook introduces students to allied health careers and provides information for those interested in pursuing such a career.

HRSA's Kids Into Health Careers campaign has information about encouraging children and young adults to pursue a rewarding career in the health care field. Financial aid information is also included.

• The Allied Health Professions: Opportunities for Minority Students -- A Career Guidebook, 2000
• Kids Into Health Careers

HIV/AIDS continues to be a major health problem facing us all. HRSA provides HIV/AIDS information for clinicians who care for people living with HIV/AIDS. HRSA's Ryan White CARE Act program developed A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV.

• A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV.

Bright Futures ( http://brightfutures.aap.org ), initiated by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) over a decade ago, is a philosophy and approach that is dedicated to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy, and that optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the health professional, the child, the family, and the community. As part of this initiative, Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents was developed to provide comprehensive health supervision guidelines, including recommendations on immunizations, routine health screenings, and anticipatory guidance. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the MCHB are committed to the multidisciplinary and multicultural nature of the Bright Futures initiative.

• http://brightfutures.aap.org/web/

Healthfinder is a free guide to reliable health information where you can select online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, support and self-help groups, as well as other government agencies and not-for-profit organizations.

Medline Plus

Both health professionals and consumers can depend on Medline Plus for accurate, current, medical information. This service provides access to extensive information about specific to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians, health information in Spanish and other languages, and clinical trials.

National Women's Health Information Center Health_Literacy (NWHIC)

A one-stop gateway for women's health resources and materials for consumers and professionals. Health_Literacy NLM's Databases and Electronic Information Sources

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides a wide variety of resources related to the biomedical and health sciences, both past and present. Databases and information sources include:MEDLINEplus,TOXNET, and HIV/AIDS Resources.

Social Security Administration

SSA's benefit programs include: Retirement, Disability, Medicare, Supplemental Security Income, Survivors benefits.

Office of the Surgeon General

Explains what the surgeon general does, text of speeches, and provides a way to write to the Surgeon General.

www.health.gov

Portal to federal and state health web sites. Includes links to healthfinder® , Healthy People 2010 and more.

• Healthfinder
• Medline Plus
• Health_Literacy (NWHIC)
• Health_Literacy
• MEDLINEplus
• HIV/AIDS Resources
• Social Security Administration
• Office of the Surgeon General
• www.health.gov

HHS's national campaign Closing the Health Gap offers information about bringing the best health information to African American communities.

• Closing the Health Gap

The Food and Drug Administration has good advice and information on a variety of consumer issues including food safety, foodborne illness, dietary supplements, cosmetics, and more. Visit the FDA Consumer Advice web page.

• FDA Consumer Advice

Visit HHS’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to learn about how these programs work and the services they provide.

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

you Can Quit Smoking Now -- www.smokefree.gov

HHS National Quitline Number (1-800-QUITNOW)

Helping Smokers Quit: A Guide for Nurses (PDF file, 109 KB)

Apollo Managed Care

Utilization Review Criteria