Web Sites for Nursing

General

Alzheimer's Association
  Sponsored by the not-for-profit Alzheimer's Association. Includes information on the warning signs, stages, and statistics relating to the diseas, as well as links to research articles and support groups.
American Academy of Pediatrics
  Official Web site of the American Academy of Pediatrics, provides general information related to health from birth through age 21. The site also provides information for practitioners pertaining to the academy's programs, activities, policy statements, and practice guidelines.
American Geriatrics Society
 
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 
CIDRAP: Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy
  Provided by the University of Minnesota's Academic Health Center, CIDRAP provides thorough, authoritative, up-to-date information related to emerging infectious diseases.
Food and Drug Administration
 
Food and Nutrition Information Center
 
Food Science Central
  Provides information related to food science, food technology, and human nutrition. Site sponsored by the International Food Information Service (IFIS).
Hastings Center
  A leading organization in advanced research and studies in biomedical ethics. This site offers access to research projects on such topics as drug regulation, organ solicitation, to ethics issues dealing with HIV/AIDS treatment in developing nations.
HealthFinder
  A gateway to consumer health and human services information from the U.S. government. Includes links to online publications, clearinghouses, databases and websites.
Healthworld Online
  A "virtual health village" that includes fully searchnable articles in the areas of natural health, wellness, self-care and alternative medicine.
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
  Mayo Clinic homepage. Includes a search index and information on various health topics.
Mayo Clinic Medical Information and Tools for Healthy Living
 
MEDLINEplus
  "MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news."
National Cancer Institute
  Created and sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, this web resource provides a wide range of information on treatment options and clinical trials in various formats including articles and statistics. Also included are conference highlights, coping resources, news stories, research opportunities, and cancer and drug dictionaries.
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
  Contains direct links to NCEH data, resources, programs and campaigns, publications and products, emergency response, and training.
National Institute of Aging
  Contains information on virtually all aspects of aging. Four sections focus on "Health Information," "Research Information," "Grants & Training," and "News & Events."
National Institutes of Health
 
NursingWorld Reading & Reference Room
  Links to American Nursing Association documents, as well as government and policy information related to nursing.
Nutrition Source: Harvard School of Public Health
 
Prevention Online (PREVLINE)
  The online presence for the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI). PREVLINE features a wide range of quality online information on drugs and alcohol.
SAGE Crossroads
  The Alliance for Aging Research and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, present this "interactive public forum on aging, long-term care, health care economics, cloning/stem cell/genome research, hormone replacement therapy, Alzheimer's, bioethics, disability, longevity, diet, home care, life extension, and related topics."
Social Care Online
  A free British database including government documents, journal articles and websites
U.S. National Library of Medicine