The Nation's Health
This section of Chapter 1 discusses the current status of Americans' health. The Web site below is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC monitors disease trends and causes of death in the United States, and the agency keeps the public informed by means of surveillance reports. The site serves as a general reference for this section of the chapter by providing current health statistics, data, and information about disease prevention and health. The site also provides a link to the CDC's weekly publication "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report."
Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention web site
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Analyzing Health Information
This section of Chapter 1 discusses the importance of analyzing health information from various sources. The site below, "Health on the Net," is a general resource for this section. The site is sponsored by the Health on the Net Foundation, a non-profit organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of health information on the Internet. The site has a searchable database of general health topics that people can use to analyze the reliability of health information from Internet and other sources.
Visit the Health on the Net web site
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Conventional versus Complementary and Alternative Medicine
This section of Chapter 1 discusses conventional and alternative and complementary medical practices. The National Council Against Health Fraud is private nonprofit, voluntary health organization devoted to reveaing sources of health misinformation, fraud, and quackery.
Visit the National Council Against Health Fraud web site
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Consumer Health: Consumer Protection
This section of Chapter 1 discusses consumer health concerns. The site below applies to information in Chapter 1's "Consumer Health: Consumer Protection" feature. MedWatch is a program sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The site enables health professionals and consumers to report adverse reactions to or problems with medical products, including dietary supplements, to the agency.
Visit the MedWatch web site
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Conventional versus Complementary and Alternative Medicine
This section of Chapter 1 discusses alternative and conventional medical practices. The site below, which is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is a source of credible wellness and lifestyle information, including information about alternative medicine.
Visit the National Institutes of Health web site
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