Noninfectious Diseases
he section on noninfectious diseases in this chapter discusses asthma, the most common chronic illness of childhood. The Web site below of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation provides additional information on this disease of the airways. It also provides links to its local chapters and educational support groups, asthma news, a search engine, and a mechanism to request information.
Visit the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America web site
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Trends in Infectious Disease
The infectious disease section of the chapter mentions the World Health Organization (WHO). This international organization, located in Geneva, Switzerland, tracks trends in world health. Its Web site includes information on a wide variety of infectious and noninfectious diseases. It also has information on environmental concerns, publications and periodicals issued by WHO, and world health reports.
Visit the World Health Organization (WHO) web site
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Trends in Infectious Disease
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) track trends in infectious disease in the United States and inform the public by means of their surveillance reports. The CDC Web site below will also serve as a general reference for this section of the chapter on trends in infectious disease. The CDC is located in Atlanta, GA and is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. The CDC Web site has information about the CDC, traveler's health, and health in general. It also has a statistical database, a search engine, and a link to its publication "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report."
Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) web site
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Protection Against Infectious Diseases
The Web site below serves as a general resource for the section of the chapter on protection against infectious diseases. The Infectious Diseases Society of American (IDSA) is an organization of physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals dedicated to promoting human health and the prevention of infectious diseases through excellence in research, education prevention, and care of patients. The Web site includes news and educational reports on infectious diseases and related topics as well as links to other sites.
Visit the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) web site
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Protection Against Infectious Diseases
As mentioned in the section of the chapter on protection against infectious diseases, the most recent health information for travel to various areas of the world and a list of vaccinations necessary for those areas can be accessed from the Web site below. The National Center for Infectious Diseases, the agency that maintains the Travelers' Health Web site, is an arm of the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC).
Visit the National Center for Infectious Diseases Travelers' Health web site
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Protection Against Infectious Diseases
As mentioned in the section of the chapter on protection against infectious diseases, the current childhood immunization schedule is on the Web site below of the American Academy of Pediatrics. This schedule can be accessed as a pdf file as well.
Visit the American Academy of Pediatrics 2005 Immunization Schedule web site
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Protection Against Infectious Diseases
The section in chapter on protection against infectious diseases defines and discusses immunization. The Web site below contains references to federal, state, and local government agencies as well as private organizations that offer information resources related to the immunization and infectious diseases objectives of Healthy People 2000.
Visit the HP 2000 Immunizations and Infectious Diseases Resource List web site
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Sexually Transmitted Infections Caused by Viruses
The section of the chapter on sexually transmitted infections caused by viruses includes an extensive discussion of HIV/AIDS. The Web site below is the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA. The mission of this arm of the CDC is to prevent HIV infection and reduce the incidence of HIV-related illness and death, in collaboration with community, state, national, and international partners. The site has a variety of resources including statistics, HIV/AIDS information, links to other sites, slides, and a search engine.
Visit the CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention web site
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Protecting Yourself Against STIs
The American Social Health Association (ASHA) Web site below is a useful resource for protecting yourself against STIs, the topic of this section of the chapter. ASHA is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to stop STIs and their harmful consequences to individuals, families, and communities. This site contains a variety of types of STI information and educational materials. Additionally, it operates the National Herpes hotline and www.iwannaknow.org, a web site that provides sexuality and STI information for teens.
Visit the American Social Health Association (ASHA) web site
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