Women's Health

Internet Links

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Women’s Health

http://www.cdc.gov/women/

An alphabetical list of women’s health topics, health tips, and information about research, programs, and conferences are available. CDC is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Women’s Health

http://www.hrsa.gov/WomensHealth/

Physical activity and health eating tools for women and annual women’s health data books are available. HRSA is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

MedlinePlus: Women's Health Topics
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/women/html

A comprehensive overview of women’s health covering the latest news on women’s health, information about prevention/screening, specific conditions, clinical trials, research, organizations, and statistics. MedlinePlus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): Fast Stats on Women’s Health

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/womens_health.htm

Statistics on health status, health risk factors, health care utilization and mortality are available. NCHS is a service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHIC)

http://www.womenshealth.gov/

Information about various women’s health topics, health organizations, health tools, and a calendar of women’s health events are available. NWHIC is a service of the Office on Women's Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Office of Women’s Health

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/byAudience/ForWomen/default.htm

Information on various women’s health issues, including fact sheets. Office of Women’s Health is a part of the FDA under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.