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DIRLINE: Directory of Health Organizations
"...(Directory of Information Resources Online) is the National Library of Medicine's online database containing location and descriptive information about a wide variety of information resources including organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with health and biomedicine. This information may not be readily available in bibliographic databases. Each record may contain information on the publications, holdings, and services provided...DIRLINE contains approximately 10,000 records and focuses primarily on health and biomedicine, although it also provides limited coverage of some other special interests."
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Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.

Alzheimer's Association

American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

• Center for Science, Technology, & Congress

American Lung Association

American Medical Association

• Disaster Preparedness
• Emerging Infections
• Ethics Standards Group
• Resources on Infectious Disease

Association of American Medical Colleges

American Society of Bariatric Physicians
Medical society for the treatment of obesity

Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)

Arthritis Foundation

Autism Society of America

Brazilian Society of Urology

bio-era Network
Bio Economic Research Associates

British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group

Canada - Health Canada

• Warnings/Advisories - SARS
  Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
  Sections include: Updates ; Latest Canadian Numbers on SARS ; Questions and Answers ; Travel Advisories ; Health Alert Notices ; Other Information.

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians

Canadian Medical Association

Canadian National Centre for Mycology

Center for Communications, Health and the Environment

Center for Health and the Global Environment
- Harvard Medical School

Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)

Center for Victims of Torture

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - see Medicine - U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources

Columbia University - Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Doctors of the World

• Afghanistan Refugee Relief

Drugscope
"DrugScope is one of the UK's leading centres of expertise on drugs. Our aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related risk. We provide quality drug information, promote effective responses to drug taking, undertake research at local, national and international levels, advise on policy-making, encourage informed debate and speak for our members working on the ground."

Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center

European Herbal Practitioners Association

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria
"Collectively, these infectious diseases cause 25 percent of all deaths worldwide."

Harvard Medical School - Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies

Harvard School of Public Health

Health Canada - see Canada - Health Canada

Health on the Net Foundation, Switzerland

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Human Cloning Foundation
"The Official Site In Support Of Human Cloning"

Human Developmental Anatomy Center

International Trust for Traditional Medicine (ITTM) (West Bengal, India)

International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC)
"...IWHC works to generate health and population policies, programs, and funding that promote and protect the rights and health of girls and women worldwide, particularly in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and countries in post-socialist transition."

Institute for Human Gene Therapy (IHGT)

International Society for the History of Islamic Medicine

International Society for Infectious Diseases

Israel Medical Association (IMA) (English or Hebrew)

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Kaiser Network
"Health Policy As It Happens"
Kaiser Family Foundation

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Medical Library Association - MLANET

Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (UK)

National Arab American Medical Association

National Association of School Nurses

National Autistic Society (U.K.)

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (NCPTP)

National Cancer Institute's International Cancer Information Center (ICIC)

National Center for Health Statistics

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - see Medicine - U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources

National Library of Medicine, US - see Medicine - U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources

National Museum of Health and Medicine

North American Menopause Society

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization

President's Council on Bioethics

Roll Back Malaria (RBM)

Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Royal Society of Medicine, UK

Rutgers University Center of Alcohol Studies

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)
"...develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices."

Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)

SHM is the largest organization in the nation representing hospitalists and the practice of hospital medicine. It is their mission to promote the highest quality care for hospitalized patients, as well as provide opportunities and support to hospitalists.

Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE)

South Africa Department of Health

• Beyond Awareness Campaign
  Tools for AIDS Action

St. Louis University School of Public Health - Center for the Study of Bioterrorism & Emerging Infections
Sections include: Quick References ; Internet Resources ; News ; Education & Training ; Bibliography ; Research ; Case Studies ; Emergency.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

Teraology Society

Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) - South Africa
Fighting for Affordable Treatment for People with HIV

Tribal Connections in the Pacific Northwest

U.K. Department of Health

U.K. Health & Safety Executive

U.K. Medical Research Council (MRC)

• National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)

U.K. National Health Service (NHS)

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - see Medicine - U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC)

U.S. Department of Energy

• Office of Epidemiologic Studies
• Office of Environment, Safety and Health

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services see Medicine - U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - See Environmental Studies - EPA Resources page.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

• Population and Reproductive Health

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
  • Antidepressant Use in Children, Adolescents and Adults (March 2004)
    "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requests a Warning Statement in the labeling for certain antidepressants to encourage close observation of adult and pediatric patients treated with these agents for worsening depression or the emergence of suicidality."

University of California, San Diego - Cancer Center

University of Connecticut - Health Center Library

University of Connecticut - The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Health Policy]

University of Illinois, Chicago - Midwest Latino Health Research Center
- Jane Addams College of Social Work

University of Minnesota Academic Health Center - Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy (CIDRAP)

University of Minnesota Academic Health Center - Center for Spirituality and Healing

University of Wales College of Medicine - Institute of Medical Genetics

University of Washington - School of Public Health and Community Medicine

White House Commission on Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Policy

WomenHeart
The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Media Center
• Health Situation in Iraq
  Includes daily briefings, media reports, and related links.
  • Iraq Conflict: Potential Impact on Health (March 2003)
    "Compilation of health information from sources including the Iraqi Ministry of Health, WHO and other UN agencies."
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
• SE Asia Earthquake and Tsunamis
  Sections include: Daily Updates ; Situation Reports ; WHO Strategy [First 100 Days ; Protecting Health] ; Appeal Documents ; Fact Sheets ; Guidelines ; Countries Affected ; Other Resources.
  

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