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- APA Style - American Psychological Association - On this site, you will find tutorials, FAQs, and other resources to help you improve your writing, master APA Style, and learn the conventions of scholarly publishing.
- Dental- Academy of General Dentistry Links - A list of links from the Academy of General Dentistry.
- Dental- Dental Hygiene Education - Links to over 200 websites arranged by category that will be of interest to student dental hygienists. The main page of the website links to even more general dental websites.
- General Health - Clarimed - Health Information - Clarimed intends to bring transparency to healthcare and especially the medical device industry by providing fact-based insights into healthcare product and service quality to help manufacturers and regulators identify quality gaps and better target innovation and regulation, and help patients, providers, and payors make informed decisions.
- General Health- Addiction Search - A service that gathers together sites pertaining to substance abuse, drug addiction, and the social conditions that lead to addiction. Resources are divided by topic and by population, such as youth and the elderly.
- General Health- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Studies and measures the quality and costs of healthcare in hospitals, nursing homes, and other providers.
- General Health- American Diabetes Association - Presents research, advice, risk factors, and treatment options for those suffering with diabetes.
- General Health- CancerIndex - Created by a British cancer researcher, this site provides access to a wide variety of sites about specific types of cancers. There are also resources about grief, side effects of treatments, and support.
- General Health- CancerNet - A service of the National Cancer Institute, the site brings together original information about most types of cancer, including lung, colon, bladder, etc. Information about research and clinical trials is also available here.
- General Health- CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - This searchable website has information on health and safety topics, data and statistics, and journal articles.
- General Health- Do It Now - An anti-drug site aimed at teens and young adults. Includes pamphlets, games, and other materials.
- General Health- Drugs.com - Provides information about commonly prescribed drugs and medications.
- General Health- Ethics in Medicine - Provides viewpoints on topics such as physician-assisted suicide, informed consent, managed care, sprituality, and research. From the University of Washington School of Medicine.
- General Health- Florida Department of Health - An excellent resource of health information. Easily locate specific information by using the subject list: examples - testing, licensing, mqa-medical quality assurance.
- General Health- Florida HealthFinder - Provides statistics on the health of Florida's residents, including children and seniors. Also measures the effectiveness of insurance programs and health care providers, including nursing homes.
- General Health- Free Medical Journals.com - Provides free access to many fulltext articles. To find just Nursing journals, sort by specialty. Many other useful links are provided such as HIV Medicine, Amedeo, etc.
- General Health- Growth House: Guide to Death, Dying, Bereavement and End of Life Resources - Presents a search function for sites pertaining to palliative care, hospice, suicide prevention, estate planning, etc.
- General Health- Health Topics A -Z - (C&P) A searchable list of topics which cover these areas: Adult Health, Cancer, Child & Adolescent Health, Diabetes, Heart & Cardiovascular topics, Prescription Drugs, Sports Medicine, Tests & Procedures, and Women's Health. Includes links to related topics and websites. Many of the articles are also available in Spanish.
- General Health- Healthfinder - A site by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that evaluates and provides medical information from a variety of reliable agencies on the Internet.
- General Health- HealthWorld Online - A consumer health site with information on specific, common conditions with suggestions on conventional and alternative treatments. Advertising for products offered online accompanies many articles. Care should be taken in evaluating medical information online.
- General Health- Imaginis- The Women's Health Resource - "Imaginis is an award-winning, comprehensive resource for information on women's health. Within our thousands of physician-edited pages, we explain complicated medical terms in everyday language to help you make informed decisions about your health."
- General Health- InfoAging - Provides practical advice and research to the public and health care professionals on the medical and psychological effects of aging.
- General Health- International Institute for Alcohol Awareness - The mission of this website is to promote policies, practices, and public messaging that will prevent alcohol abuse and underage drinking by discouraging heavy alcohol consumption -- especially in high-risk situations -- and reduce the availability of alcohol to youth.
- General Health- Medline Plus - MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
- General Health- National Institute on Drug Abuse - Provides research, trends, statistics, and related links on the use and effects of illegal drugs.
- General Health- State Health Facts - Up-to-date and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states. Provides free data on more than 500 health topics.
- General Health- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Information on substance abuse & mental health prevention, treatment, recovery, grants & funding opportunities, agency administrative information and contacts, places to purchase distributable documentation, and other resources.
- General Health- Tobacco Control Archives - Large collection by the University of California of primary sources, papers, and articles relating to smoking and the tobacco industry.
- Nursing- AllNurses.com - An online nursing community. Provides nursing news and discussion groups.
- Nursing- ANA (American Nurses Association) Nursing World - The official website for the American Nurses Association. Includes full-text articles from Journal of Issues in Nursing. Provides a wide range of information on nursing issues. Advocates for the profession of nursing in the workplace. Site includes codes of ethics and position statements, working conditions, and policy.
- Nursing- Assoc. for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology - A page dedicated to health care professionals involved in infection control in hospitals and medical centers.
- Nursing- EBN Online: Evidence Based Nursing - Provides free access to many fulltext articles.
- Nursing- Florida Nurses Association - A site about and for nurses in Florida with links to other nursing organizations. Includes education, career, and licensing and certification information.
- Nursing- Medical Subject Headings - Presents the National Library of Medicine's vocabulary for classifying medical information in a searchable form. Used by librarians, medical professionals, and researchers.
- Nursing- Merck Manuals - A searchable version of the six different Merck manuals which deal with a wide scope of health and medical information.
- Nursing- National League for Nursing - Provides information about the education of nurses, testing, careers, and scholarships.
- Nursing- NSNA - National Student Nurses' Association - A website for student nurses and those who teach them. It includes the full-text of Imprint magazine, and good career and job information in addition to the student nurses' association information.
- Nursing- OJIN - The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing - The Online Journal of Nursing is a free, peer-reviewed, international, online publication that addresses pertinent topics affecting nursing practice, research, education and the wider healthcare sector.
- Nursing- Resources for Nurses and Families - A resource index provided by the University of Central Florida School of Nursing that links to a wide variety of websites related to health and nursing.
- Nursing- The Joint Commission - Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - Provides information on patient safety as well as accreditation and certification information.
- Nutrition- Nutrition.gov - This site provides access to a variety of government sponsored resources and information on nutrition, food safety, and figures for American food consumption. The site also provides links to related government Web sites on fitness and disease prevention.