Other Agencies and Organizations
Web Links
MyGayHouston.com
Montrose Counseling Center
HIV/STD
www.cdc.gov/std - Information about STDs
www.cdc.gov/hiv - Information centered around HIV/AIDS
www.afraidtoask.com - Questions pertaining to sensitive health issues
www.skinchoice.com - Pictures of STDs as well as skin care products
www.itsyoursexlife.com - Information on safe sex
www.aidsmeds.com - Information on medications used to treat HIV/AIDS
www.ashastd.org - STD info
www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ - Aids information
www.avert.org/aids-information.htm - Aids information directed to teens
www.aegis.com/ - Aids Information Global Information System
www.aids.gov
www.cdcnpin.org - National Prevention Information Network
www.trichomoniasis.org/
www.thebody.com - Comprehensive Aids Health Website
Gay/Lesbian Health
www.nlm.nih.gov/mdelineplus/gayandlesbianhealth.html - GLBT health topics
www.4women.gov/faq/lesbian.htm - Health issues including STDs pertaining to Lesbian women
www.glbthealth.org
www.nalgap.org - National Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Addiction Professionals
http://www.thebody.com/content/art2282.html - Gay health issues
www.gayhealth.com - user friendly information for gays and lesbians
www.houstonglbtcommunitycenter.org Houston GLBT Community Center
General Health
www.healthfinder.gov
www.womenshealth.about.com
www.womenshealth.gov - Women’s general health
www.immunize.org - Immunization Action Coalition
www.vaccineinformation.org
www.mskcc.org/aboutherbs - Information concerning herbal remedies and medicines
www.nccam.nih.gov - Alternative medicine
Spanish Language
http://www.poz.com/latino/ - Information on HIV/AIDS medication
www.womenshealth.gov/espanol -Women’s health in Spanish
www.cdc.gov/spanish/
www.new.paho.org/hq/index.php?lang=es - Pan American Health Organization
www.medicare.gov/spanish/overview.asp - Medicare information in Spanish
www.ctv.es/users/fpardo/homegraf.html - Detailed information on HIV/AIDS in Spanish
www.gmhc.org/espanol.html - Gay men’s health information in Spanish
Hepatitis
www.liverfoundation.org - Information on liver health including info on Hepatitis
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis - CDC webpage concerning Hepatitis info and FAQ
www.texasliver.org - Information on liver disease treatment
www.liver.stanford.edu - Asian Liver Center (Stanford University)
www.hcvadvocate.org - Dedicated to those diagnosed and living with Hepatitis C
www.hepc-connection.org - Education and support for the public and those affected by the virus
www.hepfi.org - Information about Hepatitis (prevention education and how to live with the disease)
www.hivandhepatitis.org - News related to HIV and Hepatitis
Miscellaneous
www.wcn.org
www.kff.org - Kaiser Family Foundation, Information about healthcare plans and
www.plannedparenthood.org
www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/default.asp - Drug related terms
www.cdc.gov/vaccines - CDC webpage concerning vaccination or 1-800-232-4636 English and Spanish information on vaccination
www.asbestos.com Information on asbestos, mesothelioma, and other cancers that are caused by asbestos exposure (lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, etc.).
Community Health Services
www.legacycommunityhealth.org - Houston community health center
www.chs-nc.org - Community Health Services in North Carolina
www.chshartford.org - Hartford, CT
www.tachc.org - Texas Association of Community Health Centers (Listing of community health care across texas
www.findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/ - Database to find a FQHC based on location
Teen Resources
www.etr.org/recapp - Adolecent Pregnancy Prevention
www.outproud.org - National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
www.plannedparenthood.org/teen-talk
www.adolescentaids.org - Program for youth living with HIV/AIDS
www.nahic.ucsf.edu - National Adolescent Health Information Center
www.kidshealth.org/teen/
www.teenhealthandwellness.com
www.iwannaknow.org - Teen sexual health
www.womenshealthchannel.com/teenpregnancy/index.shtml - Information on Teen Pregnancy
Testing Resources
www.stdweb.com - Std testing resource
www.directdx.com - Home STD test Kits
www.ehivtest.com - Confidential STD tests
www.tstd.org - Anonymous STD testing
www.hivtest.org - nationwide resource for HIV testing
Diabetes
www.diabetes.org - American Diabetes Association
www.cdc.gov/diabetes -CDC website on diabetes
www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/ -National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
www.medicare.gov/Health/diabetes.asp - Diabetes Medicare coverage information
www.diabetes.webmd.com –Diabetes Information
www.diabetesinformationhub.com
www.diabetes-guide.org - Information on diets and weight loss
www.changingdiabetes-us.com - Managing Life with Diabetes
www.mychildhasdiabetes.com - Information for Parents of Diabetic Children
www.diabeteshealth.com - Info ranging from history to dietary needs
Hypertension
www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/ - Hypertension Info
www.hypertensioninformation.com
www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Topics/Cond/hbp.cfm -Texas Heart Institute info on hypertension
www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/hypertension.html -Information for Parents with Children with Hypertension
www.hypertensioninsights.com/
www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-blood-pressure/HI00027 -Lifestyle modifications for people with hypertension
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/h_eating/h_eating.htm -DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)
Lung Cancer
www.lungcancer-prognosis.com/