ALA works to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research.
Link to resource:
http://www.lungusa.org/
http://www.lungusa.org/
Audience: Patients and Families
American Heart Association
AHA strives to build healthier lives that are free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Link to resource:
https://www.heart.org/
https://www.heart.org/
Hearing Loss Association of Michigan
HLAA provides assistance and resources with people with hearing loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss.
Link to resource:
https://www.hearingloss-mi.org/
https://www.hearingloss-mi.org/
National Institutes of Health
NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world, with research focusing on particular diseases or body systems.
Link to resource:
https://www.nih.gov/
https://www.nih.gov/
National Health Information Center
NHIC is a health information referral service putting health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.
Health.gov
This website provides a variety of health information on general health topics or prevention information specific for your age and sex.
Link to resource:
https://health.gov/
https://health.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC collaborates to create the expertise, information and tools people and communities need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability and preparedness for new health threats.
Link to resource:
https://www.cdc.gov/
https://www.cdc.gov/
CDC National Center for Environmental Health
NCEH works to prevent illness, disability and death from interactions between people and the environment, especially the vulnerable to certain environmental hazards — children, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Link to resource:
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/
NIH Genetic Disorders
A directory of informational websites from the National Institute of Health on a variety of genetic conditions from facts to testing and clinical studies.
Link to resource:
http://health.nih.gov/topic/GeneticDisorders
http://health.nih.gov/topic/GeneticDisorders
Genetic Alliance
The world’s leading nonprofit health advocacy organization committed to transforming health through genetics. Our open network connects members of parent and family groups, community organizations, disease-specific advocacy organizations, professional societies, educational institutions, corporations, and government agencies to create novel partnerships. We actively engage in improving access to information for individuals, families and communities, while supporting the translation of research into services.
Link to resource:
https://geneticalliance.org/
https://geneticalliance.org/