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.
Audience: Providers
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 Office for Public Health Genomics
OPHG aims to integrate genomics into public health research, policy and programs to improve interventions designed to prevent and control the country’s leading chronic, infectious, environmental and occupational diseases.
Link to resource:
https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/php/about/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/php/about/index.html
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/
Genes and Disease
This collection of articles from NCBI discusses genes and the diseases they cause. For each genetic disorder, the underlying mutation is discussed, along with clinical features and links to online resources.
Link to resource:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK22185/
NIH Dental and Craniofacial Research
NIDCR strives to improve oral, dental, and craniofacial health through research, research training, and the dissemination of health information.
Link to resource:
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
Deafblind International
Deafblind International (DbI) brings together professionals, researchers, families and deaf-blind people to raise awareness and support the development of services to enable a good quality of life for deaf-blind children and adults of all ages.
Link to resource:
https://www.deafblindinternational.org/
https://www.deafblindinternational.org/