CAPHIS Top 100 » Women's Health
Center for Young Women’s Health
http://www.youngwomenshealth.org
The Children’s Hospital Boston sponsors this web site for teenaged girls and young women around the world. It provides health guides in both English and Spanish with special focuses are on nutrition, health & development, sexuality, gynecology and emotional health.
Feminist.com Health and Sexuality Links
http://www.feminist.com/resources/links/links_health.html
This is a directory of Web sites covering breast cancer, sexuality, reproductive rights, and general women’s health created by Feminist.com, a grassroots organization. It includes directories of midwives, birthing centers, and abortion clinics.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women’s Health (OWH)
http://www.fda.gov/womens/
The FDA’s Office of Women’s Health provides information about medical devices, cosmetics, and drugs, current health news, and information about research on women’s health issues. It provides links to regulatory information, scientific projects, and publications.
HeartHealthWoman.org
http://www.hearthealthywomen.org/
Healthy Women is sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation in collaboration with WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and the Office on Women's Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. It provides women with in-depth, up-to-date information on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart and blood vessel diseases and encourages the participation of women in clinical trials of cardiovascular disease.
ihr.com: Internet Health Resources
http://www.ihr.com
This site is a clearinghouse for online infertility information. It covers diagnosis, treatment options, financial issues, legal issues, adoption, and support groups.
Mayo Clinic Women’s Health Center
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/womens-health/WO99999
The Mayo Clinic provides information on women's health issues such as birth control, reproductive and sexual health, menopause and osteoporosis.
MedlinePlus: Women’s Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealth.html
The National Library of Medicine provides frequently updated links to Internet sites about women’s health. Overviews, news, prevention & screening, health check tools, statistical sites, directories and more are covered. Also provided are links to other pages on MedlinePlus to information on uterine diseases, breast diseases, pregnancy, menopause and reproductive health. Clicking on the Español link can access links to Spanish-language websites.
National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC)
http://www.healthywomen.org
The National Women’s Health Resource Center is a non-profit, national clearinghouse for women’s health information. It develops original health materials and content for women and provides links to related news, educational opportunities, and national organizations. It also has information about books and contacts for local health departments.
Noah: Women’s Health
http://www.noah-health.org/en/healthy/women/
New York Online Access to Health is a bilingual (English/Spanish) health information site created by the City University of New York, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the New York, Queens Borough, and Brooklyn Public Libraries. The Women’s Health pages cover normal conditions such as puberty, pregnancy, and menopause as well as diseases and concerns such as endometriosis, women’s cancers, and STDs.
North American Menopause Society
http://www.menopause.org/Consumers/
The North American Menopause Society is a nonprofit organization devoted to research and promoting women’s health as they age. They study menopause and its health effects. The site has information for health care providers and consumers, including referral lists, educational materials, research, and participation in research studies.
Our Bodies Ourselves
http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/default.asp
The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective has created a companion Web site for their classic book, Our Bodies, Ourselves. It provides both clinical and psychosocial information about women’s health issues and offers resources in both English and Spanish. The site has current health news and Web links.
WebMD Healthy Women
http://www.webmd.com/health_and_wellness/womens_health.htm
WebMD is an online information, education, and research community for consumers and physicians. It provides information and current news about health topics as well as message boards and a health newsletter.
Women’s Health.gov
http://4woman.gov
The National Women’s Health Information Center of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers statistical information as well coverage of women’s health topics and issues, health organizations, funding resources, and publications. It provides information in Spanish and has a site for girls, Girls Health.gov at http://www.4girls.gov.