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CDC - patient health information resources developed & maintained by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Children's Health Topics - health information for children, adolescents, & their parents/family provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics

Cleveland Clinic Center for Consumer Health Information - health information approved by Cleveland Clinic specialists, covering over 900 health topics & updated daily

Doctors for Adults - patient health care information provided by the American College of Physicians

familydoctor.org - patient health information provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians

FDA - easy-to-read health information available in both English and Spanish developed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Healthy People 2010 - framework of national health objectives, managed by the Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion and the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

Mayo Clinic - health tools & information available in printable handout format for patients, provided by the Mayo Clinic

MD Consult - Patient Education handouts, nearly 10,000 written at the 6th-8th grade reading level, approx 30% available in Spanish

MedlinePlus - patient information about > 700 diseases/conditions and prescription & non-prescription drugs, interactive patient tutorials, medical dictionary & encyclopedia, developed & maintained (updated daily) by the National Library of Medicine

 

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