MINORITY HEALTH MATTERS

National Resources
Health & Human Services Office of Minority Health	http://www.omhrc.gov/
CDC Office of Minority Health	http://www.cdc.gov/omh/
American Cancer Society	http://www.cancer.org
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Healthcare	http://www1.va.gov/health/
Medicare/Medicade Services	http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp
Medicare Information	http://www.medicare.gov/
National Center on Minority Health & Health Disparities	http://ncmhd.nih.gov/
Kaiser Family Foundation	http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/index.cfm
National Pain Foundation	http://www.nationalpainfoundation.org/
Mellon Foundation Center for Minority Health	http://www.cmh.pitt.edu/
Local Resources
West Florida Healthcare	http://www.westfloridahospital.com
Baptist Health Care	http://www.ebaptisthealthcare.org
Sacred Heart Health System	http://www.sacred-heart.org/
Northwest Florida Blood Center	http://www.nfbcblood.org/
Escambia County Health Dep.	http://www.escambiahealth.com/
Naval Hospital Pensacola	http://psaweb.med.navy.mil/
Eglin AFB Hospital	http://www.united-publishers.com/EglinGuide/hospital.html
Santa Rosa County Health Dep.	http://www.doh.state.fl.us/chdSantaRosa/
Other Resources
Health Web	http://healthweb.org/minority_health/
Webmd	http://www.webmd.com/
NetWellness	http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/aahealth/
Healthy Women	http://www.healthywomen.org/
Men's Health Network	http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/
Black Women's Health	http://www.blackwomenshealth.com
Association of Minority Health Professions School	http://minorityhealth.org/index.html
Duke Health Tips	http://www.dukemednews.org/news/healthtips.php
National Alliance For Hispanic Health	http://www.hispanichealth.org/
Shands Healthcare	http://www.shands.org/
Fox 10 News Lifestyles	http://www.fox10tv.com/Global/category.asp?C=72903
Pensacola News Journal	http://www.pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=HEALTH
eiNET.net Links	http://www.einet.net/directory/34573/Medicine.htm
State Resources
Florida Department of Health	http://www.doh.state.fl.us/
Florida KidCare (Insurance)	http://www.floridakidcare.org/
State of FL Medicaid Information	http://ahca.myflorida.com/Medicaid/index.shtml
Cancer
American Cancer Society	http://www.cancer.org
Black Cancer Network	http://www.blackcancernetwork.org/
Breast Cancer.org	http://www.breastcancer.org/
National Cancer Institute	http://www.cancer.gov/
CDC Health Disparities in Cancer	http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/healthdisparities/
University of Florida Shands Cancer Center	http://www.ufscc.ufl.edu/
Florida Cancer Directory	http://www.cancerindex.org/clink5fl.htm
Mayo Clinic	http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colon-cancer/DS00035
Breast Cancer.net	http://www.breastcancer.net/1.php
Sacred Heart Hospital Cancer Center	http://www.sacred-heart.org/cancercenter.asp
Obesity
Center for Disease Control	http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm
Medicine Net.com	http://www.medicinenet.com/obesity_weight_loss/article.htm
American Heart Association	http://americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4639
Obesity Focused	http://www.obesityfocused.com/
Baptist Healthcare Bariatrics	http://www.ebaptisthealthcare.org/Bariatrics/
HIV/AIDS
AIDS.org	http://www.aids.org/
AIDS Info	http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/
Center for Disease Control	http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/
National Minority AIDS Council	http://www.nmac.org/home/
Florida Department of Health	http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Disease_ctrl/aids/index.html
Minority AIDS Project	http://www.map-usa.org/html/greeting.html
Black Aids Institute	http://www.blackaids.org/
Sickle Cell
University of South Alabama Sickle Cell Center	http://www.southalabama.edu/usahealthsystem/sicklecell/
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Mobile Chapter	http://www.sicklecelldisease.net/projects_2003/scdaa_mobile.html
Sickle Cell Community Resource Centers	http://www.defiers.com/resources2.html
American Sickle Cell Association	http://www.ascaa.org/
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America	http://www.sicklecelldisease.org
Sickle Cell Information Center	http://www.scinfo.org/
Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California	http://www.scdfc.org/
Sickle Cell Thalassemia Patients Network	http://www.sctpn.org/
Mental Health
Lakeview Center	http://www.elakeviewcenter.org
FL Children & Families Mental Health Services	http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/mentalhealth/
Florida Council for Community Mental Health	http://www.fccmh.org/
National Institute of Mental Health	http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Mental Health Information Center	http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
Mental Health America	http://www.nmha.org/
Medline Plus	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
Mental Health America of Northeast Florida	http://www.mhajax.org/
Mental Health Association of West Florida	http://www.mhawfl.org/
Mental Health Associates of Pensacola	http://www.mhafla.com/
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association	http://www.diabetes.org
Diabetes.com	http://www.diabetes.com
Medline Plus	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes.html
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse	http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/
Black Healthcare.com	http://www.blackhealthcare.com/BHC/Diabetes/Description.asp
Nutrition
Nutrition.gov	http://www.nutrition.gov/
USDA MyPyramid Food Guidance System	http://www.mypyramid.gov/
Nutrition Data.com	http://www.nutritiondata.com/
Dietary Guidelines for Americans	http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/
American Dietetic Association	http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/nutrition.html
Exercise
President's Council on Physical Fitness	http://www.fitness.gov/
Healthier US.gov	http://www.healthierus.gov/exercise.html
American Council on Exercise	http://www.acefitness.org/getfit/default.aspx
Kids Health.org	http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/exercise.html
Family Doctor.org	http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/physical/basics/059.html
Medline Plus	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseandphysicalfitness.html
Get Healthy Pensacola	http://www.gethealthypensacola.com/
Hypertension
Hypertension Health Center	http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/
Hypertension Help.com	http://www.hypertensionhelp.com/
MedicineNet.com	http://www.medicinenet.com/high_blood_pressure/focus.htm
Medline Plus	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/highbloodpressure.html
Cardiology Channel.com	http://www.cardiologychannel.com/
Cardio-Pulmonary Disease
American Heart Association	http://www.americanheart.org
Cardiopulmonary Disease.com	http://www.cardiopulmonarydisease.com/
Women's Health.gov	http://www.4women.gov/faq/heartdis.htm
Medicine Net.com	http://www.medicinenet.com/heart_attack/article.htm
Mama's Health.com	http://www.mamashealth.com/Heart_disease.asp
Science Daily	http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/heart_disease/