Vocational Nursing: Health on the Web

The mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all they do.

The mission is to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

Assisted Living Research Institute is dedicated to enhancing the lives of older adults by compiling comprehensive research, the latest studies, and real-world insight from experts, caregivers, and seniors into easy-to-understand actionable guides and resources.

Collaborating to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.

United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A government web site where you will find information and tools to help you and those you care about stay healthy.

Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans.

Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

Medscape from WebMD offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools. After a simple, 1-time, free registration, Medscape from WebMD automatically delivers to you a personalized specialty site that best fits your registration profile.

The best first place to go for medical information. he Merck Manual was first published in 1899 as a service to the community.

Aims to prevent disease, disability, and death caused by a wide range of infectious diseases. We focus on diseases that have been around for many years, emerging diseases (those that are new or just recently identified), and zoonotic diseases (those spread from animals to people).

NGC is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

It is the nation’s medical research agency—making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.

Provides easy access to vetted food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers.

An international public health agency with over 100 years of experience working to improve health and living standards of the people of the Americas.

PubMed comprises more than 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.