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Recommended Web Sites:

• H1NI Evidence-based information
• General Sites
  • Aging Activities - data on trends in health and aging
  • American Nurses Association
  • American Public Health Association
  • CDC Wonder - public health data
  • Ethics Updates - A curricular and classroom resource for instructors and students of applied ethics and ethical theory
  • Food and Nutrition Information Center
  • Forecastcenter.com - forecasts beyond the current year in areas such as business, demographics, energy/environment, health, lifestyles, etc. Registration is necessary to access the forecasts.
  • Health Web
  • MedlinePlus
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • The National Women's Health Information Center
  • PandemicFlu.gov - one-stop access to U.S. government avian and pandemic flu information. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Worldwide Nursing Sites
• State Resources
  • State Health Facts Online
  • Virginia Department of Health
  • Virginia Department of Health Professions
  • Virginia Nurses Association
• Health Statistics
  • America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
  • FedStats (general U.S. statistics)
  • Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - note: the files are in .pdf format
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • U.S. National Center for Health Statistics
  • Virginia Center for Health Statistics
• Clinical Resources
  • Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - at the Merck homepage, search Merck or click on "Publications"
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • USP (U.S. Pharmacopeia) - provides information on more than 750 medicines, including precautions to be observed while taking a specific drug, and the major side effects associated with its use.

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