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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
-Lao-tzu
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Resources
Advance Directive Forms - www.uslivingwillregistry.com
Advanced Directive Forms by state
Aging - www.aarp.org/internetresources
The AARP site which lists Internet resources on Aging
American Board of Medical Specialists - www.abms.org
Web site for the American Board of Medical Specialists -- to check if a doctor is board certified in a specialty
The Commission on Accreditation for Homecare - www.cahcnj.org
Non-profit Commission on Accreditation for Home Care (CAHC) that has set the standard for New Jersey home care.
Medications - www.safemedication.com
Here is a place to look up your medications, courtesy of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists' Med Master Program
MedicineNet - www.medicinenet.com
A consumer oriented Web site that offers features on diseases and treatments, pharmacy section, medical tests and procedures, etc.
Medline Plus - www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus (Spanish) - www.medlineplus.gov/esp
Hundreds of health topics in Spanish
Consumer And Patient Health Information (CAPHIS) www.caphis.mlanet.org
There are many links to web sites here for the health consumer
Doctor's backgrounds (AMA) - www.ama-assn.org
Web site for the American Medical Association to check on a doctor's background
Elder Web - www.elderweb.com
This award-winning site addresses topics concerning elders and has links to a comprehensive list of elder care related Web sites
Getting well - www.gettingwell.com
A guide to diseases, durgs and clinical trials
Healthfinder - www.healthfinder.gov
Your guide to reliable health information
Heart Information - www.heartcenteronline.com
The Heart Center Online offeres a free cardiologists'-edited, illustrated encyclopedia and resources on cardiovascular health
New Jersey Statewide Reference Center - www.njreference.org
If you want to look up anything, try this site. If you click on the Pathfinders, you will find links to Alternative Medicine, Consumer information, cookbooks, coping with loss, disabilities, health and medicine, psychology and mental health and much more
Senior Health - www.nihseniorhealth.gov
This website for older adults was developed by the National Institute of Aging and National Library of Medicine. Authoritative site for health information can be adjusted to text size, contrast and speech
Surgery Procedures - www.yoursurgery.com
Print out information on your surgery procedure, including preoperative and postoperative information
Women's Health Issues - www.drlark.com
Dr. Susan Lark's webwite - a great deal of information on women's health issues including fatigue, menopause and HRT
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