Health-Related Resources

Here are some links to websites on various health topics that can act as resources to assist you in living a healthier life!

Alcohol

• Facts on Tap
• B.R.A.D. (Be Responsible About Drinking)
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
• MADD (Mother's Against Drunk Driving)
• National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Moderation Management
• Intoximeters

Alternative Health

• Pathways Health and Wellness Resources
• Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
• Alternative Health News Online

Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute
• UCSD Medical Center, Moores Cancer Center
• UCSD ASL Cancer Education Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Drugs

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and SAMHSA's Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• Web of Addictions
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America
• Office of National Drug Control Policy
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
• Join Together Online

Eating Disorders Web Links

• Something Fishy
• Body Positive
• Mirror Mirror
• National Eating Disorders Association

Fitness

• GOYAASMA-Get Off Your Ass And Start Moving Around
• active.com
• WWW Women's Sports Page

Humor

• Humor Matters

Mental Health

• Self Help Magazine
• The Mental Health Center at Gallaudet University

Nutrition

• Food Pyramid-Harvard School of Public Health
• My Pyramid
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• American Dietetic Association
• Veg Web
• Mayo Clinic
• The Healthy Refrigerator
• Nutrition Action Health Letter
• Food Labels
• Food Calorie and Fat Gram Chart
• American Heart Association

Outdoors

• DC Trail Guide
• The Washington Post Online Outdoors and Recreation Sports News Updates
• Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP)
• National Parks in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
• Area Hiking Sites and Information
• DC and Baltimore Rail Trails
• Washington DC's Urban All Terrain Bicycles Page
• Outside Magazine Online

Recipes

• Healthy Recipes
• Soy Cooking

Sexual Assault

• Men Can Stop Rape
• DC Rape Crisis Center
• National Sexual Assault Online Hotline
• Deaf Abused Women's Network (DAWN)

Sexuality and Safer Sex

• Smarter Sex
• Planned Parenthood
• Whitman-Walker Clinic
• CDC National Prevention Information Network
• American Social Health Association
• Dr. Drew

Sleep

• Sleepnet

Stress Management

• Stress Management and Emotional Wellness
• Center for Anxiety and Stress Treatment

Tobacco and Smoking Cessation

• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• American Lung Association

Violence

• Partnership Against Violence Network
• The National Center for Victims of Crime

Wellness

• Seek Wellness
• Web MD Health
• Vitality
• The Bacchus Network
• Real Age Health Assessments
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• Deaf Reach
• U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Gallaudet University Student Health Service
• Deaf Health Forum
• Go Ask Alice

Women's Health

• The National Women's Health Information Center
• National Women's Health Resource Center