Health, Medicine, & Physical Education
Department of Health & Human Services
Health and Human Services is the parent agency overseeing many of the health agencies in the US, including CDC, NIH, ATSDR, FDA and SAMHSA.
Medline provides general medical information including a database of prescription drugs, drug and herbal supplements, a medical dictionary and encyclopedia, and articles on medical topics.
National Center for Health Statistics
NCHS is a good, general resource for basic health-related statistics and data.
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1950's and additional life science journals.
Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Rates (MMWR)
Weekly reports from the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) regarding disease outbreaks, prevention and education.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment website has a number of Kansas-based initiatives and resources.
This DHHS website provides resources on how to live a healthier life.
Fitness.gov is a general clearinghouse for information on improving physical fitness, including links to the Presidential Fitness Challenge.
An FDA site with information on prescription medicines, supplements and generics.
Last Updated May 20, 2008