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General Medical Information

• Medline Plus

A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.  Offers a comprehensive guide to medical information. (http://medlineplus.gov)

• National Immunization Program:  Leading the way to healthy lives

Get the latest information about immunization, timetable and guidelines for when to get immunized and other recommendations.  (http://www.cdc.gov/nip/default.htm)

American Academy of Family Physicians

• Family Doctor

This site is sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians.  It provides an alphabetical listing of illnesses as well as providing health related information for men, woman, children and teens. (http://familydoctor.org/)

• Family Health Guide

Comprehensive guide to family health in a searchable format. (http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/)

West Virginia Poison Center

• Contact the WV Poison Control Center

Get information on what to do in case of a poisoning, how to prevent poisoning, and other educational resources all day every day. (http://www.wvpoisoncenter.org)

LINKS TO DISEASES AND ILLNESSES

• Communicable Disease Service

Alphabetical listings of links to communicable diseases. (http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd)

• National Center for Infectious Disease Control CDC

    This CDC site is a guide to infection diseases.  Several sites of current public interest are listed below: (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/)

• Lyme Disease Home Page (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/index.htm)

• West Nile Virus:  What You Need to Know

  (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/)

• What Everyone Should Know About SARS

  (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/basics.htm)

• Mad Cow Disease Information (BSE) (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_bse.htm

WEATHER RELATED HEALTH ISSUES

• Sun Safety

How to keep your family safe in the sun.  Provides information on the effects of UV radiation on the health,  how to prevent the harmful events, and a video on sun safety. (http://www.nsc.org/ehc/sunsafe.htm)

• Dehydration and Heat Stroke - First Aid for Minor Emergencies

Offers first aid for dehydration, heatstroke and other minor heat-related illmnesses. (http://www.umm.edu/non_trauma/dehyrat.htm)

• Heat Waves

How to keep your family safe in extreme heat conditions. (http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_586_,00.html)

Missouri Department of Health

• Cold and Heat Related Illnesses

Offers links to pdf files relating to many cold and heat related illnesses, including prevention and treatment. (http://www.health.state.mo.us/ColdAndHeat/CAndH.html)

• Frost Bite

This site offers information on how to prevent, identify and treat frostbite.  Includes an instruction sheet on what to do if someone gets frostbite. (http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/frostbite.html)

• Hypothermia Prevention, Recognition and Treatment  

Articles, Protocols and Research on Live-s aving skills. (http://www.hypothermia.org/)

• Extreme Cold

This site offers information on treatment and prevention of injuries and illness due to extreme cold weather. (http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremecold/index.asp)