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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality This Public Health Service agency funds research projects on improving healthcare quality, pain management, domestic violence, children's health, elderly health, prevention, health promotion and other key topics.
National Guideline Clearinghouse Guidelines for assessment and treatment of hundreds of diseases and medical conditions.
American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP is the national association of family doctors, with more than 93,100 members in 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. The Academy promotes and maintains high quality standards for family doctors who are providing continuing comprehensive health care to the public.
American Association for HomeCare works to strengthen access to care for Americans who require medical care in their homes. AAHomecare represents healthcare providers, equipment manufacturers, and other organizations in the homecare community. AAHomecare members serve the medical needs of Americans who require oxygen equipment and therapy, mobility assistive technologies, medical supplies, inhalation drug therapy, home infusion, and other home medical equipment, therapies, services, and supplies in the home. Membership reflects a broad cross-section of the homecare community, including providers of all sizes operating approximately 3,000 locations in all 50 states.
American Medical Association . Provides information that will help patients lead healthy lives and become active participants in their health care, from finding a doctor or hospital to nutritional and fitness articles, to content about specific medical diseases and conditions. This section also contains News From the AMA and information about upcoming meetings and events.
American Public Health Association.
Association of American Indian Physicians AAIP's mission is to pursue excellence in Native American health care by promoting education in the medical disciplines, honoring traditional healing practices and restoring the balance of mind, body, and spirit.
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs.
Association of Montana Health Care Providers is a leadership organization and a principal advocate for health care facilities in Montana. MHA serves a diverse membership, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, critical access hospitals, home health and hospice agencies, psychiatric facilities, physician groups, assisted living centers, senior housing and insurance services.
Association of Native American Medical Students. ANAMS is a student organization representing Native American graduate health professions students throughout North America. Membership comprises Native American students enrolled in medical school or in the allied health professions of dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, and pharmacy.
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention
Guide to Community Preventive Services Compiled by the independent, non-federal, multi-disciplinary Task Force on Community Preventive Services. The Task Force includes representatives of state and local health departments, managed care, academia, behavioral and social sciences, communications sciences, mental health, epidemiology, quantitative policy analysis, decision and cost-effectiveness analysis, information systems, primary care, and management and policy.
Frontier Education Center: National Clearinghouse for Frontier Communities Uses Healthy Communities model to address lack of access to health care and services in frontier communities.
Healthfinder Service Provides health library on prevention & wellness, diseases & conditions, and alternative medicine, plus medical dictionaries, an encyclopedia, journals, and more; publishes articles on special health topics organized by age from kids to seniors, by race and ethnicity, for men and women, and for parents, caregivers, health professionals, and others; provides information about doctors, dentists, public clinics, hospitals, long term care, nursing homes, health insurance, prescriptions, health fraud, Medicare, Medicaid, and medical privacy; and offers carefully selected health information web sites from government agencies, clearinghouses, nonprofits, and universities.
Health Grades Medicare data on medical services by state.
Healthy People 2010 This comprehensive, nationwide health promotion and disease prevention agenda contains 467 objectives designed to serve as a road map for improving the health of all people in the United States during the first decade of the 21st century.
Healthy People Resources Portal to the web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal departments and agencies.
MedlinePlus More "user-friendly" than the National Library of Medicine's Medline database -- MedlinePlus offers less-technical information on medical conditions. Search results provide links to additional resources.
Missoula City/County Public Health
Montana Area Health Education Center
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services:
Public Health and Safety Division:
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
Montana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Joanne Oreskovich, Ph.D., Health Planning Section Supervisor
Public Health and Safety Division, Public Health System Improvement & Preparedness Bureau, C317 Cogswell Bldg., P.O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
406-444-2973; 406-444-7465; joreskovich@mt.govHealth Resources Division, Health Care Resources Bureau:
Montana Primary Care Association
Montana Public Health Association
National Association of Community Health Centers
National Association of Rural Health Clinics
National Institutes of Health:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities,
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Indian Health Board (NIHB) represents Tribal Governments operating their own health care delivery systems through contracting and compacting, as well as those receiving health care directly from the Indian Health Service. The NIHB is a non-profit organization that conducts research, policy analysis, program assessment and development, national and regional meeting planning, training and technical assistance programs, and project management. Services are provided to tribes, area health boards, tribal organizations, federal agencies, and private foundations.
American Indian Health sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, this web portal brings together health and medical resources pertinent to the American Indian population including policies, consumer health information, and research. Links are provided to an assortment of documents, Web sites, databases, and other resources.
National Rehabilitation Information Center
National Rural Health Association Site has links to many professional organizations and health resources.
National Society of Genetic Counselors
National Wellness Institute serves professionals and organizations that promote optimal health and wellness in individuals and communities.
National Women's Health Information Center
Nicotine Anonymous Non-Profit 12-Step Fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives.
Office of Research on Women's Health
Online Guide to Quitting includes tobacco cessation resources, expert advice and support, referrals to local resources, tools for individuals and professionals, and more.
Partners for Health Newsletter Produced by the Montana Office on Rural Health, in partnership with the Montana Primary Care Association, the Montana Area Health Education Center, and the Montana Primary Care Office.
Prevention Education Resource Center Web-based repository of educational materials for teaching about prevention and population health-related topics. The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research launched the Center as a core project for the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force. The Center facilitates the exchange of teaching resources and promotes collaboration across health care disciplines, professions, and institutions. Resources include public health education and curriculum frameworks and materials for undergraduate courses in public health and epidemiology.
Public Health and Prevention A collaboration between the American Public Health Association and WebMD Medscape, this site is intended to bring valuable resources and information to new audiences. Please note you will need to register before accessing the site.
Smoking Cessation Leadership Center is a national program office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with support from the American Legacy Foundation. SCLC aims to decrease smoking rates and increase the number of health professionals who help smokers quit. The Center partners with dental hygienists, nurses, pharmacists, emergency physicians, hospitals, labor unions, family physicians, the Veterans Health Administration and myriad other groups to increase cessation rates and cessation interventions.
Society for Public Health Education
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Association for HomeCare works to strengthen access to care for Americans who require medical care in their homes. AAHomecare represents healthcare providers, equipment manufacturers, and other organizations in the homecare community. AAHomecare members serve the medical needs of Americans who require oxygen equipment and therapy, mobility assistive technologies, medical supplies, inhalation drug therapy, home infusion, and other home medical equipment, therapies, services, and supplies in the home. Membership reflects a broad cross-section of the homecare community, including providers of all sizes operating approximately 3,000 locations in all 50 states.
American Association on Health and Disability Contributes to national, state, and community efforts to prevent additional health disparities between people with disabilities and the general population.
American Occupational Therapy Association
California Office on Disability and Health Profiles the California Take Action Project; Universal Livability: A Dream for Tomorrow, A Plan for Today; and provides data on Californians with disabilities.
Centers for Disease Control: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Center for Health Care Strategies. Nonprofit, policy resource center promoting high quality health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Conducts policy analysis, tests model products and provides "real world" training and technical assistance to purchasers of publicly-financed health care, managed care organizations and consumer groups.
Health Promotion Guide: Promoting the Health and Wellness of People with Disabilities This guide from the North Carolina Office on Disability and Health provides health educators, service providers, and program planners with a carefully selected collection of resources that address accessibility, communication, and topic-specific health promotion.
Medline Plus: General Disabilities
Montana Newborn Screening Program
Montana Children's Special Health Services
Montana Medicaid Services Bureau: Provider Information
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability. Operated by the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the NCPD works in partnership with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) and the National Center on Accessibility (NCA) at Indiana University. Offers a variety of resources to help people with disabilities become more active, and also offers resources for fitness and exercise professionals, health professionals, and researchers interested in promoting increased physical activity for people with disabilities.
National Chronic Care Consortium Organization of leading-edge health networks dedicated to transforming the delivery of chronic care services. Each shares a vision of integrated care for individuals with chronic health conditions, from the time of earliest condition awareness until problem resolution or death.
North Carolina Office on Disability and Health Publishes "A Providers' Guide for the Care of Women with Physical Disabilities and Chronic Medical Conditions", and "Partners in Health Care" (fact sheet).
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Health and Wellness Promotes wellness for persons with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, post polio syndrome, amputations, and spinal cord injury, as well as all other persons with disabilities.
Resource Guide on Disability Published by the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, The University of California-Davis
www.TheDesk.info Online Medicaid reference desk geared to people with cognitive disabilities, families, advocates, legislators, policy makers, state officials, and service providers.
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