Health Education: Websites

Features: The "Diseases and Conditions" section covers major chronic and many infectious diseases, plus birth defects, traveler's health, emergency preparedness, vaccine and immunization information, accidents and injury information, and workplace safety and health. Also provides information in Spanish.

Reliable information from approximately 1,400 health-related organizations. Includes tools for finding health services and support, National Health Observances toolkits, and information about health care reform. The “en Español” links to a mirror site in Spanish.

Health information from the National Library of Medicine.

USDA-sponsored website that offers credible information to help you make healthful eating choices.

CDC′s mission is to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. It conducts critical science and provides health information to protect against and respond to health threats. Look here for the most current information on topics like COVID-19.

The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products & medical devices.

he NIH's research goals are to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability through its own laboratories and by supporting the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions.

Under the U.S. Department of Labor, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

WHO primary role is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

An outline of tips for evaluating the quality of health information on the Web. Produced by the US NLM and NIH.

Online tutorial from the National Library of Medicine.

From the US FDA