Can you recommend some good women's health web sites?
- HHS U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women’s Health (OWH)
- www.fda.gov/womens/
- Links to women’s health topics from both within and outside the FDA, emphasizing women’s health initiative priorities.
- HHS Office of Women’s Health (OWH): National Women’s Health Information Center
- 4women.gov
- “The Federal Government Source for Women’s Health Information,” provides links to health information, news, health events, and funding for women and girls and their care providers.
- National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC)
- healthywomen.org
- Serves as a national nonprofit clearinghouse for women’s health information. Provides both original content for and links to related news, public education campaigns, book titles, and contact information for local health departments.
- HHS U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women’s Health (OWH)
Are there books about women's health in the Health Sciences Library?
- Current Care of Women: Diagnosis and Treatment. Edited by Dawn P. Lemcke, et al. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Health Books WA 309 C9762 2004 - Our bodies, ourselves : a new edition for a new era. The Boston Women's Health Book Collective. 35th ed. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Health Books WP 120 O93B 2005 - Women and Health. Edited by Marlene B. Goodman and Maureen C. Hatch. San Diego: Academic Press, 2000.
Health Reserve WA 309 W87052 2000 - Women’s Health: A Guide to Health Promotion and Disorder Management. Springhouse, Pa.:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.
Health Books WA 309 W87115 2005
- Current Care of Women: Diagnosis and Treatment. Edited by Dawn P. Lemcke, et al. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Are there additional resources which I might find useful?
- Go Red for Women: Love Your Heart
- Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: Puget Sound Affiliate
- Women’s Health Issues from MedlinePlus
Are there general health web sites which might also be helpful?
- MedlinePlus
- medlineplus.org
- From the National Library of Medicine
- Centers for Disease Control: A-Z Topics Index
- MayoClinic.com
- Merck Manual Home Edition
- Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
- MedlinePlus




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