Other Agencies and Organizations
Web Links
MyGayHouston.com
Montrose Counseling Center
HIV/STD
www.cdc.gov/std - Information about STDs
www.cdc.gov/hiv - Information centered around HIV/AIDS
www.afraidtoask.com - Questions pertaining to sensitive health issues
www.skinchoice.com - Pictures of STDs as well as skin care products
www.itsyoursexlife.com - Information on safe sex
www.aidsmeds.com - Information on medications used to treat HIV/AIDS
www.ashastd.org - STD info
www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ - Aids information
www.avert.org/aids-information.htm - Aids information directed to teens
www.aegis.com/ - Aids Information Global Information System
www.aids.gov
www.cdcnpin.org - National Prevention Information Network
www.trichomoniasis.org/
www.thebody.com - Comprehensive Aids Health Website
Gay/Lesbian Health
www.nlm.nih.gov/mdelineplus/gayandlesbianhealth.html - GLBT health topics
www.4women.gov/faq/lesbian.htm - Health issues including STDs pertaining to Lesbian women
www.glbthealth.org
www.nalgap.org - National Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Addiction Professionals
http://www.thebody.com/content/art2282.html - Gay health issues
www.gayhealth.com - user friendly information for gays and lesbians
General Health
www.healthfinder.gov
www.womenshealth.about.com
www.womenshealth.gov - Women’s general health
www.immunize.org - Immunization Action Coalition
www.vaccineinformation.org
www.mskcc.org/aboutherbs - Information concerning herbal remedies and medicines
www.nccam.nih.gov - Alternative medicine
Spanish Language
http://www.poz.com/latino/ - Information on HIV/AIDS medication
www.womenshealth.gov/espanol -Women’s health in Spanish
www.cdc.gov/spanish/
www.new.paho.org/hq/index.php?lang=es - Pan American Health Organization
www.medicare.gov/spanish/overview.asp - Medicare information in Spanish
www.ctv.es/users/fpardo/homegraf.html - Detailed information on HIV/AIDS in Spanish
www.gmhc.org/espanol.html - Gay men’s health information in Spanish
Hepatitis
www.liverfoundation.org - Information on liver health including info on Hepatitis
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis - CDC webpage concerning Hepatitis info and FAQ
www.texasliver.org - Information on liver disease treatment
www.liver.stanford.edu - Asian Liver Center (Stanford University)
www.hcvadvocate.org - Dedicated to those diagnosed and living with Hepatitis C
www.hepc-connection.org - Education and support for the public and those affected by the virus
www.hepfi.org - Information about Hepatitis (prevention education and how to live with the disease)
www.hivandhepatitis.org - News related to HIV and Hepatitis
Miscellaneous
www.wcn.org
www.kff.org - Kaiser Family Foundation, Information about healthcare plans and
www.plannedparenthood.org
www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/default.asp - Drug related terms
www.cdc.gov/vaccines - CDC webpage concerning vaccination or 1-800-232-4636 English and Spanish information on vaccination
Community Health Services
www.legacycommunityhealth.org - Houston community health center
www.chs-nc.org - Community Health Services in North Carolina
www.chshartford.org - Hartford, CT
www.tachc.org - Texas Association of Community Health Centers (Listing of community health care across texas
www.findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/ - Database to find a FQHC based on location
Teen Resources
www.etr.org/recapp - Adolecent Pregnancy Prevention
www.outproud.org - National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth
www.plannedparenthood.org/teen-talk
www.adolescentaids.org - Program for youth living with HIV/AIDS
www.nahic.ucsf.edu - National Adolescent Health Information Center
www.kidshealth.org/teen/
www.teenhealthandwellness.com
www.iwannaknow.org - Teen sexual health
www.womenshealthchannel.com/teenpregnancy/index.shtml - Information on Teen Pregnancy
Testing Resources
www.stdweb.com - Std testing resource
www.directdx.com - Home STD test Kits
www.ehivtest.com - Confidential STD tests
www.tstd.org - Anonymous STD testing
www.hivtest.org - nationwide resource for HIV testing
Diabetes
www.diabetes.org - American Diabetes Association
www.cdc.gov/diabetes -CDC website on diabetes
www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/ -National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
www.medicare.gov/Health/diabetes.asp - Diabetes Medicare coverage information
www.diabetes.webmd.com –Diabetes Information
www.diabetesinformationhub.com
www.diabetes-guide.org - Information on diets and weight loss
www.changingdiabetes-us.com - Managing Life with Diabetes
www.mychildhasdiabetes.com - Information for Parents of Diabetic Children
www.diabeteshealth.com - Info ranging from history to dietary needs
Hypertension
www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/ - Hypertension Info
www.hypertensioninformation.com
www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Topics/Cond/hbp.cfm -Texas Heart Institute info on hypertension
www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/hypertension.html -Information for Parents with Children with Hypertension
www.hypertensioninsights.com/
www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-blood-pressure/HI00027 -Lifestyle modifications for people with hypertension
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/h_eating/h_eating.htm -DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)