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The following websites provide a wealth of information on health and wellness issues.
- Walgreens Health Initiatives CareEnhance
Practical information on a variety of health topics that can help you work more effectively with your healthcare providers and take positive steps to stay healthy. Requires log-in. - HealthierUS.gov
- Mayo Clinic
- American College of Orthopedic Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Cleveland Clinic
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institute for Health
- American Heart Institute
- American Cancer Society
- Lakeland Regional Medical Center
- RealAge.com
RealAge.com allows users to calculate their "Real Age"-the age of their body based on how well they have maintained it over time. Then, through a process called Age Reduction Planning, RealAge.com helps users develop a personalized health plan which suggests what steps that they can take to become younger. - Shape Up America!
Through ShapeUp.org, C. Everett Koop, MD has launched a new weight loss program called Shape Up and Drop 10. Combining a personalized diet plan and fitness program, the user can set personal weight management goals, such as weight loss or prevention of weight gain, which is known as the "Shape Up" option. - Step Up, Florida
Learn How to Live Healthy! "Step Up, Florida - On Our Way To Healthy Living!" is a statewide initiative promoting physical activity, helpful nutrition and healthy lifestyles to Florida's citizens and visitors. Step Up, Florida! is time for everyone to get active and get healthy by taking advantage of the great Healthy Lifestyle opportunities that Florida has to offer. - InteliHealth
- ECorSolutions Inc.
Ecor Solutions is one of several disease management companies transitioning its programs to the web. - eMEDx
eMEDx offers features such as eSelfCare for Diabetes, ePHA and eConsult, interactive communication vehicles for patents, physicians, and care specialists. - Lifemasters
Life Masters Supported SelfCare has expanded its health management offerings to include both prevention and wellness. All are tailored to a subscriber's requirements. The enhanced program is also available through a strategic partnership with iVillage. - Protocol Driven Health Care (PDHI)
This site offers a menu of disease management sites designed to help consumers and patients cope with their conditions. - Health Central
HealthCentral.com now offers news sub-channels, including Business and Government, Health and Wellness, Science and Medicine, Sex and Relationships, Kids And Family, and Alternative Medicine. The site also features a channel devoted to HealthCenter.com's 70 personalized newsletters, allowing users to view and order all 70 newsletter offerings. The site provides links to HealthCentralRx.com, an online pharmacy with more than 23,000 prescription and nonprescription items. There are also links to two of HealthCentral.com's networks site: Rxlists.com, which provides drug information, and he company's Canadian Web site, www.healthcentral.ca, which supports the notion that many healthier sites are going international. HealthCare.com is also known for its connection with Dr. Dean Edell, original content from Joe and Theresa Graedon of the People's Pharmacy, and content from Best Doctors. - Stress, America's #1 Health Problem
