Online Health Occupation Resources

Health Occupation

Online Resources

Sue Updegraff, Organizational Development

American Academy of Family Physicians
The American Academy of Family Physicians provides basic medical information for you and your family. You can download fact sheets or print out handouts. Not feeling well? Walk yourself through the self-care flow-chart to see if you can ease your symptoms or whether to call your provider.: http://www.familydoctor.org

American Dietetic Association: http://www.eatright.org

Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE): http://www.avaonline.org

Bandages and Blackboards
Designed to sensitize children to what it is like to grow up with medical problems.: http://funrsc.fairfield.edu:80/~jfleitas/
contents.html

Blue Web'n
A library of Blue Ribbon learning sites on the Web.: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Up-to-date information about immunizations, infectious disease outbreaks, accidents and safety issues.: http://www.cdc.gov

Health A to Z
Health information resources: http://www.healthatoz.com

Healthfinder
A U.S. government web site with information on health and human services, databases, clearinghouses, online publications, and support and self-help groups.: http://www.healthfinder.gov

Health Occupation Links
Showcases sites compiled by Northern Trails AEA.: http://www.aea2.k12.ia.us/curriculum/
pehealth.html

Internet Searching: The Basics
This site was developed by Norma Thiese, Consultant with Keystone AEA. It is a sampling of resources that educators can use for locating educational resources on the internet.: http://www.aea1.k12.ia.us/norma/isb.html

Iowa Department of Education Vocational Education Support
This technical and vocational education assistance site offers curriculum support, a listing of professional organizations, and related links.: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/programs/
tech_voc/index.html

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
A categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth.: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide
KidsHealth
Health information geared to kids plus animations that help explain the body systems.: http://kidshealth.com

Martha Bergren's Home Page
Directory of links to school nursing, school health, child health, legislative and consumer health resources.: http://www.usinternet.com/users/bergren

MEDLINEplus
A service of the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINEplus features information on conditions, diseases and wellness; a medial encyclopedia and a medical dictionary; a provider directory; and direct access to Medline ( a search site for medial research and publications). Information on prescription or OTC drugs and How to Research a Medical Topic Online are especially helpful features.: http://www.medlineplus.gov

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
For reliable information on alternative therapies without the hype, start here. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a part of the National Institutes of Health that conducts and supports research on alternative medicine.: http://www.nccam.nih.gov

National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE): http://vocserve.berkeley.edu

National Institutes of Health: http://www.nih.gov

Resources for Nurses and Families: http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~wink

RxList: the Internet Drub Index
Database of drug products, descriptions, actions, interactions, contraindications, side effects, toxicity and dosages: http://www.rxlist.com

TrackStar
TrackStar is an on-line interface that helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) into lessions. Instructors may also locate and use tracks that have already been created.: http://trackstar.scrtec.org

United States Nation Library of Medicine (Medline)
Database of articles published in biomedical journals.: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/
freemedl.html

U.S. Food and Drug Administration: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov

World Health Organization: http://www.who.int

WebQuests
WebQuests are problem-based/inquiry learning experiences on the Web. Each one normally is cross-discipline and may be used by several grade levels. A Quest can be short or long-term.: http://www.aea2.k12.ia.us/curriculum/
webquests.html

Keystone Area Education Agency does not control the contents of the sites listed. The currency of data, comprehensiveness, and relevancy of the information on these sites is the entire responsibility of each site's content manager.