Health

Basic health information for children and adults.

Family Caregiver Alliance Family Care Navigator 

State-by-State Help for Family Caregivers

Healthy People 2030

Building a healthier future for all.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Provides up-to-date info on diseases and conditions, healthy living, emergency preparedness and more.

Supporting the Health Care Needs of People with Disabilities

The National Institute for Health Care Management  Foundation (NIHCM) has an infographic with lots of info about the health care needs of people with disabilities.

It includes: 

• types of disabilities
• age groups
• demographics
• income & employment
• health concerns
• health care costs
• health care access barriers
• negative attitudes and discrimination
• transportation and physical barriers
• communication barriers
• improving inclusion

USA.gov Medline Plus Search Tool

Answers your medical questions. Helps find information for seniors. Visit sites covering issues like Alzheimer’s, vaccines, and rare diseases.  Find caregiver support resources.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The National Institutes of Health is made up of 27 different components called Institutes and Centers. Each has its own specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems.

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• National Eye Institute (NEI)
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
• National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)