HEALTH
Access to Medications
Rx Assist
www.rxassist.org
RxAssist, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, includes a listing of the pharmaceutical manufacturers that offer pharmaceutical patient assistance programs.
Air Ambulance, Travel Oxygen
Advanced Aeromedical, Inc.
1.800.346.3556
www.aeromedic.com
American Pain Foundation
www.painfoundation.org
Case Management Resource Guide
www.cmrg.com
Patient guide to healthcare resources. Includes home care, rehabilitation, long-term care, assisted living facilities, medical product manufacturers & air medical transport.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
www.cdc.gov
Children’s Environmental Health Network
Combined Health Information Database
www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide/chid.html
Produced by several federal agencies, this combined health information database provides a host of educational materials not indexed elsewhere.
Disability Benefits & Information
Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov/op_home/rulings/di-toc.html
If you have worked, you may qualify for long-term disability insurance offered through your employer or through an individual insurance plan.
Healthfinder
www.healthfinder.gov
Medicare / Medicaid
1.800.633.4227
1.877.486.2048 TTY
www.medicare.gov
www.medicaid.gov
Medline Plus
www.medlineplus.gov
Includes health news, topical features, drug information, medical encyclopedia, databases, etc.
Physician’s Desk Reference
www.pdr.net
The PDR has provided package insert information on drugs for years. This same information is now available online at a site that includes much more. Drug interactions, prices and even herbal medications are covered.
Sexuality
www.sexualhealth.com
Provides access to sexuality information, education, support and other resources.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov/contacts/contact.html
This is the world’s largest medical library and the creator of Medline, an on-line medical library search service.
Web MD
www.webmd.com
Provides medical information and services.