Accreditation
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
www.jointcommission.org
Advanced Directives
Aging With Dignity
www.agingwithdignity.org
Fidelity, Wisdom & Love
http://fidelitywisdomandlove.org
Hard Choices for Loving People
www.hardchoices.com
Put It In Writing
www.PutItInWriting.org
Accessing Resouces
Connect Me Ohio
www.ConnectMeOhio.org
Aging
American Association of Retired Persons
www.aarp.org
Care.com
www.care.com/senior-directory-p1071-find.html
The Green House Project
www.thegreenhouseproject.com
Guide to Long-Term Care Planning
www.longtermcarelink.net/guide
Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative
www.hgni.org
Long Term Care Living
www.LongTermCareLiving.com
Ohio Department of Aging
www.goldenbuckeye.com
Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide
www.ltcohio.org
Ohio Network of Care
www.ohio.networkofcare.org
Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP)
www.seniorresourceconnection.com/oshiip.htm
Mature Resources
www.matureresources.org
Medicare Today
www.medicaretoday.org
My Medicare Matters
www.mymedicarematters.org
National Center on Women and Aging
www.heller.brandeis.edu/national/
National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information
www.longtermcare.gov
National Council on Aging
www.ncoa.org
National Hispanic Council on Aging
www.nhcoa.org
Senior Citizen's Guide
www.seniorcitizensguide.com
Senior Housing Net
www.seniorhousingnet.com
Senior Resource
www.seniorresource.com
Where Seniors Are
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7160406/
Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine
www.altmedicine.com
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov
Asthma
Asthma Control Test
www.asthmacontrol.com
Asthma Education Center
http://www.AsthmaEducationCenter.net
Ohio Asthma Coalition
www.ohioasthmacoalition.org
Caregivers
Strength For Caring
www.strengthforcaring.com
Caregiver's Army
www.caregiversarmy.org
iCaregiver
www.icaregiver.org
Certification Exams
American Nurse Credentialing Center
www.nursingworld.org/ancc
Clinical Trials
www.clinicaltrials.gov
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/
http://www.fda.gov/oashi/clinicaltrials/default.htm
Consumer Links
Consumer Action Handbook
www.consumeraction.gov
Consumer Information Center
www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Consumer Healthcare Products Association
www.chpa-info.org
Health & Wellness
www.netwellness.org
Healthfinder
www.healthfinder.gov
Healthfinder Espanol
www.healthfinder.gov/espanol
Hospital Compare
www.HospitalCompare.hhs.gov
Cultural Competence
www.maccinc.net
Diet/Nutrition
National Dairy
Council
www.nationaldairycouncil.org
2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines
OSU College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Science
(food preparation, storage, wellness, safety)
www.ohioline.osu.edu/lines/food.html
Disaster Resources for the Public
Ready
www.ready.gov
Ergonomics
Safe Lifting Portal
www.safeliftingportal.com
Ethics
Bioethics Network of Ohio
www.beno-ethics.org
Center for Practical Bioethics
www.practicalbioethics.org
Government Agencies
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
www.cdc.gov
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
www.cms.gov
Department of Labor
www.dol.gov
Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov
First Gov
www.firstgov.gov
Food & Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
MedWatch listserve notification: www.fda.gov/medwatch/elist.htm
MedWatch RSS Feed notification: www.fda.gov/medwatch.rss.htm
Medwatch website Safety Alert page: www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/htm
Podcasts: http://dailymed.nlm/nih.gov
Health & Human Services
www.hhs.gov
Institute of Medicine
www.iom.edu
National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
www.osha.gov
Office of the Surgeon General
www.surgeongeneral.gov
Ohio Department of Health
www.odh.ohio.gov
Ohio Department of Mental Health
www.mh.state.oh.us
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
www.odmrdd.state.oh.us
Health Disparities/Minority Health
National Center on Minority Health & Health Disparities
http://ncmhd.nih.gov
Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities
http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/
Ohio Commission on Minority Health
http://mih.ohio.gov
Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health Knowledge Path
http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_race.html
Health & the Environment
Center for Children's Health & the Environment
www.childenvironment.org
Center for Health, Environment & Justice
www.chej.org
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
www.healthandenvironment.org
EnviRN
www.enviRN.umaryland.edu
Health Observatory
www.healthobservatory.org
Health Care Without Harm
www.noharm.org
Practice Greenhealth
www.practicegreenhealth.org
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
www.iatp.org
The Luminary Project
www.TheLuminaryProject.org
Physicians for Social Responsibility
www.psr.org
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
www.niehs.nih.gov
The National Center for Healthy Housing
www.healthyhousing.org
Precautionary Policy Clearinghouse
www.besafenet.com/ppc/
Safe Cosmetics
www.safecosmetics.org
Sustainable Hospitals
www.sustainablehospitals.org
Health Data/Guidelines
Healthy People 2010
www.healthypeople.gov
National Guideline Clearinghouse
www.guidelines.gov
State Health Data
www.Statehealthfacts.org
Health News
Global Health News
www.GlobalHealthReporting.org
Immunizations/Vaccines
Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org
National Foundation for Infectious Disease
www.nfid.org
Vaccine Information
www.vaccineinformation.org
Laws, Acts, Legislation (Federal)
Congress
www.congress.org
Federal Register
www.archives.gov
US House of Representatives
www.house.gov
Library of Congress
http://loc.gov
Project Vote Smart
www.vote-smart.org
US Senate
www.senate.gov
Laws, Acts, Legislation (Ohio)
Ohio General Assembly
www.legislature.state.oh.us
Ohio House
www.house.state.oh.us/
Ohio Senate
www.senate.state.oh.us/
Legal Information
Ohio State Bar Association
www.ohiobar.org
Licensure
Ohio Board of Nursing
www.nursing.ohio.gov
Ohio eLicense Center
http://license.ohio.gov
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
www.ncsbn.org
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
www.cgfns.org
Magnet Hospitals
American Nurse Credentialing Center
www.nursingworld.org/ancc
Medication Safety
Medical Errors Reporting
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
https://www.ismp.org/orderforms/reporterrortoISMP.asp
MedWatch
www.fda.gov/medwatch/how.htm
ConsumerMedSafety.org
http://www.consumermedsafety.org/
Men's Health
Men's Health Network
www.menshealthnetwork.org
Office of Men's Health
www.menshealthoffice.info
NCLEX
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
www.ncsbn.org
Newsletters
The Healthcare Marketplace
www.hcmarketplace.com
Nursing Advocacy: Nurse Image in the Media
The Truth About Nursing
www.truthaboutnursing.org
Nurses with Disabilities
Exceptional Nurse
www.exceptionalnurse.com
Work Injured Nurses Group
www.wingusa.org
Nurses in Need
Nurses House
www.nurseshouse.org
Nursing
American Nurses Association
www.nursingworld.org
CE4Nurses.org
www.CE4nurses.org
Center for American Nurses
http://centerforamericannurses.org/
District 3 Ohio Nurses Association
www.d3ona.org
Greater Cleveland District Nurses Association
www.clevelandnurse.org
International Council of Nurses
http://www.icn.ch/
Licensed Practical Nurses Association of Ohio
http://www.lpnao.org/
Mid-Ohio District Nurses Association
http://www.modna.org/
National Institute of Nursing Research
http://www.ninr.nih.gov/
National League for Nursing
http://www.nln.org/
Ohio Board of Nursing
http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/
Ohio Independent Provider Network
http://ohioip.net/
Ohio League for Nursing
http://www.ohioleaguefornursing.org/
Ohio Nursing Students' Association
http://www.choosenursingoh.com/
Professional Staff Nurses Association of Akron General Medical
Center
www.psnaatagmc.org
Southwestern Ohio Nurses Association
www.sonanet.org
The Ohio State University Nurses Organization
www.osuno.com
Youngstown General Duty Nurses Association
www.ydgna.org
Nursing Research
National Insititute of Nursing Research
http://ninr.nih.gov.
Organ Donation
Ohio Organ Donation
www.donatelifeohio.org
Ohio Donor Registry
https://www.dps.state.oh.us/netsys/netdb/ENGLISH/APPRV.asp
Pain
American Academy of Pain Medicine
www.painmed.org
American Pain Foundation
www.painfoundation.org
American Pain Society
www.ampainsoc.org
Ohio Pain Initiative
www.ohiopaininitiative.org
Patient Safety
AHRQ Patient Safety Network
http://psnet.ahrq.gov
Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS)
www.patientsafety.org
Institute for Safe Medication Practice
www.ismp.org
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
www.ihi.org
Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety
www.jcipatientsafety.org
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting &
Prevention
www.nccmerp.org/
National Patient Safety Foundation
www.npsf.org
Ohio Patient Safety Institute
www.ohiopatientsafety.org
Poison Prevention
National Poison Prevention Week Council
www.poisonprevention.org
Poison Help Line
1-800-222-1222
Prescription Drug Assistance
Patients Assistance Programs
www.helpingpatients.org/
Public Health Concerns
Pandemic/Avian Flu
www.pandemicflu.gov
Regulatory Boards
Ohio Board of Nursing
www.nursing.ohio.gov
Ohio Board of Pharmacy
www.pharmacy.ohio.gov
State of Ohio Medical Board
www.med.ohio.gov
Uninsured/Universal Health Care
Families USA
www.familiesusa.org
Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN)
www.uhcan.org
Volunteerism
First Link: Helping People Connect
www.firstlink.org
Serve Ohio
www.serveohio.org
VolunteerMatch
www.volunteermatch.org
Women's Advocacy
National Women's Law Center
www.nwlc.org
Women's e News
www.womensenews.org
Women's Health
Her Healthy Life
www.herhealthylife.org
National Women's Health Information Center
www.WomensHealth.gov
National Women's Health Resource Center
www.healthywomen.org
Women and Heart Disease
www.hearttruth.gov
Women & Retirement
My Money
www.mymoney.gov
Older Women's League
www.owl-national.org
Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement
www.wiserwomen.org
Workforce
National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce
www.directcareclearinghouse.org
