Healthy Links

Adult Preventive Health

Healthy Living -- familydoctor.org

Healthy Living What You Can Do to Keep Your Health     

Preventive Services for Healthy Living     

Put Prevention into Practice Adult Health Guide

Put Prevention into Practice Staying Healthy at 50+

Vaccine Information for Adults

What Vaccine Do You Need?

Children's Health

Bright Futures Activity Book for Kids

Bright Futures Encounter Forms for Families (for Well Child Checks)

Bright Futures Family Tip Sheets

Bright Futures in Practice Physical Activity

Bright Futures Nutrition Family Fact Sheets Child Development and Behavior     

Common Conditions in Children -- familydoctor.org     

Health Choice for Children - NC Division of Medical Assistance

KidsHealth.org     

Put Prevention into Practice Child Health Guide

Vaccine Information for Parents of Infants and Children

Vaccine Information for Teens and Young Adults

Common Health Problems

Allergy Avoidance Tips

Antibiotic Resistance - Frequently Asked Questions     

American Cancer Society--Prevention & Early Detection

American Diabetes Association - Basic Diabetes Information

American Heart Association Heart Profilers

American Lung Association - Diseases A to Z

Arthritis Foundation Home Page

Diabetes A-Z List of Topics and Titles

Digestive Diseases A-Z List

Kidney & Urologic Diseases A-Z

Lung Information for Patients and the General Public, NHLBI

National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP ATP III Guidelines

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Information for Patients

National Stroke Association:  All About Stroke     

Skin Disorders -- familydoctor.org     

Substance Abuse (Addictions)     

Tobacco-Free Resources -- Tar Wars     

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Complementary Medicine

Alternative Medicine Foundation - Information Resource Guides

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center-About Herbs       

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

General Health Information

familydoctor.org

health A to Z --Your Family Health Site

healthfinder® - your guide to reliable health information

Healthtouch Online--Health Resource Directory

Lab Tests Online: Understanding Lab Results

MEDLINEplus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine

National Institutes of Health

WebMD FAQ's Patient Education Handouts

Local Health Resources

ABCCM Medical Ministry     

Buncombe County-- NC Health Info     

Buncombe County Medical Society Just For Patients

Diabetes Education Classes at Mission     

Mission Hospitals

Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)

NC Health Info -- Go local to health services in your community

Project Access

Men's Health

Men's Health -- familydoctor.org       

Prostate Cancer Screening--Deciding About PSA Testing

Mental Health

Mental Health--Call Western Highlands Network for Help     

Mental Health & Behavior -- familydoctor.org

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill--Local Support Groups

National Institute of Mental Health

Nutrition     

FHC Nutrition Handouts

American Diabetes Association - Nutrition & Recipes           

American Dietetic Association Nutrition Fact Sheets      

CDC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Program      

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)       

Dietary Guidelines for Americans & Food Pyramids      

Lipid health--Cholesterol Patient Education Handouts      

MayoClinic.com - Food & Nutrition Center

Physical Fitness & Physical Therapy

America on the Move™      

Physical Activity Challenge!     

Physical Therapy & your body

Prescription Assistance Programs

HelpingPatients.org

NeedyMeds.com

Rx Assist.org

Rx Outreach

Together Rx

Merck Patient Assistance

Senior's Health

AARP Health & Wellness Home Page       

Aging - US Deptartment of Health and Human Services       

Seniors -- familydoctor.org       

Senior Health

Please access the following sites for Medicare drug card information.

Medicare & You 2006
http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10050.pdf

Medicare Prescription Drug Card
http://www.medicare.gov/medicarereform/drugbenefit.asp

Medicare Preventive Health Services
http://www.medicare.gov/health/overview.asp

North Carolina Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
http://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Public/Include/DataSection/
Results/ListPlanByState.asp

North Carolina Senior Health Insurance Information Program
http://www.ncdoi.com/Consumer/Shiip/Shiip.asp

Symptom Assessment Tool

Search by Symptom

Travel Advice

Buncombe County Health Center - Disease Control Division

CDCTravelers' Health

MD Travel Health Clinic - Asheville

World Health Organization Traveler's Checklist

Women's Health

Birth Control Guide

BreastCancer.org - Breast Cancer Treatment Information

Colposcopy -- familydoctor.org

FDA Office of Women's Health

National Women's Health Information Center

North American Menopause Society

Osteoporosis Medications

Pap Smears When Yours is Slightly Abnormal --familydoctor.org

Reproductive Health -- familydoctor.org