Nursing: Web Sites

CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and health education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

The annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income inequality, and teen births in nearly every county in America.

DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information. This Web site provides a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling found in medication package inserts.

GARD is a program of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and is funded by two parts of the NIH: NCATS and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). It provides the public with access to current, reliable, and easy-to-understand information about rare or genetic diseases.

These videos from National Library of Medicine show the anatomy of body parts and organ systems and how diseases and conditions affect them.

this NIH website provides authoritative and up-to-date information on latest treatments, drugs and supplements. It has extensive coverage from the NIH and other trusted sources on over 1000 diseases and conditions.

Check out NIMH website to learn about the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of mental & behavioral disorders. NIMH's misson is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - The primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable.