Resources

Please note: Foundation for Women’s Wellness has no relationship with any of these organizations and is not responsible for their content.

National Women’s Health Resource Center
This nonprofit organization provides a comprehensive listing of women’s health information and resources. http://www.healthywomen.org/

Partnership for Gender Specific Medicine
This academic medical research institute at Columbia University conducts research on differences between women and men on a variety of health issues. This link contains articles on gender health differences. http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/partnership/patient_edu.html

Society for Women’s Health Research
A nonprofit advocacy group based in Washington, DC. This link lists both consumer and scientific fact sheets containing women-specific health information on a spectrum of diseases adversely affecting women and lists other on-line resources.
Fact sheets: http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/hs/healthfacts.htm
Resources listings: http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/hs/links.htm

National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
This site is the self-described federal government’s clearinghouse for women’s health information. There are links, articles, and a toll-free telephone line for free information. There is also a link for health information in different languages. http://www.4woman.gov/

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH is the nation’s primary government agency for conducting and funding medical research. NIH’s main website: http://www.health.nih.gov
NIH’s women’s health information: http://health.nih.gov/search.asp/28
Office of Research on Women’s Health: http://www4.od.nih.gov/orwh/

Medlineplus
Medlineplus is a comprehensive health database maintained by NIH’s National Library of Medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealthissues.html

PubMed
PubMed is a comprehensive database of article titles & abstracts by NIH’s National Library of Medicine. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is the government’s main responder to public health emergencies. CDC also conducts medical research and investigations.
CDC Women’s Health topics: http://www.cdc.gov/health/womensmenu.htm

Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Women’s Health
The FDA is the government’s overseer of safety, efficacy, and security for human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
FDA’s Office of Women’s Health: http://www.fda.gov/womens/default.htm

Mayo Clinic Women’s Healthsource
A subscription newsletter published by the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, a subsidiary of Mayo Foundation. http://www.mayoclinic.org

Harvard Women’s Health Watch
A subscription newsletter published by Harvard Health Publications, a division of Harvard Medical School. http://www.health.harvard.edu/subinfo

The following newsletters are not specific to women, but are sources that women might find of interest.

John Hopkins Medical Letter Health After 50
A subscription newsletter published by John Hopkins Medicine and Medletter Associates, LLC. http://www.hopkinsafter50.com

Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter
A subscription newsletter published by Tufts Media with content from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. http://www.healthletter.tufts.edu