Health
A health question-and-answer service by Columbia University's Health Promotion Program, with resources on general health and advice on relationships, sexuality and sexual health, fitness and nutrition, emotional health and drugs.
Animated videos show the anatomy of body parts and organ systems and how diseases and conditions affect them.
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Website for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
PubMed comprises more than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Youth.gov is the U.S. government website that helps you create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest, youth-related news.
Drugs.com provides accurate and independent information on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and natural products.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA supports most of the world’s research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction.
From the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and veganism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and world hunger.
New York City Teens Connection works with schools, health care clinics and community groups to improve teens’ sexual and reproductive health.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
LGBT communities of NYC health and wellness programs; arts, entertainment and cultural events; recovery, wellness, parenthood and family support services.
National Center of Health Statistics
From the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), is the nation’s principal health statistics agency, providing data to identify and address health issues. NCHS compiles statistical information to help guide public health and health policy decisions.
