Links
Diabetes Health Center from WebMD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The CDC's
website is an online source for credible health information and is the
official web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC is committed to achieving true improvements in people’s health. CDC
applies research and findings to improve people’s daily lives and responds
to health emergencies—something that distinguishes CDC from its peer
agencies. Working with states and other partners, CDC provides a system of
health surveillance to monitor and prevent disease outbreaks (including
bioterrorism), implement disease prevention strategies, and maintain
national health statistics. CDC also guards against international disease
transmission, with personnel stationed in more than 25 foreign countries.
Diabetes Information from the National Institute of Health (NIH)
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/ The
National Institute of Health site for Diabetes patient education. Links to
over 200 handouts on prevention and treatment of diabetes. Includes
information for children, seniors with large print option and Spanish.
Go!Diabetes Explains
the Go!Diabetes program that Family Health Care Center is one of only 40
practices nation wide to be chosen to participate.
Mayo Clinic The Mayo
Clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group practice
in the world. Their site allows users to help manage their health with
useful and up-to-date information in more than 35 disease and lifestyle
categories. Includes guidlines for healthy living, information about
medical tests, procedures and medications (both prescription & OTC), and a
comprehensive guide to hundreds of diseases, conditions and symtoms.
Georgia Division of Public Health DPH is
the lead division entrusted by the people of the state of Georgia with the
ultimate responsibility for the health of communities and the entire
population. At the state level, DPH is divided into numerous branches,
sections, programs and offices, and at the local level, DPH functions via
18 health districts and 159 county health departments.
Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Georgia
Academy of Family Physicians promotes the health of the citizens of
Georgia by advancing the specialty of Family Medicine through education,
advocacy and service to family physicians in the state of Georgia.
American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home.html Web site
of the American Academy of Family Physicians, a medical specialty society
that represents more than 93,700 family physicians and medical students.
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