Please Note: The links on this page take you outside the Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Website, and MGH&FC cannot be responsible for the content or freshness of data therein contained.

ALS

(Information related to the care of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's Disease)

• www.alsa.org

Alzheimer’s Disease

Information related to the care of Alzheimer's and other neurological disorders

• www.alz.org
• www.theribbon.com/gatherplace
• www.caregiving-solutions.com

Arthritis

Information related to the care of Osteoarthritis

• www.arthritis.org

Asthma

Information related to the care of Asthma and other lung disorders

• www.lungusa.org

Cancer

Information related to the care of various cancers and related disorders

• www.cancer.org
• www.nci.nih.gov

Dental Health

Information related to the care of dental disorders

• www.agd.org/consumer/index.html

Diabetes

Information related to the care of diabetes including reducing risk factors, the newest insulins and dietary guidelines.

• www.diabetes.org
• www.jdrf.org

Drug Information

Answers to your questions related to prescription and over-the-counter drugs

• www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/default.htm

Epilepsy

Information related to the care of Epilepsy and other neurological disorders

• www.efa.org

Flu News

Information and resources include flu-related updates, fact sheets, patient education materials, posters and more (including translated materials)

• www.doh.wa.gov
• newly revised and expanded Pandemic Influenza website is now up at: www.doh.wa.gov/panflu. The site includes an overview of the Department of Health's pandemic flu plan.

Glaucoma

Information related to the care of Glaucoma and other visual disturbances

• www.glaucoma.org

Heart Disease

Information related to the care of heart disease including risk reduction, recognition of symptoms and current treatments

• www.americanheart.org
• www.mendedhearts.org

HIV/AIDS

Information related to the care of HIV infections, including risk reduction

• www.aids.org

Leukemia

Information related to the care of various forms of leukemia

• www.leukemia.org

Lovenox

Link to the "At Home with Lovenox" video, that teaches you how to give yourself this injection.

• At Home With Lovenox

Medical Information, Medical Dictionary, and other Health Topics

• www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

MS

Information related to the care of Multiple Sclerosis

• www.nmss.org
• www.msworld.org

Nutrition Health

Information related to diet, exercise and good preventative health strategies.

• www.eatright.org

Infectious Diseases

Information related to the care of various infectious diseases such as influenza, pneumonia, AIDs, etc...

• www.health.gov

Lung Disorders

Information related to the care of Asthma, COPD...

• www.lungusa.org

Pain

Information related to the care of acute and chronic pain.

• www.painfoundation.org
• www.ampainsoc.org

Parkinson's Disease

Information related to the care of Parkinson's and other neurological disorders.

• www.parkinson.org
• www.michaeljfox.org

Spanish Health Information

• www.healthfinder.gov/espanol

Spinal Cord Injury

Information related to the care of spinal cord injuries and other forms of neurological trauma

• www.spinalcord.org

Stroke

Information related to the care of stroke, from prevention strategies and symptom recognition to the most current treatments available

• www.strokeassociation.org

General Health Information

Search Engine

• www.health.gov/nhic/newsrch.htm

The above list was put together as a community service. The websites are commercial-free, non-profit and/or government resources. This list of resources was placed on our website as a community service from the education department of Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics. If you need further assistance, have health related questions or are unable to find a suitable health information resource please call 360-427-3609 or e-mail Tom DiDonna, R.N., MSN, DH.Sc, and MGH&FC director of education.