March Health Care Spotlights
The Sladen Library has spotlighted these sites in the past:
American Red Cross Month American Red Cross
National Eye Donor Month American Academy of Ophthalmology American Macular Degeneration Foundation Eye Care America EyeNet / American Academy of Ophthalmology Glaucoma Awareness Month Macular Degeneration Partnership National Eye Institute's Healthy Vision 2010 Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) Prevent Blindness America
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Colon Cancer Alliance Colorectal Cancer Coalition
National Hemophilia Awareness Month Iron Disorders Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Hemophilia Foundation
National Kidney Month / World Kidney Day (March 11) American Foundation for Urologic Disease National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Kidney Foundation UrologyHealth.org UroToday
National Nutrition Month Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED) Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide Center for Food Safety Cyber Diet Diet & Nutrition/ American Heart Association Dietary Supplement Information Bureau Eating Disorders / MedlinePlus Eating Disorders / NIMH Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action EatRight / American Dietetic Association Fats and Cholesterol / Harvard School of Public Health Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Food and Nutrition Information Center Food Safety Fruits and Veggies Matter Healthy Fast Food Healthy Weight Network How To Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label Is It Done Yet? / U.S. Food & Drug Association Kids Nutrition MyPyramid.gov National Eating Disorders Association National Organic Program / USDA Nutrition.gov Nutrition Source / Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Analysis Tools and System Small Step USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory Washington Dairy Council
Save Your Vision Month American Academy of Ophthalmology American Macular Degeneration Foundation Eye Care America EyeNet / American Academy of Ophthalmology Glaucoma Awareness Month Macular Degeneration Partnership National Eye Institute's Healthy Vision 2010 Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) Prevent Blindness America
National Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 7-13) Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality American Society of Safety Engineers America's Best Hospitals / US News & World Report Institute for Healthcare Improvement JCAHO JCAHO Quality Check Joint Commission Manual Leap Frog Group National Patient Safety Foundation Patient Safety Network / Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (March 14-21) American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
National Brain Injury Awareness Month / Brain Awareness Week (March 15-21) Brain Injury Association of America Brain Injury Association of Michigan Brain Maps Epilepsy Foundation Epilepsy.com Henry Ford Health System / Hermelin Brain Tumor Center Inside the Brain: An Interactive Tour / Alzheimer's Association National Headache Foundation National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. Neurology Channel Neuroscience For Kids
National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week (March 14-20) / National Poison Prevention Week (March 14-20) Poison Control Centers
Cover the Uninsured Week (March 14-20) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Community Voices / HealthCare for the Underserved Cover The Uninsured Week Health Alliance Plan (HAP) Health Insurance Coverage / U.S. Census Bureau Medicaring National Association of Urban Hospitals University of Michigan's Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured
World Tuberculosis Day (March 23) American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology American Lung Association National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
American Diabetes Alert Day (March 23) American Association of Diabetes Educators American Diabetes Association American Diabetes Month Diabetes in America, 2nd edition Diabetes Research Institute Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation National Diabetes Education Program National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Sleep Awareness Week (March 7-13) American Sleep Apnea Association National Sleep Foundation Science of Sleep Sleep Medicine
National Doctors' Day (March 23) American Medical Association America's Doctor.com Doctor's Guide to the Internet
Kick Butts Day (March 31) Great American Smokeout The Tobacco Atlas Tobacco Free Initiative / World Health Organization
Root Canal Awareness Week (March 28-April 3) American Dental Association
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