Wellness/Stress Resources on the Internet

Food Fit : Information on health, food, and wellness geared towards women. 

NC Quit Now : Help with smoking cessation- 1-800-QUIT-NOW - tollfree

Stress Assessment : Stress Assessment tool from Franklin Covey

Food Pyramid: Information from the Department of Agriculture on nutrition and the food pyramid.

Blue Cross/Blue Shield: On-line healthy living programs

MSN-Money: Life Expectancy Calculator provides generalized information on longevity based on a number of factores including lifestyle and family history. The site also has information on retirement needs.  

Fit Together NC: Links North Carolinians to tools for healthier weight and lifestyles.

NC Prevention Partners: a non-profit organization, has the unique mission of “putting prevention first for a healthier North Carolina.”

CDC Wonder: The Centers for Disease Control exists to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability; many additional healthcare-related links are found here.

US Dept of Health and Human Services Agency for Heath Care Policy and Research - Site has clinical guidelines for Acute Pain Management and Cancer Pain Management.

HealthCare Central - This web site is an extension of the Dr. Dean Edell’s talk radio show about various health-related topics. He is very informed about all the old and new medical research and bases his answers on logic and research.

MEDLINE Plus - Consumer level health information in both English and Spanish; created and maintained by the National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health.

Senior Health - a senior health web site sponsored by the government.

WebMD- Provides information for physicians and patients on various diseases.