Adolescents/Teens/Children

BAM! Body and Mind

"BAM! Body and Mind is an online destination for kids created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Designed for kids 9-13 years old, BAM! Body and Mind gives them the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices."

Culver City and Community

Culver City Chamber of Commerce

Brotman Medical Center is proud to be a member of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce. The Culver City Chamber of Commerce advocates and represents business' interests and viewpoints on issues affecting their community. They seek to provide services, expertise, and resources in an open, mutually beneficial environment to help our members to succeed and prosper. They promote the community, the Chamber, and its members.

Downtown Business Association

The Downtown Business Association of Culver City is made up of local merchants, business & property owners, and neighbors, including Brotman Medical Center, who have come together to guide the evolution and promote the economic development of this beautiful commercial district. The website lists businesses & restaurants, maintains an events calendar, offers discounts to businesses and services in Culver City.

City of Culver City

The city's website contains municipal information about Culver City, including government, transit, cultural affairs, schools, business development, public safety an events calendar, and much more.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

"The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine." The website gives general information on the different forms of complementary and alternative medicine as well as information regarding the agency's research.

Whole Health MD

The Whole Health MD website addresses individual diseases and conditions with solutions in complementary and alternative medicine. Sections of the website are devoted to food and nutrition, answering questions, and providing the latest news for the follower of a complementary and alternative medicine lifestyle.

Dr. Weil MD

DrWeil.com is an online resource that promotes healthy living based on an "integrative medicine philosophy". The website updates consumers and health professionals with news and information in the medical field. The site also allows the visitor to sign up for e-mailed Daily Tips and Weekly Bulletin health updates.

Diseases and Conditions

American Heart Association

"The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke." The website provides information on heart conditions, prevention, cure, and community involvement with the AHA.

American Cancer Society

"The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service."

Disasters and Emergencies

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a section of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that deals with preventing and controlling infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. The website further elaborates on the CDC's job and gives an A-Z index of the different diseases and health threats that the CDC works with.

American Red Cross

Each year, the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 70,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters.

Drug and Food Information

The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion is an organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that tries to promote a healthier lifestyle through advocating healthy and balanced diets and conducting research in nutrition and consumer economics.

Nutrition.gov

Nutrition.gov provides access to the food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers, educators and health professionals.

Health and Healthcare News

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits thousands of health care organizations and programs in the U.S. The Joint Commission website provides information on accreditation and certification programs as well as standards and public policy regarding health care.

HealthGrades

Health Grades, Inc is a healthcare ratings, information, and advisory services company. The website allows people to do research on hospital ratings and physician histories.

US Department of Health and Human Services

"The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves." The website lists a wide-ranging list of health topics and links to sites of programs comprising the HHS dealing with these topics specifically.

National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. The NIH Website serves the public by offering ready access to clinical studies, health and wellness information, information on obtaining research funding, research resources and library resources, news, events, and educational activities related to NIH and its mission, scientific program, policy, and planning documents, and general information about the agency.

iHealthBeat

iHealthBeat is a free, daily news digest reporting on the Internet's impact on health care. iHealthBeat is part of the California HealthCare Foundation's commitment to important issues affecting health care policy, delivery and financing.

Local Health and Healthcare Resources

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health protects health, prevents disease, and promotes the health and well-being for all persons in Los Angeles County. The website provides links to hospitals and clinics in Los Angeles County and to the different programs under the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

California Department of Health Services

The California Department of Health Services website informs people of health-related news that can affect local Californians such as bioterrorism, natural disasters, and government policies on health insurance. It also provides information on career opportunities in public health.

Los Angeles Times: Health Section

The Los Angeles Times Health Section gives the latest health and medicine news within Southern California and other parts of the country. It is updated daily with a new article.

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

The Department of Health Services serves as LA County's public health system. This agency serves to protect and promote the health of all Angelenos. The website allows access to health information including the availability of services and strategies for improving the health of Los Angeles County residents.

Reference Collections

Medline Plus

MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 700 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.

Anatomy Atlases

Anatomy Atlases is a digital library of anatomy information displaying a collection of labeled pictures and diagrams of different parts of the human body.

Librarians Internet Indexes

The Health section of the Librarian's Internet Index provides a list of websites that cover a selection of health-related information.

Healthfinder

Healthfinder is a Federal website that includes a Health Library where one can find information on different diseases, conditions and injuries. It also has a Consumer Guides section and Organizations section where one can find links to many health agencies and find information on health care providers and health insurance.

Safety and Wellness

WebMD

WebMD provides health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information. The website serves as a means to gather the information and support through the latest medical news, facts on a wide range of health topics, and interactive discussion boards.

Family Doctor

The Family Doctor website addresses various medical issues that affect the men, women, children, teenagers, and seniors of a family. The organization of the information on the website is useful for learning about medical issues that are specifically attributed to the different genders and age groups that make up a family.

Healthier Us

This website upholds healthy living by promoting nutrition, physical fitness, and prevention to reduce obesity and the diseases that come with it. It provides links to other websites that address ways to keep up a healthy lifestyle and the benefits that this reaps.

The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Fitness.gov is the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. You can find out about the Council and its work, view publications, and link to the resources of other government agencies as well as to health and fitness organizations.

Seniors

FirstGov.gov

FirstGov.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services. As the catalyst for a growing electronic government, FirstGov.gov helps citizens navigate through government red tape. At FirstGov.gov, you can apply for benefits online, contact a government agency or use the Internet's most comprehensive search of government websites— all from one easy location. The link here takes you directly to an index of links related to seniors and health.

AARP

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over. AARP is dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as we age. We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through information, advocacy and service. The link here will take you directly to AARP's health page.

Women's Health

The National Women's Health Information Center

The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) is a service of the Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that provides information on a wide range of women's health issues.

The National Women's Health Resource Center

The National Women's Health Resource Center supplies up-to-date information on women's health. The site gives information on the conditions, treatment, and prevention of numerous health problems that affect women. Also posted on the website are a variety of articles that give advice or discuss the latest breakthroughs in women's healthcare.

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