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Accident prevention

Child Accident Prevention Trust – dedicated to reducing the number of children and young people killed, disabled and seriously injured as a result of accidents.
Green Cross Code
Health and Safety Executive
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

Alcohol

Alcohol Concern
Al Anon family groups UK & Eire
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcohol dependency test – on the Nottingham Alcohol & Drug Team web site
Alcohol Education and Research Council
Drinkwise
Health Wise
Institute of Alcohol Studies
The Medical Council on Alcohol – a charity that promotes knowledge about the effects of alcohol in the medical field
The Portman Group – a drinks industry funded initiative to promote sensible drinking
TACADE – the leading non–government organisation in alcohol and drug education
Wrecked – aimed at young people aged 14 – 16 years – maintained by Health Promotion England

Children and families

Barnadoes
BBC parenting guide
Breastfeeding
Bullying Online - charity site: help and advice for tackling bullying
Childline
Child Poverty Action Group
Children's Society, the
Cot deaths – prevention information from the DH
CICRA – Crohns in Childhood Research Association
Familyrapp – an online magazine aimed at parents and carers of children between 3 and 13
Fathers Direct – support for fathers
Gingerbread – support organisation for lone parent families in England and Wales
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
International Baby Food Action Network
La Leche League – promoting breastfeeding
Marie Stopes – mission is to ensure the fundamental human right of all people to have children by choice not chance
Maternity Alliance – looks beyond birth at all aspects of pregnancy and new parenthood
The National Childbirth Trust – support in pregnancy, childbirth and early parenthood
National Infertility Support Network
National Childminding Association
NCB Books – the online bookshop from the National Children's Bureau.
National Family and Parenting Institute
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
NCH Action for Children
Parentline – 0808 800 2222 confidential national helpline for anyone in a parenting role going through change
Preschool Learning Alliance
Royal College of Midwives and their online journal
The Samaritans – confidential emotional support to any person who is suicidal or despairing;
Save the Children
The Green Park Gang – safety information for children
Who Cares? Trust – working to improve public care for children and young people who are separated from their families and living in residential or foster care.
Woodcraft Folk – an educational movement for children and young people, designed to develop self confidence and activity in society

Community health

Community Health UK
Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association
Community Web – UK Search Engine
Pharmacy Healthcare Scheme
Pavilion – an organisation promoting and developing good practice to all those involved in health and social care

Complementary therapies

Aromatherapy Organisations Council
British Acupuncture Council
British Chiropractic Association
British Homeopathic Association
Herbal Information Centre
Osteopathy in the UK
Positive health

Dental health

British Dental Association
British Dental Health Foundation
British Fluoridation Society – evidence based information about fluoride in the water supply
Department of Health dental page

Disability

Community Transport Association
Contact a Family – Helping families who care for children with any disability or special need
Department of Health guide for the disabled
Disability – Government Site
Disability Information Directory
Disability UK
Disability Rights Commission (previously known as the National Disability Council)
Motor Neurone Disease Association
Pavilion – an organisation promoting and developing good practice to all those involved in health and social care
Scottish Accessible Information Forum
Sense – the UK's leading organisation working for people with deafblindness and associated disabilities.

Drugs

CanBan – solvent abuse site
Cascade – a drug information service for young people run by young people
D–2K – interactive and fun drugs info for teenagers, maintained by Health Promotion England
Daily Dose substance misuse site with links to Government, Education, Medicine, Press, Science, Organisations & Agencies, Law, and Research
Drugs Prevention Advisory Service – of the Home Office
Drugscope – UK drug information and policy
HIT – training, consultation and information on drug–related issues
HopeUK
Lifeline – North of England support group
LocateNet – for those providing drug education and prevention for young people, their parents and carers
National Drugs Helpline
National Drug Prevention Alliance
Release
Re–Solv – The Society for the Prevention of Solvent and Volatile Substance Abuse
Scotland Against Drugs
Scottish Drugs Forum
Solvent Misuse Project at the National Children's Bureau
Tackling Drugs In Scotland
Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain – The Government's Ten–Year Strategy for Tackling Drugs Misuse
The Green Gang – safety information for children
Trashed – lively drugs database aimed at young people 14 – 19 years – maintained by Health Promotion England

Government and NHS sites

The Blood Service – giving blood
Centre for Health Information Quality
Consumers in NHS Research – aims to ensure consumer involvement in R&D in the NHS, Public Health and Social Care improves research
Department of Health – for health and social care professionals and academics; there's a direct link from here to the public health page
Directory of UK Government web sites
Directory of UK Healthcare providers
Equip – West Midlands based but of general UK application: gateway to information for UK patients, their families and carers.
HAZnet, a website linking the organisations, partners and communities that make up the 26 Health Action Zones
Help for Health Trust which includes a link to the Centre for Health Information Quality – aiming to help improve the provision of quality health information
The National Electronic Library for Health
National Radiological Protection Board
Local Government Association
NHS Confederation
NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
NHS Direct Online – public gateway to health information partnering the NHS Direct 0845 4647 service
Our Healthier Nation – details of the goverment plan to improve the nation's health
Public Health Laboratory Service
Scotland's Health on the Web
UK Online
UK Prescription Pricing Authority
Your guide to the NHS

Health education for young people

MindBodySoul – health information at Key Stage 4 pupil level
New Community Schools
Schools Health Education Unit
WHO – European Network of Health Promoting Schools – look under 'health topics'
Wired for Health – advice for teachers who deliver health information

Health information gateways

All Cures – all about medicines, where you can get NHS and private ones, side effects and how they interact.
Ask your pharmacist – the public information site of The National Pharmaceutical Association
The Association of Medical Research Charities
BBC On–Line Health Site
British Medical Association
British Medical Journal
Discovery Health channel – UK health news from the tv channel
The Electronic Medicines Compendium
Health Centre – an index to UK health and medical resources on the internet, including health informatics, for professionals
Health Index UK – an index to UK health and medical resources on the internet
Health in Focus – comprehensive discussion of every condition you can imagine, plus links to support groups
Health Library – US portal
Health Net – UK's Virtual Health Net
Healthworks Online – information for medical professionals
Human Genome Project
Medisearch
Netdoctor – Dr Hilary Jones' online consultation sessions; interactive Q&A format
NHS Direct – designed to complement the phone line, information on a range of conditions and treatments plus a guide to the NHS and local services.
The Institute of Public Health at Cambridge
Medisearch
OMNI – Medical Search Engine
Patient UK – a directory of UK health and illness websites
Pharma–lexicon – dictionary of healthcare abbreviations
Surgery Door – information and advice on most complaints and a dictionary of medical jargon.
UK Health Centre – an index to UK health and medical resources on the internet
UK self–help and patients' groups – [click on the link on the left of this site]
The Virtual Health Network – for health professionals
WHO Terminology Information System (WHOTERM)

Health promotion – global

American Public Health Association
Canadian Public Health Association
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention – US site
European Commission – Health and Consumer Protection
Food and Drug Administration (U.S.)
International Public HealthWatch
International Union for Health Promotion and Education
Public Health Association of Australia
The World Health Organisation

Health promotion – UK

Health Development Agency – (HDA), which aims to improve the health of the people of England through research, capacity–building, monitoring and setting standards
Health Education Board for Scotland
HealthPromis – the national database for health promotion for England, containing references and links to a range of sources.
The Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland
Health Promotion Wales
UK Public Health Association

Health promotion units

Directory of UK Health Promotion Units

Heart health

Activity Analyser – interactive evaluation
American Heart Association
British Blood Pressure Association
British Cardiac Society
British Heart Foundation
BHF Heart Statistics
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
European Heart Network
Family Heart Association
Heartpoint
National Heart Forum
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (USA)
Stress free solutions to stress
Stress UK
World Heart Federation

Immunisation

Department of Health – flu immunisation page
Department of Health – MMR page
Immunisation – Health Promotion England's site for the general public and health professionals
Inmed – information for health professionals on meningitis from the Meningitis Trust
Meningitis Trust

Inequalities

Deprivation and Health In Scotland
Health Variations Programme
Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health Report
Scottish Poverty Information Unit

Learning disabilities

British Institute of Learning Disabilities
Elfrida Society – works with people with moderate learning difficulties
National Development Team – for people with learning disabilities
Pavilion – an organisation promoting and developing good practice to all those involved in health and social care