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UniCare is pleased to share valuable information with you and your family on how to live a healthy lifestyle. We encourage you to visit the "Healthy Living" health resource list and health articles section within the UniCare website to learn more about your overall health. With these resources you will be able to take the next steps in living a well-balanced life. In addition to the UniCare Healthy Living information, please contact your local hospital, medical group, YMCA, health club and/or community parks and recreation for further information on local wellness services in your area.

Healthy Living Resources List
Health Topic Resource Phone Number
Abuse (Child) National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
www.calib.com/nccanch
Abuse (Domestic) National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ncadv.org
Abuse (Child/Domestic) National Victims Center
AIDS AIDS Treatment Information Service
www.hivatis.org
AIDS CDC Division of HIV/AIDS
www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm
AIDS Hotline National AIDS Hotline
AIDS/HIV Hotline HIV/AIDS Hotline (Spanish)
Allergy National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
www.niaid.nih.gov
Allergy/Asthma American Academy of Allergy & Immunology
www.aaaai.org
Allergy/Asthma American Lung Association (ALA)
www.lungusa.org
Allergy/Asthma Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
www.aafa.org
Alcoholism National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
www.ncadd.org
Alcoholism Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Alcoholism National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
www.niaaa.nih.gov
Alcoholism National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
www.health.org
Alternative Medicine National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
www.nccam.nih.gov
Alzheimer's Alzheimer's Association
www.alz.org
Alzheimer's Alzheimer’s Disease Education Center
www.alzheimers.org
Arthritis National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
www.niams.nih.gov
Arthritis Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
Blood Donation American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
Cancer (Breast) Angel Flight (volunteer pilot organization)
www.angelflightamerica.org
Cancer (Breast) Cancer Legal Resources Center
www.lls.edu/community/clrc.htm
Cancer (Breast) CancerCare
CancerCare.org (Getting Help section)
Cancer (Breast) Free Mammogram Reminder
www.MyHealthTestReminder.com
Cancer (Breast) Kids Konnected
KidsKonnected.org
Cancer (Breast) National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
www.stopbreastcancer.org
Cancer (Breast) National Patient Travel Center
www.patienttravel.org
Cancer (Breast) Partnership for Caring
www.partnershipforcaring.org
Cancer (Breast) TEAMSurvivor
www.teamsurvivor.org (Find Your Local Team)
Cancer (Breast) The National Hospice Organization (NHO)
www.nho.org
Cancer (Breast) The Wellness Community
www.thewellnesscommunity.org (support group)
Cancer (Breast) YWCA Encore Plus
www.ywca.org (Encore Plus learn more)
Cervical Cancer National Cervical Cancer Coalition
www.nccc-online.org
Children's Health American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
Children's Health National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
www.nichd.nih.gov
Children's Health Health and Human Services — Kids Health
www.hhs.gov/kids/
Cholesterol National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Cholesterol American Heart Association (AHA)
www.americanheart.org
Colon Cancer Free Colon Cancer Screening Reminder
www.MyHealthTestReminder.com
Colorectal Cancer Cancer Research Foundation of America
www.preventcancer.org
Complementary & Alternative Medicine UniCare HealthyExtensions
www.unicare.com
CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
Diabetes (Children) Diabetes Children Camp
www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
Diabetes (Juvenile) Juvenile Diabetes and Research Foundation
www.jdrf.org
Diabetes American Diabetes Association (ADA)
www.diabetes.org
Diabetes American Association of Diabetes Educators
www.aadenet.org
Diabetes American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
Diabetes American Podiatric Medical Association
www.apma.org
Diabetes Braille Institute
www.brailleinstitute.org
Diabetes Centers for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/
diseases/flu/facts.htm#8
Diabetes ClinicalTrials.gov
www.ClinicalTrials.gov
Diabetes National Diabetes Education Program
www.niddk.nih.gov/gov/
health/diabetes
Diabetes National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes
Diabetes Starbright Foundation
www.starbright.org
Diabetes for Medical Professionals Diabetes for Medical Professionals
www.diabetesincontrol.com
Digestive Disorders National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest
Domestic Violence National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ncadv.org
Elderly National Aging Information Center
www.aoa.dhhs.gov
Elderly National Institute on Aging Information Center
www.nia.nih.gov
Elderly US Dept. of Health & Human Services Administration on Aging
www.aoa.dhhs.gov/default.html
Elderly MEDICARE Center for MEDICARE and MEDICAID Services
www.cms.hhs.gov
Emergency Services American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
Environmental Health US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
www.epa.gov
Eye Health National Eye Institute
www.nei.nih.gov
Eye Health National Federation of the Blind
www.nfb.org/voice.htm
Eye Health(Glaucoma) Prevent Blindness America
www.preventblindness.org
Eye Health(Glaucoma) The Glaucoma Foundation
www.glaucoma-foundation.org
Federal Safety SafeUSA Federal Safety
www.cdc.gov/safeusa/home
Fitness American Heart Association (AHA)
www.americanheart.org
Fitness President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
www.fitness.gov
Food Safety Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
www.fda.gov
General Health Index Healthfinder
www.healthfinder.com
General Health Index National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov
General Health Index National Institute of Health
www.nih.gov
General Health Index World Health Organization (WHO)
www.who.org
General Health Index National Health Information
www.health.gov/nhic
General Health Index Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov
General Health Index Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov
General Health Index Office of Surgeon General
www.surgeongeneral.gov
General Health Index US Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov
Headaches National Headache Foundation
www.headaches.org
Heart Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Heart Health American Heart Association (AHA)
www.americanheart.org
Hepatitis Hepatitis Foundation International
www.hepfi.org
Hepatitis Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis
Hepatitis American Liver Foundation
www.liverfoundation.org
Hypertension(High Blood Pressure) American Heart Association (AHA)
www.americanheart.org
Hypertension(High Blood Pressure) National Heart, Lung
and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Kidney Health National Kidney
Foundation
www.kidney.org
Kidney Health National Institute
of Diabetes &
Digestive
& Kidney Diseases
www.niddk.nih.gov
Immunizations
(Childhood & Adult) 		National Immunization
Programs (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/nip
Immunizations(Flu) Influenza (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/flu/
Lead Poisoning National Lead
Information Center

www.epa.gov/lead/nlic.htm
Liver Health American Liver Foundation
www.liverfoundation.org
Lung Health American Lung Association (ALA)
www.lungusa.org
Lung Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Maternal and Child Health National Center for Education for Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse
www.ncemch.org
Maternal and Child Health National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse
www.ask.hrsa.gov
Mental Health National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
www.nimh.nih.gov
Mental Retardation The ARC of the US
www.thearc.org
Men's Health MEDLINEplus Health Information
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
menshealthissues.html
Men's Health (Prostate Cancer) American Foundation for Urologic Disease
www.afud.org
Men's Health(Prostate Cancer) Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate
www.capcure.org
Menopause The North American Menopause Society
www.menopause.org
Menopause American Menopause Foundation
www.americanmenopause.org
Nutrition Food and Nutrition Information Center
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
Nutrition American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
Nutrition USDA Nutrient Database
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp
Nutrition Weight Control Information Network
www.niddk.nih.gov/health
Nutrition (Heart Healthy Recipes) American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Nutrition (Healthy Recipes for Diabetics) American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
Poison Control Poison Control Centers National Information
Pregnancy American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
www.acog.com
Pregnancy Planned Parenthood
www.plannedparenthood.org
Pregnancy La Leche League
www.lalecheleague.org
Prenatal Care March of Dimes
www.modimes.org
Safety National Fire
Protection Agency
www.nfpa.org
Safety Safe U.S.A. - Safe at Home http://safeusa.org/
home/safehome.htm
Safety U.S. Department
of Labor. Occupational
Safety & Health
Administration
www.osha.gov
Safety U.S. Fire Administration
- Home Fire Safety
www.usfa.fema.gov/index.shtm
Smoking Cessation American Lung Association (ALA)
www.lungusa.org
Smoking Cessation National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Smoking Cessation Office on Smoking and Health
www.cdc.gov/tobacco
Smoking Cessation American Legacy Foundation
www.americanlegacy.org
Smoking Cessation Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
www.tobaccofreekids.org
Smoking Cessation Action on Smoking & Health
www.ash.org
Smoking Cessation Kickbutts
www.kickbutts.net
Smoking Cessation National
Cancer Institute
www.nci.nih.gov
Stroke National
Stroke Association
www.stroke.org
Stroke Institute of
Neurological
Disorders and Stroke
www.ninds.nih.gov
Stroke American Stroke
Association (ASA)
www.strokeassociation.org
Sexually Transmitted
Diseases (STD) 		National STD Hotline
Sexually Transmitted
Diseases (STD) 		Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC)Division of
Sexually Transmitted
Diseases
www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/
dstdp.html
Teen Health Centers for
Disease
Control and
Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/health/
adolescent.htm
Teen Health Teens Health
www.teenshealth.org
Teen Health U.S. Food &
Drug Administration —
On the Teen Scene
www.fda.gov/oc/opacom
/kids/html/7teens.htm
Teen Health Family Doctor
org — Teens
www.familydoctor.org
Teen Health American Cancer Society —
Teen Health
Information
www.acsteens.org/mission/
Toxic Substances Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease
Registry (ATSDR)
www.atsdr.cdc.gov
Travel Health International Travel Health
Information (CDC)
www.cdc.gov/travel
Women's Health The National Women's Health
Information Center (DHH)
www.4women.gov
Women's Health Office of Research
on Women's Health
www4.od.nih.gov/orwh/
Women's Health
(Breast Cancer) 		Free Mammogram Reminder
www.MyHealthTestReminder.com