Rhode Island Partnership for Family Connections

Health/Nutrition

health

It is important to care for yourself and stay healthy enough to care for others. Go to the Caregivers Corner or call our peer mentors at 401-780-2255 to find out about resources in your neighborhood to meet your health, mental health, emotional, spiritual and nutritional needs or go to the resources list on the left side of the website to search for specific resources by community.

Also take a look at our resources lists below

Community health centers
The Lowdown on High Blood Pressure
Menopause information
ABCs of Diabetes
Caregiver’s Stress
Men’s Health
Family Resource Counselors
American Diabetes Association - Rhode Island

General Women’s Health Info:

Web Links

U.S. FDA Office of Women’s Health
Our Bodies, Ourselves
The Mayo Clinic Guide to Women’s Health
The CDC Page on Women’s Health
The Federal Office of Women’s Health
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Medline Plus
National Women’s Health Resource Center
The National Women’s Health Information Center
Healthfinder   
Kaiser State Health Facts: RI
Illinois DoH Fact Sheets
Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health
Rhode Island Commission on Women


Other HEALTH Programs
Women’s Cancer Screening Program
Family Planning
HIV/AIDS
Asthma
Cancer  
Diabetes
Healthy Weight
Tobacco
Violence


Teens’ Health
Girlshealth.gov
Kidshealth.org
Go Ask Alice
Scarleteen
Teenwire


Older Women’s Health
Aging Well, Living Well
The WHO
The EPA’s Aging Initiative
OWL


Heart Health
American Heart Association
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
FDA Heart Health Online


Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health
RI Mental Health Resources
Medline Plus - Mental Health


Cancer
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Susan Love, MD
Women’s Cancer Information

Women with Disabilities
Illnesses and Disabilities
Center for Research on Women with Disabilities


Sexual Health, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island
American Social Health Association
Childbirth Connection
American Pregnancy Association
Postpartum Support International
HEALTH’s Page on Fish Safety
EWG’s Page on Fish Safety
La Leche League  

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