Resources - By Specialty

MEDICINE

MedlinePlus 

Patient Videos from the American College of Physicians

Downloadable Health Information for Patients and Families

Health Tips from the American College of Physicians

End of Life Issues

Building a Healthier Chicago                             
F.I.T. City Initiative
                                                      
Chicago Department of Public Health  

Chicago Medical Society
Stroke Mini-Internship Program
           
American Medical Women’s Association 
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Text4Baby
Text4baby is the first mobile information FREE service designed to promote maternal and child health through text messaging.

National Stroke Association

The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD)

Dietary Guidelines

Additional resources for Investigators:
NIH Office of Extramural Research Inclusion of Women and Minorities As Participants In Research Involving Human Subjects - Policy Implementation Page

NIH Office of Extramural Research peer review policies for evaluating inclusion of women and minorities in clinical research and analysis plans for NIH Phase-III Clinical Trials

NEUROLOGY

Chicago Medical Society
Stroke Mini-Internship Program
           
American Medical Women’s Association                                             Diversity and Inclusion Initiative

Alzheimer's Association

Alzheimer's Disease Education

Association for FTD

Lewy Body Dementia Association

National Institute on Aging

Caregiving

American Heart Association Stroke Association

VETERANS

Women's Health Issues Journal
Women's Veterans' Health

A Safe Haven

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

American Medical Women’s Association                                             
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative

Union League - Yellow Ribbon Council      

 John Marshall Law School
Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic   

Illinois Joining Forces

Resources for Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and Caregiving 

Alzheimer's Association

Alzheimer's Disease Education

Association for FTD

Lewy Body Dementia Association

National Institute on Aging

Caregiving

Alzheimer's Disease International

HEART DISEASE

Building a Healthier Chicago                             
                                                 
Chicago Department of Public Health  

Chicago Medical Society
Stroke Mini-Internship Program
           
American Medical Women’s Association                                             
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative

National Institute on Aging

American Heart Association Stroke Association

Women Heart Disease

Fenway Institute National LGBT 
Health Education Center
www.lgbthealtheducation.org

American Medical Association
http://ama-assn.org/go/lgbt

GLMA 
(Formerly the Gay and Lesbian 
Medical Association) 
www.glma.org

Howard Brown Health Center
www.howardbrown.org

National LGBT Cancer Network: 
“LGBT Patient-Centered 
Outcomes: Cancer Survivors Teach 
Us How to Improve Care for All”
www.cancer-network.org/patient_
centered_outcomes

Human Rights Campaign
www.hrc.org/topics/health-and-aging

The Joint Commission field 
guide: “Advancing Effective 
Communication, Cultural 
Competence, and Patient—and 
Family Centered Care for the 
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and 
Transgender (LGBT) Community”
www.jointcommission.org/lgbt

Institute of Medicine: 
“The Health of Lesbian, 
Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender 
People: Building a Foundation 
for Better Understanding”
www.iom.edu/lgbthealth 

Lambda Legal
www.lambdalegal.org/issues/
health-care-fairness

IMPACT–The LGBT Health 
and Development Program
www.impactprogram.org