Community Resources List

Resources for wellness program planning

Be sure to leverage all resources and vendors available to you as you prepare your wellness program. Here are some examples:

Assessment and short-term counseling for a variety of concerns, including emotions, substance abuse, stress, relationships, and work
Wellness seminars (brown-bag or lunch-and-learns) on dozens of topics (ask for a list)
Online self-assessment tools that provide personalized feedback and suggestions, e.g., for depression, substance abuse, diet, and more
Online tutorials and articles on many wellness-related subjects
Coaching for lifestyle or behavior change
Child care, senior care, legal, and financial information
Health fair representation, with literature and giveaways

Internal resources

Human Resources to provide information on medical, EAP, and other benefits

Safety or Corporate Security for information on safety procedures, accident prevention, avoiding crime victimization, etc.

Occupational Health for first aid training, health screenings, etc.

External resources

Employee assistance program
Health care benefits vendor
Other benefits vendors
Local physicians, hospitals, dentists, nutritionists, personal trainers, fitness centers, chiropractors, pharmaceutical reps, mental health centers, and other professionals often provide free lectures and screenings

Recommended websites

WebMD^®Website Links:

FDA Website Links:

Food and Drug Administration Home Page
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Additional site: Radiological Devices
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

CDC Website Links:

The CDC has numerous web-pages on a wide variety of topics and the links below provide information on the major categories available in the CDC website. However, any CDC-sponsored web-page would be approved for member education.

CDC Sites Overview page
CDC - Office of the Director
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Epidemiology Program Office
Emerging Infectious Diseases
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National Center for Environmental Health
National Center for Health Statistics
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB prevention
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID)
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
National Center on Birth Defects and Disabilities
National Immunization Program
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
CDC - Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) Home Page
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS formerly HCFA)

NIH Website Links:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH sites; Overview page; - Sites also listed separately below
Center for Information Technology (CIT formerly DCRT, OIRM, TCB)
Center for Scientific Review (CSR formerly DRG)
John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Library of Congress
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLB)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
National Library of Medicine (NLM) - This site has great links to Pubmed/Medline, Medline Plus, NIH Senior Health and NIH Clinical Trials
Pubmed
Medline Plus
Medline's Drug Information
Medline's Medical Dictionary
Medline's Medical Encyclopedia
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering
National Center for Alternative and Complementary Medicine
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparity
National Clinical Center
National Center for Research Resources