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Organizations Focused Upon Maine Healthcare
The Maine Health Management Coalition www.mhmc.org
The Maine Medical Association www.mainemed.com
The Maine Osteopathic Association www.mainedo.org
The Maine State Nurses Association http://www.mainenurse.org/pages/604117/index.htm
The American Nurses Association-Maine www.anamaine.org
The Maine Hospital Association www.themha.org
The Maine Dental Association http://www.medental.org/
The Maine People’s Alliance www.mainepeoplesalliance.org
General Health Information
American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow NEW
National Institutes of Health: Senior Health http://nihseniorhealth.gov/ NEW
Health Compass www.healthcompass.org NEW
Living to 100 www.livingto100.com
Your Disease Risk-Harvard University www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu
Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine) www.medlineplus.gov
HealthWeb (National Library of Medicine) www.healthweb.org
National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov/portals/public.html
The American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
The National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov
People Living with Cancer (NSCO) www.peoplelivingwithcancer.org
The Association of Cancer Online Resources www.acor.org
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov
The Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.com
Healthier US www.healthierus.gov
Working with your Providers
The AARP Guide http://www.aarp.org/health-prevention/Articles/a2003-03-13-talkdr.html
Talking with your Doctor www.mywhatever.com/cifwriter/library/mortals/mor0.html
AHRQ Talk with your Doctor www.ahrq.gov/consumer/quicktips/doctalk.htm
Teens Health Talk with your Doctor http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/medical_care/talk_doctor.html
National Health Care Organizations
The American Health Quality Association www.ahqa.org
The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Healthcare www.carh.net
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov
Improving Chronic Care www.improvingchroniccare.org
National Guideline Clearinghouse (AHRQ) www.guideline.gov
Hospital Quality Assessment
United States Department of Health & Human Services: Hospital Compare www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov NEW
The Leapfrog Group www.leapfroggroup.org
The American Health Quality Association www.ahqa.org
Maine Boards
Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine http://www.docboard.org/me/me_home.htm
Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure http://www.docboard.org/me-osteo/
Maine State Board of Nursing http://www.state.me.us/boardofnursing/
State of Maine Board of Dental Examiners http://www.mainedental.org/
Dirigo Health Initiative
Dirigo Health http://dirigohealth.maine.gov/
Office of Health Policy and Finance http://www.me.gov/governor/baldacci/healthpolicy/
Healthy Activities Links
Healthy Maine Walks http://www.healthymainewalks.com/index.php
Maine DOT Walking and Biking www.maine.gov/mdot-stage/opt/bicycle-transportation.php
Bicycle Coalition of Maine http://www.bikemaine.org