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Adolescents/Teens/Youth

• Annual National Youth Summit (Administration for Children and Families)
• Child and Teen Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Teen Development (MEDLINEplus)
• Teen Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Teens' Page (MEDLINEplus)
• Teen Sexual Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Violence Prevention Topics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Healthy Schools Healthy Youth! (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Adolescent Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Girl and Adolescent Health (Office of Women’s Health)
• Teenagers (healthfinder)

Resources:

• Resources on Youth Development (Administration for Children and Families)
• List of Crisis Hotline Phone Numbers (Administration for Children and Families)
• Resources for Youth Service Professionals (Administration for Children and Families)

Pages Designed for Teens:

• FirstGov for Kids (kids.gov)
• Kids’ Home Page (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• Girls' Health Information (Health and Human Services)
• Girl Power! Sport and Fitness (girlpower.gov)

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Agricultural Workers/Migrant Workers

• Migrant Health (healthfinder)
• Safety and Health Topic: Agriculture (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – CDC)
• Migrant Health Program (Health Resources and Services Administration)

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Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Kids With Chronic Illnesses

• Genetics and Birth Defects (MEDLINEplus)
• Birth Defects (MEDLINEplus)
• Birth Defects (healthfinder)
• Developmental Disabilities Health Topics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Kids’ Quest on Disability and Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Genomics and Disease Prevention for the General Public (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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Children

General:

• Child and Adolescent Health (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Children's Page (MEDLINEplus)
• healthfinder Kids (healthfinder)
• Child Development (MEDLINEplus)
• Child Development (healthfinder)
• Child Care (healthfinder)
• Child Protection (healthfinder)

Health and Safety:

• Parents (healthfinder)
• Children's Health (MEDLINEplus)
  
• Child Dental Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Childhood Immunization (MEDLINEplus)
• Child Safety (MEDLINEplus)
• Child Safety (healthfinder)
• The Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children (Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research)
• Girl and Adolescent Health (Office of Women’s Health)

Resources:

• List of Crisis Hotline Phone Numbers (Administration for Children and Families)
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (National Institutes of Health)
• Resources for Youth Service Professionals (Administration for Children and Families)

Pages Designed for Kids:

• Kids’ Privacy Notice (Health and Human Services)
• HHS for Kids (Health and Human Services)

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Disabilities

• Disabilities (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Office of Disability (Health and Human Services)(OD)
• Employment of People With Disabilities/Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
• New Freedom Initiative (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
• Disabilities (MEDLINEplus)
• Disabilities (healthfinder)
• Your Rights Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Health and Human Services)
• Your Rights Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Health and Human Services)
• Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• What are developmental disabilities? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Government-wide information and resources (DisabilityInfo.gov)

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Ethnic and Racial Minorities

• Minority Health (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Administration for Native Americans (Administration for Children and Families)
• List of Federal Minority Health Offices (womenshealth.gov)
• Minority Health (healthfinder)
• Office of Minority Health (Health and Human Services)
• Health Disparities (healthfinder)
• National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (National Institutes of Health)
• Cancer Health Disparities Progress Review Group (Health and Human Services)
• Minority Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov)
• Minority Women’s Health (Office on Women’s Health)
• Rural Minority Health (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• How to File a Discrimination Complaint [En Español] (Office of Civil Rights)
• Discrimination (healthfinder)

African Americans:

• African American Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Health Problems in African American Women (womenshealth.gov)
• Blacks or African Americans (healthfinder)
• Closing the Health Gap (Office of Minority Health - HHS)
• African/Americans Profile (Office of Minority Health)

Asian American/Pacific Islanders:

• Asian American Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders (healthfinder)
• Health Problems in Asian American/Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian Women (womenshealth.gov)
• Asian Americans Profile (Office of Minority Health)
• Native Hawaiians/Other Pacific Islanders Profile (Office of Minority Health)

Hispanic/Latino Americans:

• Hispanic American Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Hispanics (healthfinder)
• En Español (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• En Español (healthfinder)
• Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women (womenshealth.gov)
• Hispanics/Latinos Profile (Office of Minority Health)

Native Americans, American Indians,and Alaska Natives:

• American Indian and Alaska Native Beneficiaries of CMS Programs (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
• Native American Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Indian Health Service (Health and Human Services)
• Health Problems in American Indian/Alaska Native Women (womenshealth.gov)
• American Indians and Alaska Natives (healthfinder)
• Scholarship Program – Available Scholarships (Indian Health Program)
• American Indian/Alaska Native Profile (Office of Minority Health)
• American Indian and Alaska Native Heart Disease and Stroke Fact Sheet (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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Gays and Lesbians

• Gay and Lesbian Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Homosexuality (healthfinder)
• Lesbianism (healthfinder)
• Lesbian Health Fact Sheet (Office of Women’s Health)

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Global Health

• Office of Global Health Affairs (Health and Human Services)
• Working with Partners To Improve Global Health: A Strategy for CDC and ATSDR (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• International Women’s Health (Office on Women’s Health)

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Homeless

• HHS Homeless Resources (Health and Human Services)
• FirstStep, a tool developed for case managers and outreach workers to help assist people who are homeless
• HHS Title V Surplus Property Program – Homeless Assistance (Health and Human Services)
• Family and Youth Services Bureau (Administration for Children and Families)
• Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center (Health Resources and Services Administration)

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Immigrants and Refugees

• Immigrant Eligibility for Medicaid & SCHIP (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
• Refugee Health (healthfinder)
• The Campaign to Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking (Administration for Children and Families)
• Immigration/Foreign-born (Health and Human Services)
• Medical Examinations – mandatory for all refugees (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Office of Refugee Resettlement (Administration for Children and Families)

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Men's Health

• Men’s Health (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Men’s Health Topics (MEDLINEplus)
• Men's Health (healthfinder)
• Men's Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Men’s Health (womenshealth.gov)
• Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) (En Español)
• Sexual Health Topics (MEDLINEplus)
• Fatherhood Initiative (Health and Human Services)

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Newborns, Babies and Infants

• The Newborn’s and Mothers’ Health Protection Act (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
• Premature, Pre-term Babies (MEDLINEplus)
• Infant and Newborn Care (MEDLINEplus)
• Infants (healthfinder)
• Infant and Toddler Development (MEDLINEplus)
• Infant and Toddler Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Twins, Triplets, Multiple Births (MEDLINEplus)
• Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Newborn Screening (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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Parents

• Parents (healthfinder)
• Parenting (MEDLINEplus)
• Family, Home and Community (Firtsgov.gov)
• Family Issues (MEDLINEplus)
• Family (healthfinder)
• Social and Family Issues Topics (MEDLINEplus)
• Divorce (MEDLINEplus)
• Parents’ Corner (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

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Rural Health

• Rural Health (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Rural Health (healthfinder)
• Rural Health Policy (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• Rural Assistance Center (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• The Rural Initiative (Health and Human Services)
• The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (Health and Human Services)
• Benefits: Check eligibility for U.S. Government benefits (GovBenefits.gov)

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Seniors

• Elderly Health Care (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Related Organizations – Resource Directory for Older People (National Institute on Aging)
• National Institute on Aging (National Institutes of Health)
• Administration on Aging (Health and Human Services)

Health Information:

• Seniors’ Health Topics (MEDLINEplus)
• Seniors (healthfinder)
• Aging (healthfinder)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Health and Human Services)
• Guide to Medicare’s Preventive Services [PDF]
• The Pocket Guide to Staying Healthy at 50+ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Physical Activity and Older Americans: Benefits and Strategies (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Healthy Aging for Older Adults (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Older Women’s Health (Office On Women’s Health)

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Nutrition:

• Nutrition for Seniors (MEDLINEplus)
• Seniors and Food Safety (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• Nutrition (Administration on Aging)
• AgePage – Good Nutrition: It’s a Way of Life (National Institute on Aging)
• Eating Well as We Age (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Abuse:

• Elder Abuse (MEDLINEplus)
• Elder Abuse (healthfinder)
• Office of Civil Rights – Your Rights Under the Age Discrimination Act (Health and Human Services)
• Elder Rights and Resources (Administration on Aging)

Resources:

• Eldercare Locator (Administration on Aging)
• How to Find Help (Administration on Aging)
• Elder Care (healthfinder)
• Long Term Care (healthfinder)
• Nursing Homes (healthfinder)

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Traveler's Health

• Traveler's Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Traveler's Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Safe Food and Water (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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Veterans

• Veterans and Military Health (MEDLINEplus)
• Veterans Health (healthfinder)
• Armed Services (healthfinder)
• Veterans’ Health Activities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Veterans Health – Health Information Resource Database (National Health Information Center)

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Women's Health

• Women’s Health (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
• Women’s Health Topics (MEDLINEplus)
• Women (healthfinder)
• National Women’s Health Information Center (womenshealth.gov)
• Minority Women’s Health (Office on Women’s Health)
• Office on Women's Health (Health and Human Services)
• Office of Research on Women's Health (National Institutes of Health)
• Cardiovascular Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Screening Tests and Immunizations Guidelines for Women (womenshealth.gov)
• Recommended Screening Tests and Immunizations for Women with High Risk Factors (womenshealth.gov)
• Information for Women on Food Safety, Nutrition and Cosmetics (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• Office of Women’s Health (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• Sexual Health Topics (MEDLINEplus)
• International Women’s Health (Office on Women’s Health)
• List of Federal Minority Health Offices (womenshealth.gov)

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Other Resources

• Benefits: Check eligibility for U.S. Government benefits (GovBenefits.gov)

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