Government Health Websites
I SUGGEST YOU SEPARATE THE AGENCY NAME FROM ITS DESCRIPTION. YOU CAN HAVE THREE COLUMNS: AGENCY, DESCRIPTION, URL. (WEBSITE, BY THE WAY, IS NOT A CLEAR COLUMN HEADING FOR THE CONTENT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE_
I PREFER THREE COLUMN TABLES SO THE DIFFERENT SORTS OF INFORMATION ARE SEPARATED.
WEBSITE |
URL |
| Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Guidelines for consumers choosing health plans. |
www.ahcpr.gov/consumer |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Information on infectious diseases, immunization, physical activity, tobacco, and sexually transmitted diseases. |
Www.cdc.gov |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Travel Site | www.cdc.gov/travel/ |
| Consumer Information Center Information on various health topics. |
Www.pueblo.gsa.gov |
| Environmental Protection Agency Information on environmental and human health risks. |
Www.epa.com |
| Food and Drug Administration Information on food, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. |
Www.fda.gov |
| Health Care Financing Administration Information on Medicare and Medicaid. |
Www.hcfa.gov |
| Healthfinders Information on consumer and human service topics, and support groups. |
www.healthfinder.gov |
| National AIDS Clearing House Centers for
Disease Control Information on AIDS and HIV. |
Www.cdcnac.org |
| National Center for Alcohol and Drug Information | Www.health.org |
| National Cancer Institute The latest cancer information. |
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov |
| National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute | Www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbli.htm |
| National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases | Www.niddk.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Health Information on biomedical research. |
www.nih.gov |
| National Institute of Mental Health | Www.nimh.nih.gov |
| National Library of Medicine A research reference site. |
Www.nlm.nih.gov |
| NIH Office of Alternative Medicine Information and research on alternative medicine. |
http://altmed.od.nih.gov/oam |
| US Administration on Aging Information on and research for the aging and elderly. |
www.aoa.dhhs.gov |
Hospital Workers
DRAFT IN PROGRESS
CAN YOU ADD A COLUMN SAYING WHETHER THE PATIENT INTERACTS WITH THAT WORKER, FOR EXAMPLE, OR WHICH SECTION OF YOUR DOCUMENT TO GO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT TYPE OF INTERACTION?
JOB TITLE |
JOB DUTIES |
| Clerks | Responsible for paperwork. Admitting clerks, unit clerks [add more later] |
| Laboratory Technicians | Take blood samples for tests, some may be part of an IV Team, trained to start IVs. They work both in the lab or making rounds to patient’s rooms as necessary. |
| Imaging Technicians | Work in the radiology or X-ray department, they are trained to operate ultrasound machines, computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanners, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. |
| Nuclear Medicine Technicians | Assist cancer specialists (MDs) in nuclear medicine with scans using radioactive substances placed in the body to detect or help cure cancer. |
| EKG Technicians | Perform electrocardiograms. Administer various stress tests, including treadmill tests, Holter monitoring, and echocardiograms. |
| Pharmacist | |
| Pharmacy Technicians | Work in the pharmacy replacing stock and deliver medications to hospital floors. |
| Health Educators | Provide special teaching and resources to patients who are newly diagnosed with conditions that require lifestyle changes. |
| Infection Control | Track infections (nosocomial infections) that occur in patients after they have been admitted to the hospital. Develop and monitor prevention and control strategies. |
| Rehabilitation Specialists | Work with long-term care patients. |