PE222: Personal and Community Health

Info on health topics and a medical encyclopedia.

Organized either by body system/part of the body or medical topic such as a particular condition or injury). The Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.

Find background information on a particular disease or condition or browse topics to learn about specific types of cancer, etc. Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life.

CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.

This website offers free, credible, and comprehensive information about cancer prevention and screening, diagnosis and treatment, research across the cancer spectrum, clinical trials, and news and links to other NCI websites. The information on this site is science-based, authoritative, and up-to-date. Medical experts, cancer researchers, and editors review the content before it is published to the website.

In pursuit of its broad mission, the NICHD conducts and supports laboratory research, clinical trials, and epidemiological studies that explore health processes; examines the impact of disabilities, diseases, and variations on the lives of individuals; and sponsors training programs for scientists, health care providers, and researchers to ensure that NICHD research can continue.

As the directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations’ system WHO provides leadership on matters critical to health and shapes the research agenda for the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge.