Links

Select from the following categories or just browse the available list.

• Workers' compensation/safety & health
• General health and wellness
• General health government agencies
• General health organizations

Workers' compensation/safety & health

• ADA-Ohio
  Information, training and technical assistance for Ohio employers' compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Alliance of American Insurers
  Site covers workers' compensation from the insurers' perspective.
• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
  Occupational health nurses site provides news updates, position statements and a discussion forum.
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  Receive online access to occupational medicine practice guidelines, journal article abstracts and position statements.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Access all of your safety and health statistics in one place - from the official government agency
  source.
• Bureau of Workers' Compensation
  Ohio BWC's site has been redesigned and updated with interactive customer service tools for employers, injured workers and medical providers.
• Business Insurance
  Online version of Business Insurance magazine covers national workers' compensation issues.
• Employee Benefits Research Institute
  Organization is involved in data dissemination, policy research and education on employee benefits programs.
• HRTools
  Provides human resource professionals with a virtual HR department; hundreds of free tools for managing workers' compensation, return-to-work and safety.
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
  A definitive source of information for human factors and ergonomics specialists.
• Industrial Commission of Ohio
  Learn all about the state's process for reviewing and resolving contested workers' compensation claims.
• Institute for Health and Productivity management
  Promotes the vital relationship between employee health and performance; views employee
  health programs as investments.
• International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions
  Detailed news releases and journal articles from a key workers' compensation stakeholder group.
• International Risk Management Institute
  Risk management articles and expert commentary cover workers' compensation program management.
• National Council on Compensation Insurance
  Organization is involved in workers' compensation research, regulatory and legislative issues, and best practices.
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  Federal agency conducts safety and health research and makes recommendations for workplace injury and illness prevention.
• National Safety Council
  Tips and statistics for on- and off-the-job safety and health.
• Occupational Hazards
  Includes daily news updates, news archives, feature articles, opinion columns and toolbox training; non-subscribers welcome.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  Access OSHA standards, compliance documents, news releases and speeches.
• Office of Disability Employment Policy
  Covers the Americans with Disabilities Act, including reasonable accommodations in the workplace.
• Risk & Insurance
  Online version of Risk & Insurance magazine features special reports about workers' compensation and disability management.
• Risk & Insurance Management Society
  Risk management protects physical, financial and human resources, including a focus on workers' compensation.
• W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
  Discusses research projects, and allows visitors to read newsletter articles and book excerpts about workers' compensation and disability management.
• Wellness Councils of America
  This organization offers products, consulting services, conferences and online resources to help employers build effective wellness programs.
• Workers' Compensation Health Initiative
  Sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, this site provides fact sheets and best practice guidelines for injury treatment.
• Workers Compensation Research Institute
  Review recent national research and news announcements from this workers' compensation research organizations.

General health and wellness

• ABC News Health
  Health section of ABC News Web site, updated daily with health news and tips.
• About Women's Health
  Site features questions and answers, and a women's health "how-to" section.
• CBS HealthWatch
  Consumer site covers alternative medicine, health and wellness, nutrition, sports medicine and fitness, and weight management.
• CNN Health
  Get frequent updates on health news and headlines from CNN.
• Discovery Health
  Discovery Channel site provides self-analysis tools and tips for healthy living.
• Health A to Z
  Family-oriented site focuses on how to cope with specific medical conditions, and advice for healthy lifestyles and wellness programs.
• Health Central
  Site offers information and products for a healthier life, including a health risk appraisal, memory
  test, calorie quiz and stress test.
• Mayo Clinic
  Information about diseases and healthy living, as well as online tools to "take charge of your health."
• MedicineNet
  Covers allergies, cancer, depression, first aid, high blood pressure and poison control.
• Medscape Today
  Medscape features free, full-text clinical articles; searchable medical databases; medical conference coverage; and daily health care news.
• Net Wellness
  Health information and education services from the faculty at three Ohio universities; online
  encyclopedia covers more than 75 disease conditions and wellness topics.
• Nicotine Anonymous
  Provides ideas, support and an online community for people who want to quit smoking.
• Talk About Prescriptions
  Read the latest news and ask questions about prescription use; sponsored by the National Council on Patient Information and Education.
• University Hospitals Health System
  Parent organization of University Hospitals CompCare; site explains the system's mission "to heal, to teach, to discover."
• WebMD
  WebMD features consumer-focused health care information and offers services for physicians and health teachers.
• WebMed
  Site is an academic, professional and consumer medical resource; special coverage of breast cancer, neurosurgery, plastic surgery and travel medicine.
• Wellness Web
  Wellness Web is for consumers; focuses on cancer, heart, disease, women's health, seniors, nutrition, fitness and many others.

General health government agencies

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  Research results on health care outcomes, quality, cost, use and access to help people make informed health care decisions and improve the quality of services.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Features an A-Z menu of health topics, as well as access to the agency's research results and prevention guidelines.
• Health Finder
  A guide to federal government-approved consumer health and human services information.
• National Institutes of Health
  Large government site featuring news, research and health tips.
• Office of Minority Health
  Site highlights special programs, data and resources that address the health needs of minorities.
• Surgeon General
  Surgeon General priorities include community health, healthy lifestyles (including reducing tobacco use)
  and mental health.

General health organizations

• American Academy of Emergency Medicine
  Medical provider-oriented site features national headlines and best practices in emergency medicine.
• American Chronic Pain Association
  Site offers support and information for people with chronic pain.
• American Diabetes Association
  Complete resource for information about Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
• American Heart Association
  Provides reference guide for heart disease and stroke prevention; check out AHA's "Just Move" online fitness center at www.justmove.org.
• American Lung Association
  A good place to start if you're trying to stop smoking.
• American Public Health Association
  Public health professionals swear by this site, which focuses on disease prevention and health promotion.
• American Red Cross
  "Together, we can save a life" through first aid, CPR or emergency response services.
• Arthritis Foundation
  Questions about arthritis? Get answers about diseases, exercise, medications and treatments.
• Managed Care Education Connection
  Resource for health professionals teaching and learning about managed care.
• World Health Organization
  Official site of the United Nations' World Health Organization, which focuses on immunizations, maternal and infant health, HIV/AIDS, and travelers' health.