The Health Resources You Should Know About…
There are endless resources nationally and locally to help with people and communities access and improve their health and the other life choices and circumstances that influence health. This is not a comprehensive list but I will continue to update it with opportunities and resources that may be beneficial. Where there is national program there is usually a local association or center or organization that can and is willing to help.
- Federally Qualified Health Clinics — https://www.fqhc.org/what-is-an-fqhc
2. Minority Health — https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=3&lvlid=61
3. Preventative Screening Recommendations — https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/uspstf-a-and-b-recommendations/
4. Health Insurance –
a. Marketplace — https://www.healthcare.gov
b. Medicaid — https://www.medicaid.gov
c. Medicare — https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare.html
5. Cancer —
a. General — https://www.cancer.org/healthy.html
b. Minority Health — https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/cancer-facts-figures-for-african-americans.html
6. Education of Children
a. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act — https://sites.ed.gov/idea/about-idea/#IDEA-Purpose
b. Individual Education Plan v 504 Plan — https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/504-plan/the-difference-between-ieps-and-504-plans
7. Family Planning/Pregnancy
a. Title X — https://www.hhs.gov/opa/title-x-family-planning/preventive-services/index.html
b. Insurance — https://americanpregnancy.org/planning/medicaid-for-pregnant-women/
c. WIC — https://www.nutrition.gov/food-assistance-programs/wic-women-infants-and-children
8. Aging — https://www.hhs.gov/aging/state-resources/index.html
9. STD
a. General Info — https://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm
b. Testing — https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/stds-hiv-safer-sex/get-tested/where-can-i-get-tested-stds
10. Food Assistance Programs — https://www.nutrition.gov/food-assistance-programs
11. Teen Health
a. General — https://teenshealth.org/en/teens/
b. National Runaway Safeline 1–800-RUNAWAY (1–800–786–2929)
https://www.1800runaway.org
c. Boys Town National Hotline 800–448–3000 https://www.boystown.org/hotline/Pages/default.aspx
d. National Eating Disorders Helpline (800) 931–2237
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support
e. Routine Health Consent — https://www.schoolhouseconnection.org/state-laws-on-minor-consent-for-routine-medical-care/
f. Reproductive Health Law — https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/overview-minors-consent-law
12. Substance Abuse Resource
a. Treatment — https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/principles-drug-addiction-treatment-research-based-guide-third-edition/drug-addiction-treatment-in-united-states/types-treatment-programs
b. Facts — https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/didyouknow/topic/alcohol.html
13. LGBTQ Health
a. General Info — https://www.outcarehealth.org
b. The Trevor Lifeline — 1–866–488–7386
https://www.thetrevorproject.org
14. Mental Health
a. NAMI — https://www.nami.org/#
b. Therapy — https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
15. Hotlines
a. Boys Town National Hotline 800–448–3000 https://www.boystown.org/hotline/Pages/default.aspx
b. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1–800–273–8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
c. National Domestic Violence Hotline 1–800–799-SAFE (7233)
https://www.thehotline.org
d. National Sexual Assault 800.656.HOPE (4673)
https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline
e. The Trevor Lifeline — LGBTQ 1–866–488–7386
https://www.thetrevorproject.org
f. National Eating Disorders Helpline (800) 931–2237
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support
g. SAMSHA’s National Helpline — Behavioral Health 1–800–662-HELP (4357)
https://www.samhsa.gov
h. National Runaway Safeline 1–800-RUNAWAY (1–800–786–2929)
https://www.1800runaway.org
i. Rape Crisis Hotline 210–349–7273
http://rapecrisis.com
j. Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1–800–4-A-CHILD (1–800–422–4453)
http://www.childhelp.org/hotline/
k. National Center on Elder Abuse 1–800–799-SAFE (7233)
https://ncea.acl.gov
