Cayuga County - Healthy Links

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"Healthy Links" provides a number of health related websites and documents related to many individual program areas of the Cayuga County Department of Health. Here, we may be able to direct you to additional information. See below a listing of websites and documents that are relational to the subject heading.

Health Agencies & Organizations
Auburn Memorial Hospital	Cayuga County Department of Health
Cayuga County Nursing Home
Centers for Disease Control & Protection (CDC)	Fingerlakes Poison Control Center
National Institutes of Health	New York State Department of Health
World Health Organization (WHO)	United States Department of Health & Human Services

JANUARY IS BIRTH DEFECTS PREVENTION MONTH
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)	CDC - Pregnancy Planning Education Program
International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research	March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN)

Childbirth, Newborn Care
Baby Care Kit	Childbirth.org
Childbirth Solutions	Mother's Little Helper
New Baby, New Mom - Your Baby Today

Childhood Lead Poisoning
Get Ahead of Lead! Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water	If You Have Children, Get Ahead of Lead
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program	Physician's Handbook Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program NYS DOH
Sources of Lead	The Trouble With Lead: Keeping Your Home and Family Safe
True/False Questions on Lead	What Home Owner's Need to Know About Removing Lead-Based Paint
What is Lead?

Childfind, Early Intervention, & Preschool Special Education
Bureau of Early Invention	Child/Infant Development Checklist
Growing Up Healthy - 24-Hour Hotline 1-800-522-5006	New York State Department of Health
Parent's Connection 1-800-345-KIDS

Emergency Preparedness
Ad Council	American Red Cross
Are You Ready?	Cayuga County Emergency Management Office
Cayuga County Sheriff's Office	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Emergency Management Agency	Food & Water in an Emergency
Frequently Asked Questions - Nuclear Blast	New York State Emergency & Response
New York State Emergency Management Office	New York State Office of Public Security
New York State Police	Prevent Illness After a Natural Disaster
Ready Kids? Ready Kids is a newly created website designed for kids by Ready.gov	Ready America U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security - Ready.gov
Terrorism	United States Department of Homeland Security

Healthy Men & Women Partnership
American Cancer Society	Cancer InfoNet
Cancer Research & Prevention Foundation	Colorectal Cancer Network
Cornell University Program on Breast Cancer & Environmental Risk Factors	Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance
National Cancer Institute	Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Central New York Affiliate	The Susan Cohan Kasdas Colon Cancer Foundation

Home Care & Long Term Care
Assisted Living	Auburn Memorial Hospital
Cayuga County Home Care Agency	Cayuga County Office for the Aging
Cayuga Community Health Network	Cayuga County Nursing Home
EISEP - Extended In-Home Services for Elderly Program	EPIC - (Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program)
Home Health Compare - Agency Search(provided by Medicare)	Hospitals, Nursing Homes & Other Health Care Facilities
Medicare	New York State Department of Health
Nursing Homes in Cayuga County	Nursing Homes in NYS

Home & Fire Safety
www.FireSafety.Gov	www.FireSafety.com
OSHA

Immunizations
CDC Immunization Schedules	Flu & Immunization Clinics (Cayuga County Department of Health)
Immunization Action Coalition	Vaccine Information

MRSA Information
MRSA Fact Sheet (pdf)	MRSA: A Guide for Students (pdf)
MRSA: A Guide for Coaches (pdf)	NYS DOH MRSA Advisory (Oct. 2007 pdf)
NYS Department of Health Centers For Disease Control

Nutrition
5 A Day	American Diabetes Association
American Diabetic Association	American Institute for Cancer Research
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Health Promotion	Cornell University Cooperative Extention - Cayuga County
Kidnetic.com	International Food Information Council
MyPyramid.gov

Preventive Dentistry
American Dental Association	Colgate
Keep Kids Healthy - Dental Health Guide	Kids Health
New York State Department of Health

Physical Activity
America On The Move	Pedestrian Safety - Walking
The Walking Site	Pedestrian Safety - U.S. Department of Transportation

Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy
ACT for Youth - Youth Development	Campaign for Our Children
Cool Nurse - Teen Health	Get Net Wise - Internet Safety
GLSEN - (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network)	Institute for Youth Development
KidsHealth	National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Not Me Not Now	RAINN - (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network)
The Abstinence Clearinghouse

Seasonal Safety
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute	A Guide to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon Monoxide Kills	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Fact Sheet by OSHA
Cleaning Stovepipes & Chimneys	Protect Your Family and Yourself From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
First Aid for Bee & Insect Stings	Food Safety
Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke	Heat Related Illness - American Red Cross
Hunting - Department of Environmental Conservation	CDC - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Keep Your Cool During the Summer	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Salmonellosis	SPF, UV Explained
Sun Safety - by Skin Cancer Foundation	UV Index
Sunscreen and Sun Safety	Trash Burning