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A
ABUSE HELP
Senior
ACNE
ACCESSIBLE LIVING
How to Find an Accessible Apartment
Features of Accessible Apartments
AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH
On the Move to Better Heart Health for African Americans
AGING
National Aging in Place Council
AIDS
Get the Facts about HIV Medicines
Get the Facts about HIV Medical Care
What to Do after Finding Out You Have HIV
How to Take Care of Your Mental Health with HIV
How to Protect Yourself from Getting HIV through Sex
Get the Facts about HIV Testing
How to Protect Yourself from Getting HIV through Drug Use
ALBINISM
About Albinism & Hypopigmentation
ALCOHOL
ALLERGIES
Reducing Allergens in Your Home
Allergies and Allergic Reactions
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)
ANGER MANAGEMENT
Anger Management: 10 Tips to Tame Your Temper
ANXIETY DISORDERS
ANTIOXIDANTS
APLASTIC ANEMIA
APRAXIA
ARTHRITIS
ASPERGER SYNDROME
See: AUTISM
ASTHMA
Can Immunotherapy Help with the Treatment of Allergic Asthma?
Asthma Management Guidelines and Your Care
The Changing Role of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Asthma Management
Asthma Medication and Treatment
ATAXIA
ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
AUTISM
Autism at Home - USD Center for Disabilities
Creating a Sensory Friendly Home
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
B
BAD BREATH
SEE: HALITOSIS
BACK PAIN
Retraining the Brain to Treat Chronic Back Pain
BIRTH DEFECTS
Birth Defects and Other Health Conditions
BLADDER DISORDERS
Bladder Control Problems & Nerve Disease
Urinary Tract Infections in Children
Urinary Incontinence in Children
BLINDNESS
Resources for Blind and Visually impaired
National Federation of the Blind
BLOOD
What Is Interventional Radiology (IR)?
BONE
Paget's Disease of Bone: Diagnosis and Treatment
Paget's Disease of Bone: Symptoms and Causes
BRAIN TUMORS
BRONCHITIS
General Information from Mayo Clinic
BRUISES
Bruising Questions: The What, Why, and How of Bruises
BURN INJURY
C
CANCER
The Legacy of the National Cancer Act: 50 Years Later
The Youngest Patients, the Toughest Battles
Refer: DRUG - CANCER
BREAST
Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor Tests
LUNG
What Are the Types of Lung Cancer Treatment?
KIDNEY
Advances in Kidney Cancer Research
UTERINE
Drugs Approved for Endometrial Cancer
Advances in Endometrial Cancer Research
Advances in Bladder Cancer Research
OVARIAN CANCER
Could Genetic Screening Help Catch Ovarian Cancer Earlier?
By the Numbers: Ovarian Cancer
3 Types of Ovarian Cancer, Explained
Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapies Show Promise
CARBON MONOXIDE
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning- SD Department of Health
Prevent Family From Monoxide Poisoning
Sources of Carbon Monoxide - EPA
Carbon Monoxide Environmental Exposure
Safety Education- Carbon Monoxide
CARDIAC DISEASES
SEE: HEART
CAREGIVING SUPPORT
Parkinson's Foundation Care Partner Program
CEREBRAL PALSY
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Pediatric Development and Behavior
CDC's Developmental Milestones
CHILD HEALTH
Nemours KidsHealth: Movies & More
CHROMOSOME DEFECTS
CHYMOTRYPSIN
CHRONIC FATIGUE
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Facts and Brochures
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's CFS Page
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate Change: Annual Greenhouse Gas Index
CLINICAL TRIALS
Should You Participate in Clinical Trials?
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
CONSTIPATION
General Information from Cleveland Clinic
COUGH
COVID
Available COVID-19 Treatment Options
Can Kids Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Along With the Flu Vaccine?
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Delta and Other Variants
How to Protect Your Family from COVID-19
Is It Flu, COVID-19, Allergies, or a Cold? Staying Healthy This Winter
What to Expect From a Covid Vaccine
CROHN'S DISEASE
Visual Guide of Crohn’s Disease
CROUP
CHILDREN AND CROUP
Croup (for Parents)
CUTS
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
A Teacher's Guide to Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes
D
DATING VIOLENCE
Preventing Teen Dating Violence
DEPRESSION
Teen Depression: MedlinePlus Health Topic
DENTAL
Taking on Teeth Grinding and Clenching: Halt Dental Damage and Jaw Pain
DIABETES
New Drug May Slow or Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
See: Prediabetes
DIARRHEA
DIGESTION
Anatomy & Physiology of Digestion
DISABILITIES
Writing about People with Disabilities
DIZZINESS
Dealing With Dizziness: Getting Help for a Balance Disorder
DOWN SYNDROME
About Down Syndrome
DRUG-ABUSE
Medications for Opioid Overdose, Withdrawal, & Addiction
DRUG - CANCER
Drugs Approved for Different Types of Cancer
Drugs Approved for Childhood Cancers
Drugs Approved for Esophageal Cancer
Drugs Approved for Endometrial Cancer
Drugs Approved for Anal Cancer
DRUG-INFORMATION
Prescription Opioids Drug Facts
Reference guides
DYSLEXIA
Dyslexia: The Gift. Information and Resources for Dyslexia
International Dyslexia Association
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E
EARACHES
EAR INFECTION
EATING DISORDERS
EDUCATION
ENDOCRINE DISEASES
ENDOMETRIOSIS
ENVIRONMENT
EPILEPSY
One Family's Journey to Find Epilepsy Answers
How Do Seizures Affect the Brain?
Fashion Icon Camila Coelho Gets Real About Epilepsy Diagnosis
EYE DISEASES
Macular Degeneration Foundation
Persistent Fetal Vasculature (PFV)
EYE PROBLEMS
Difference Between an Ophthalmologist, Optometrist, and Optician
Fourth Nerve (Superior Oblique) Palsy
Intraocular Lens Implant (IOL)
Information on different Disorder/Diseases
Treatment of Increasing Myopia in Children
EXERCISE
Staying at a Healthy Weight (For Teens)
F
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME DISORDERS
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Screening
Fetal Alcohol Education for parents and educators
FEVER
General Information from MedlinePlus
FIBROMYALGIA
FOOD
See Also: Nutrition
FLU
G
GENETIC CONDITIONS
GLAUCOMA
H
HALITOSIS
HAY FEVER
HEAD INJURY
HEAD LICE
HEADACHE
Migraine Studies Look at Impact of Lifestyle Changes
Could Eating Fish Help Your Migraines?elping Friends and Family Understand Migraines
HEALTH INFORMATION
A Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation
Health Misinformation Checklist
Talk to Your Community About Health Misinformation
HEARING PROBLEMS
Hearing Aids and Personal Sound Amplification Products: What to Know
HEART
Self-Care Tips for Heart Health
Take Action to Protect Your Heart (For Women)
Take Action to Protect Your Heart Fact Sheet (For Latinas)
Taking Care of Our Hearts, Together
See: HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HEMORRHOIDS
HICCUPS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Childhood Sleep Apnea Linked to High Blood Pressure in Teens
Getting Started with DASH
Preeclampsia: What You Need to Know
Small Steps to Take Control of High Blood Pressure
Tips to Reduce Salt And Sodium
Why the DASH Eating Plan can Help with High Blood Pressure
See: HEART
HIV
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
See: Aids
HIVES
Hives (Urticaria) and Swelling (Angiodema)
See More: Skin Care
HORMONE DISORDERS
List of Conditions Caused by Hormone Disorders
See: Endocrine Diseases
HOSPICE
HYPERACTIVITY
HYPOPIGMENTATION
About Albinism & Hypopigmentation
I
IMMUNE DISEASES
IMMUNE SYSTEM
IMMUNIZATIONS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
How to Protect Yourself and Family
Statistics and other helpful Sources
INFLUENZA
See: Flu
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Integrative Medicine: What Is It, Types, Risks, and Benefits
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
J
JOURNALS
Child Abuse & Neglect User Manual Series
Future of Children
K
KIDNEY
A Better Test for Kidney Disease
Screening Quiz for Kidney Disease
Total Protein and Albumin/Globulin (A/G) Ratio
KLINEFELTER SYNDROME
L
LACTOSE INTOLERNCE
LEAD
Lead Chemical Properties
LEAD- NIH
SD Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Lead Hotline - The National Lead Information Center
Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home
Fight Lead Poisoning with a Healthy Diet
Lead (for Families & Communities)
Lead Safety for Teens Involved in Rifle & Shooting Sports
LEARNING DISABILITIES
LD OnLine: Getting Started
LD OnLine: Glossary
Learning Disabilities Association
LEARNING LINKS
Neuroscience
More Areas coming Soon!
LEUKEMIA
LGBTQ+
Transgender and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents
Gender-Diverse & Transgender Children
LIVER
Fighting Fatty Liver: Steps Against a Silent Disease
Total Protein and Albumin/Globulin (A/G) Ratio
LUNG DISEASES
COPD
Breathing Better With a COPD Diagnosis
Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Path to Breathing Better Infographic
Visual about lungs (American Lung Association 2022)
Call to borrow the lungs and learn about more respiratory disease informational resources!
LUPUS
Living with Lupus
Lupus Foundation of America
LYME DISEASE
Lyme Disease Information Resource
See: TICK
LYMPHATC DISEASES
Castleman disease
M
MEDICATIONS
SEE: DRUGS
MELANOMA
SEE: SKIN CANCER
MEN'S HEALTH
Men's Health: Lifestyle Tips for Men Over Age 50
MENTAL HEALTH
Anger Management: 10 Tips to Tame Your Temper
MERCURY
Mercury Environmental Exposure
MESOTHELIOMA
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Muscular Dystrophy Association
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION (AUSTRALIA)
MYASTHENIA
N
NAILS
What you finger nails say about your health
NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS
NEUROLOGICAL & NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
NOSE
NUTRITION / FOOD
(Fun Quiz) My Plate Quiz (Available in Spanish)
Healthy Recipes
Information on healthful eating choices
Do You Need Dietary Supplements? Vitamins, Minerals, and More
Eating Too Much Salt? Ways to Cut Back Gradually
Eat Fruit and Vegetables, Live Longer
Do Detox Diets and Cleanses Work?
A Week With the DASH Eating Plan
See: Vitamins
O
OBESITY
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
Contraception and Birth Control
ORGAN TRANSPLANTS
OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATION
How to Use Transdermal Patches
How to Use Liquid Medications
P
PAIN
PARALYSIS
[FOR] PARENTS
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Blood Test: Factor IX Activity
Helping Your Young Athlete With Type 1 Diabetes
I’m Worried My Kids Will Start Drinking. What Can I Do?
Lymphatic Malformations (For Parents)
Teaching Kids About Their Bodies
Vagus Nerve Stimulator Therapy for Epilepsy
PEDIATRIC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
America's Children and the Environment -EPA
Children’s Environmental Health
Heavy Metals in Baby Food & Formula (for Families & Communities)
Children's Environmental Health Network
Children's Environmental Health -CDC
PEDIATRIC HEALTH
Information from Prenatal to Young Adult
Essentials for Parenting Teens
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
Video: What We Want You to Know about PN
PESTICIDES
National Pesticide Information Center
Preventing Pesticide Poisoning
PKU
PLASTIC SURGERY
Microneedling Devices: Getting to the Point on Benefits, Risks, and Safety
POISON
Prevent Family From Monoxide Poisoning
PRADER-WILLI
The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
PRE-DIABETES
See: Diabetes
PREGNANCY
Allyson Felix is a Champion for Maternal Health
How to Stay Healthy During Pregnancy
Mother Spreads Awareness After Multiple Preeclampsia Diagnoses
NIH Research May Help Predict Gestational Diabetes Earlier in Pregnancy
Partners, Friends, and Family of Pregnant or Postpartum Women
Preeclampsia: What You Need to Know
Reducing Health Disparities Around Pregnancy
PSORIASIS
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R
RADIATION
RADON
RASH
REACTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE
Is Reactive Airway Disease the Same as Asthma?
See: Asthma
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Parent Smoking Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis
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S
SCHIZOPHRENIA
SCHOOL HEALTH
SCHOOL NURSES
Concussion Part 2 (Fact Sheet)
Migraines in Children (More Info)
Head Bumps / Abrasions (More Info)
Anxiety and Depression in Children
SCLERODERMA
Multiple Sclerosis [For Parents]
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER:
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): More than the Winter Blues
SELF-CARE
Self-Care Central - HealthWorld Online
SENIOR CARE
Taking the Pedal Off the Metal: When Should Older Adults Stop Driving?
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STI)
SEIZURE
Understanding Different Kinds of Seizures
See More: Epilepsy
SHOULDER INJURIES AND DISORDER
SINUSITIS
Sinusitis: A treatment plan that works for asthma and allergy too
SKIN CANCER
Skin Cancer Diagnosis Highlights Importance of Annual Checks
See More: Cancer
SKIN CARE AND DISEASE
Congenital Hemangiomas (For Parents)
Dermal Filler Do's and Don'ts for Wrinkles, Lips, and More
SEE MORE: RASH
SLEEP
SMOKING
Parent Smoking Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Making Special Education Work for Your Child During COVID
SPECIAL NEEDS
What You Need to Know About Special Needs Trusts
SPINAL CORD INJURIES
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
STRESS
Stress Management: Stress Relief
Coloring/Activity Book on How to Manage Stress and Anxiety
Also See: MENTAL HEALTH
STURGE-WEBER SYNDROME
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
SUICIDE
T
TATTOOS
Tattoos: Understand Risks and Precautions
Piercings: How to Prevent Complications
TEETH
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research
TELEMENTAL HEALTH
See: Mental Health
THROAT
Sore Throat (General Information)
TICK
Ticks in South Dakota (2022 Map)​
How to Report Problems wit Flea and Tick Products
See: LYME DISEASE
TRANSPLANT
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
National Resource Center For Traumatic Brain Injury
NLC: Understanding Brain Injury
Rehabilitation Resource Center
TBI National Data Center
THYROID
Older Therapies Aren’t Better for Thyroid Hormone Replacement
Why the Internet Can't Diagnose Your Thyroid Problem
TURNER SYNDROME
Turner's Syndrome Society of the US
U
V
VACCINES
How are Vaccines Tested?
Resources and Campines to get Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants Vaccinated (Multiple Languages)
Research: Vaccines
SAFETY INFORMATION
Safety Information for Meningococcal Vaccines
Safety Information for Hepatitis B Vaccines
VAGINAL DISEASES
How to Use Vaginal Tablets, Suppositories, and Creams
VETERAN
Mental Health Help
See: Mental Health
VITAMINS
Thiamin
Riboflavin
Niacin
Manganese
Vitamin K​
See: Nutrition
VIRUS
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Tests
VOMITING AND NAUSEA
Symptoms
Nausea and Vomiting
W
WATER SAFETY
WHEEZING