Healthy People 2010 - www.health.gov/healthypeople
Healthy People 2010 is a set of health objectives for the Nation to achieve over the first decade of the new century. It can be used by many different people, States, communities, professional organizations, and others to help them develop programs to improve health. Like its predecessors, Healthy People 2010 was developed through a broad consultation process, built on the best scientific knowledge and designed to measure programs over time.
LINC - www.cancerlinc.org
LINC is a nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to helping people with the business side of cancer. Serving the Central Virginia community, LINC provides information, education, counseling and referral services for legal assistance to individuals confronted with the overwhelming issues that arise from the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors - www.chronicdisease.org
The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors is a national public health association, founded in 1988 to link the chronic disease program directors of each state and U.S. territory to provide a national forum for chronic disease prevention and control efforts.
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program - www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/
This site provides information about the national early detection program that distributes funding to the state, territorial, and tribal programs.
National Breast Cancer Coalition - www.cancer.gov
This coalition is a grass roots advocacy organization dedicated to fighting breast cancer. This site includes information on legislative activities, special events, advocacy training, and education and outreach programs.
National Cancer Institute's Cancer.Gov - cancernet.nci.nih.gov
Cancer.Gov provides accurate cancer information. It is reviewed and updated monthly based on the latest research. This site also includes a link to PDQ, NCI's cancer database which gives information on clinical trials and research.
National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database - seer.cancer.gov
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute is the most authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States. The SEER registries routinely collect data on patient demographics, primary tumor site, morphology, stage at diagnosis, first course of treatment, and follow-up for vital status.
National Library of Medicine LocatorPlus - locatorplus.gov
This site allows access to a wealth of medical journals, catalogs, databases, books, and other medical research tools.
National Women's Health Information Center - www.4woman.gov
This site allows access to a wealth of medical journals, catalogs, databases, books, and other medical research tools.
Sage Publications - www.sagepub.com
This site is run by a publication company and it gives summaries of health and minority related books. There is also an online store for convenience
Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation - www.vbcf.org
The Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation (VBCF) is a grassroots organization committed to the eradication of breast cancer through education and advocacy. VBCF is the only statewide group in Virginia devoted solely to addressing the needs of people affected by breast cancer. VBCF’s goals are to establish the eradication of breast cancer as a state and national
priority, to advocate for the collective needs of people affected by breast cancer and to educate all Virginians on the truth about breast cancer.
Contact the Every Woman's Life Program Free_screens@vdh.virginia.gov
109 Governor Street, 8th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219
Phone (804) 864-7761• Fax (804) 864-7763
Toll Free in Virginia 1-866-395-4968
