Wellness
Houston’s link to health for over a decade and counting.
St. Joseph Medical Center has been helping Houston stay healthy for 120 years. Keeping healthy is a big challenge today, but the resources you'll find on this page should make it a little easier. The information found in the SJMC Wellness Center will allow you and your family to discover all sorts of ways to keep you safe and healthy.
The following is a list of online health resources that will provide you with further clinical and support information. These links are provided only as a resource to you. Please understand that St. Joseph Medical Center does not control or endorse the information contained on these sites and that the information is not meant to substitute the advice of your personal physician.
Online Health Resource Center
Información en Español
Nataldoc.com™
March of Dimes, March for Babies - Houston, April 25, 2010
Community Health Charities
Community Health Charities of America (CHCA) works to improve the lives of people affected by a disability or chronic disease by uniting caring donors in the workplace with our nation’s most trusted health charities. For more than half a century, CHCA has partnered with its member health charities in the workplace to provide a cost effective partnership that enhances the ability to deliver more of every dollar donated into the hands of those who desperately need it. Through its nationwide network of 36 affiliate offices, CHCA connects the American workplace to more than 1,200 credible charities focused on addressing our nation’s most pressing health issues.
Community Health Charities as part of its Health Matters at Work™ program has developed a series of video podcasts on the topical H1N1 flu virus. This special series will kick off on Tuesday, November 10th with a panel of experts that breakdown the seriousness of the current H1N1 pandemic and provide resources and information to help patients prevent the onset of H1N1. Experts participating in this video podcast series include:
- Dr. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Dr. Jonathan McCullers, Associate Member, Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Steven A. Miranda, Chief Officer of Human Resources,
Strategic Planning and Diversity, Society for Human
Resources Management (SHRM)
- Dr. Christopher Collins, Member, Medical-Scientific Advisory Council, Lupus Foundation of America
Health Topics, Drug Information, Medical encyclopedia MedlinePlus®
Cancer Care
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
The Wellness Community
People Living With Cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Cancer Care
Cardiovascular Disease
American Heart Association
Stroke Resources
American Stroke Association
National Stroke Association
Diabetes Education
American Diabetes Association
Maternity/Parenting/Prenatal Loss
American Academy of Pediatrics
Boot Camp for New Dads
Safe Sitter
Marvelous Multiples
General Pregnancy Loss
Pregnancy Loss – Men and Healing
Pregnancy Loss – Children and Grieving
Neurological Disorders
Alzheimer's Association
American Academy of Neurology
American Neurological Association
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Women's Health
North American Menopause Society
National Women’s Health Information Center
National Women's Health Resource Center
Other Online Resources
American Medical Association
American Red Cross
Centers for Disease Control
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine
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