Health Education Resource Guide

The more proactive and knowledgeable you are, the better you can manage your health. To get you started, this Health Education Resource Guide provides names and website links to a multitude of health organizations.

Below is a listing of national organizations, many of which have local chapters.

Aging Organizations:

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services -https://www.cms.gov/
• National Association of Area Agencies on Aging – https://www.n4a.org/
• National Council on Aging – https://www.ncoa.org/
• National Institute on Aging – https://www.nia.nih.gov/

Health and Wellness Organizations:

• Alzheimer’s Association – https://www.alz.org/
• American Academy of Audiology – https://www.audiology.org/
• American Academy of Dermatology – https://www.aad.org/
• American Academy of Neurology – https://www.aan.com/
• American Academy of Ophthalmology – https://www.aao.org/
• American Cancer Society – https://www.cancer.org/
• American College of Gastroenterology – https://gi.org/patients/
• American College of Rheumatology – https://www.rheumatology.org/
• American Dental Association – https://www.ada.org/en
• American Diabetes Association – https://www.diabetes.org/
• American Gastroenterological Association – https://gastro.org/
• American Geriatrics Society – https://www.americangeriatrics.org/
• American Heart Association – https://www.heart.org/en/
• American Liver Foundation – https://liverfoundation.org/
• American Lung Association – https://www.lung.org/
• American Migraine Foundation – https://americanmigrainefoundation.org/
• American Thyroid Association – https://www.thyroid.org/
• Arthritis Foundation – https://www.arthritis.org/
• Food and Nutrition Information Center – https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
• Lupus Foundation of America -https://www.lupus.org/
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) – https://www.nami.org/Home
• National Eye Institute – https://www.nei.nih.gov/
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases – https://www.niddk.nih.gov/
• National Institute of Mental Health – https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – https://www.ninds.nih.gov/
• National Kidney Foundation -https://www.kidney.org/
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society – https://www.nationalmssociety.org/
• National Osteoporosis Foundation -https://www.nof.org/
• National Sleep Foundation – https://www.sleepfoundation.org/
• Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation – https://www.rls.org/
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure – https://ww5.komen.org/
• United Cerebral Palsy (United Cerebral Palsy Associations) – https://ucp.org/

Texas Public Health Centers

• Region 1- Lubbock – https://dshs.texas.gov/region1/default.shtm
• Region 2/3- Arlington – https://dshs.texas.gov/region2-3/default.shtm
• Region 4/5- Tyler – https://dshs.texas.gov/region4-5/default.shtm
• Region 6/5- Houston – https://dshs.texas.gov/region6-5/default.shtm
• Region 7- Temple – https://dshs.texas.gov/region7/default.shtm
• Region 8- San Antonio – https://dshs.texas.gov/region8/default.shtm
• Region 9/10- El Paso – https://dshs.texas.gov/region9-10/default.shtm
• Region 11- Harlingen – https://dshs.texas.gov/region11/default.shtm