Links & Resources for a Healthier You Here are links and contacts to our partners and other organizations, websites and information to help you build a healthier life. Please contact us if you have any problems following the links or if we have missed any resources that could help our patients.Community Resources
Organizations, businesses & support services in our community:
Visit these sites to learn how to improve your lifestyle and plan your path to better health and safe living: healthy eating, exercise, stop smoking, breathe easier and more.
Asthma Initiative of Michiganwww.getasthmahelp.org Health Coach for Me www.healthcoach4me.com an interactive web-based resource for patients to create a care management educational program for their specific diseases. The program is offered through GSK-GlaxoSmithKline. QuitNet, quit smoking altogether www.Quitnet.com Smoke Freewww.smokefree.gov HIV Resources
Mesothelioma Center's asbestos.com contains more than 3,000 pages of content, featuring information on asbestos, mesothelioma, and other cancers that are caused by asbestos exposure (lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, etc.). Unlike other sites, asbestos.com has achieved HON code approval (Health On the Net (HON) Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation that works to preserve the accuracy and trustworthiness of Web-based medical information). Our site has employed a full staff of writers dedicated to research and writing about asbestos exposure and the diseases that result from exposure to the toxic mineral. In addition, our medical adviser and editor, Dr. Mauricio Salazar,M.D., who has worked in the field of cancer treatment for years, has personally reviewed, edited, and approved all medical information on our site.
Mesothelioma Groupwww.mesotheliomagroup.com The Mesothelioma Group is a new organization dedicated to increasing mesothelioma awareness. Mesothelioma is a rare but very deadly cancer.Once diagnosed, the average life expectancy is only about eight months. This is why early detection and awareness are so crucial in improving survival rates.
Mesothelioma Helpwww.MesotheliomaHelp.org The primary victims of Asbestos exposure and Mesothelioma include veterans, emergency personnel, firemen, mechanics, and even homeowners. By providing a live chat option (the only mesothelioma/asbestos website that offers a live chat 24/7), Q & A sessions, survivor blog posts, and more.