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:

2-1-1                                                                                      www.uwsem.org/211
Adult industry medical healthcare foundation              www.aim-med.org
Affirmations – Ferndale                                                     www.goaffirmations.org
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality                www.ahrq.gov
American Academy of HIV Medicine                               www.aahivm.org
American Cancer Society                                                  www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Society                                               www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association                                             www.americanheart.org
Body Positive                                                                       www.bodypositive.com
Center for Disease Control and prevention                    www.cdc.gov
CDC Heart Disease/CAD                                                   www.cdc.gov/heartdisease
Gay & Lesbian Alliance for Anti-Discrimination                www.glaad.org
Gay & Lesbian Resources                                                    www.gaycityusa.com/organizations.htm
Mesothelioma Center                                                          www.asbestos.com
Michigan Care Improvement Registry                              www.mcir.org
Michigan Aids Coalition                                                      www.aidsprevention.org
Michigan Dept of Community Health                               www.michigan.gov/mdch
Rochester Hills Public Library —                                       www.rhpl.org
     Oakland Talking Book and Low Vision Services
Smoke Free                                                                          www.smokefree.gov
Triangle Foundation                                                           www.tri.org

Improve Your Health

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 Michigan                                         www.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 Free                                                                          www.smokefree.gov
 
HIV Resources

American Academy of HIV Medicine                               www.aahivm.org
Center for Disease Control and prevention                    www.cdc.gov
Michigan Aids Coalition                                                     www.aidsprevention.org

Fighting Cancer

American Cancer Society                                                 www.cancer.org
Mesothelioma Center                                                        www.asbestos.com

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.

More info on Mesothlioma                                              www.mesotheliomaguide.com

Mesothelioma Group                                                         www.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 Help                                                          www.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.