World Health Organization
This division of the United Nations monitors global health conditions. In the 21st century, much of what WHO documents seems not just appalling but inexcuseable.

U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
"HHS is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves." In other words, they're from the government, and they're here to help.

National Center for Health Statistics
Want to learn how we in the U.S. are doing in combatting sickness and encouraging physical well-being and longevity among the citizenry? Interested in learning the consequences of our plague of obesity? Concerned about the number of us — especially children — without medical insurance and lacking regular medical attention? Details here.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Your fellow U.S. citizens may be dangerous for your health. Find out here what they're carrying around and transmitting, and how you can protect yourself.

American Holistic Health Association
The American Holistic Health Association (AHHA) is a national clearing house for self-help resources promoting health and well-being, "a nonprofit educational 501 (c) (3) corporation dedicated to connecting individuals with vital wellness solutions."

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Official website of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). NCCAM, a division of the National Institutes of Health, explores complementary and alternative healing practices. The fact of the existence of this governmental organization indicates how far alternative medicine has come in respectability over the past half-century.

Alternative Medicine.com
Website of the newsstand magazine Alternative Medicine. Archived articles, recipes, an extensive links page, and more resources.

The Alternative Medicine Homepage
Self-described as "a jumpstation for sources of information on unconventional, unorthodox, unproven, or alternative, complementary, innovative, integrative therapies." Created and maintained by a medical librarian, Charles B. Wessel, M.L.S., Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh.