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 AMWA,
American Medical Women's Association,
www.amwa-doc.org,
really marvelous women's health site, the
ANWA voices concerns and educational info from women OB/GYNs, and women
medical students; info about legislation and legal developments affecting
women's health. AMWA was founded in 1915 and is 10,000+ strong...
Center for Medical
Consumers
www.medicalconsumers.org
Founded in 1976 the Center
for Medical Consumers is a non-profit advocacy organization active in
both statewide and national efforts to improve the quality of health care.
Engender
Health, www.engenderhealth.org,
Complications of
pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death and disability for
childbearing women in many parts of the world. Comprehensive, high-quality
maternity care can help prevent infant and maternal death and disability. No
matter where they live, women should have access to the information and care
that keeps them healthy and safe.
Estronaut: a forum for
women's health www.estronaut.com
Women's Resources and Links,
www.feminist.com,
An excellent site put together by women
whose goals are to promote awareness, education, activism, and empowerment.
Has a nationwide database of tens of thousands of women's resources that
allow you to locate a women's services, including adoption agencies,
battered women's shelters and AIDS organizations near you. The health
section is very inclusive and has links to many sites on general women's
health, reproductive health, cancer and AIDS.
Feminist Women's Health Center,
www.fwhc.org
"We have a vision of the world where all women freely
make their own decisions regarding their bodies, reproduction, and
sexuality--a world where women can fulfill their unique potential and live
healthy whole lives."
National Black
Women's Health Imperative,
held its first meeting on the
campus of Spellman College in 1983, taking up the rallying cry of civil
rights activist Fannie Lou Horner, who said she was "sick and tired of being
sick and tired." Run by black women for black women, it is committed
to improving the health status and lives of the 17.8 million black women in
the US.
National Maternal and Child Health
Clearinghouse, funded
by HHS and HRSA, this site lists maternal and child health resources by
state, and is a clearinghouse on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
The National Women's Health Information
Center (HHS) www.4women.gov/pregnancy
NWHIS
Body
image and pregnancy
NWHIC en espanol
National
Women's Health Resource Center,
www.healthywomen.org This organization does not accept money from
pharmaceutical companies and is a good comprehensive source of unbiased
information on women's health issues.
 OBGYN.net, www.ob/gyn.net
Office
of Minority Health within HHS, www.omhrc.gov Maintained by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, this site holds a database of materials on
specific health concerns of African Americans, Asians, Hispanics/Latinos,
Native Americans, and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders. There is also an
espanol language site.
 Our
Bodies, Ourselves: Boston Women's Health Collective website,
www.ourbodiesourselves.org,
a wealth of information about women's
health issues, including an on-line library of women's health articles and
very good links. This site is of great assistance in helping
women think critically about health information.
Planned Parenthood,
www.plannedparenthood.com,
good
info about contraception and conception! See site links to
"ways to chart your fertility pattern."
 Women
of Color Web, exploring women's reproductive health in the
context of writings and teaching tools in feminine thought, sexual
diversity, and reproductive rights. Many, many good links: for
instance, the
Medicalization of Birth page.
World Health
Organization
www.who.int/home-page/
On-Line Research Resources
Women's
Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites:
highly acclaimed, selected and
annotated listing of web sites containing resources and information about
women's studies / women's issues, with an emphasis on sites of particular
use to an academic women's studies program.
National
Library of Medicine Gateway
 Librarians
Index to the Internet (LII.org) Created and
maintained by librarians who are experts in finding and evaluating online
resources, the Librarians' Index to the Internet is itself one of the most
valuable resources on the Web. Its focus extends to just about every topic,
but its coverage of women is especially impressive. Its opening page on
Women" lists approximately 70 topics. Each of these contains carefully
selected and annotated links to information-rich web sites. Though the
topics range widely--the S's alone include Sex Discrimination, Social
Conditions, Speeches, Sports & Athletics, Statistics, and Suffrage--the site
offers particularly extensive coverage of health issues and what it refers
to as "Notable Women." Not to be missed!)
 On
line herbal research tool, sponsored by Sloan-Kettering Memorial
Cancer Hospital, including news releases about unsafe use of herbal
remedies.
Women of Color Health
Data Book
 GINE-web,
Spanish-language online resources for women's health
and well-being. Includes an impressive, well-organized collection of links,
"Enlaces de Salud."
Women and Families Health
Rights
 Pan
American Whole Health Alliance (PAWHA),
www.pawha.org,
Putting the power of whole health into people's hands...
 Madre,
www.madre.org,
an international human rights organization demanding rights for women and
families.
Making Face, Making
Soul, a Chicana Feminist website.
 Otras
Chicanas! We are few but
we are mighty! This page gives a general overview of other Chicana and
Latina sites on the web. From individual pages to an entire literature class
project, these sites should give you a sense of the strength and diversity
of the Chicana and Latina community.
 CLUW,
www.cluw.org,
Coalition for Labor Union Women; "We didn't come here to swap
recipes!" Programs and info about women's health included with other
important topics for working women and their daughters.
The Hesperian Foundation,
www.hesperian.org,
develops health education material for communities; believes that people can
greatly improve their health through local programs that are practical,
creative, and respectful of the knowledge, experience, and resources already
existing in the community; women and men with little or no formal education
can still understand, apply, and share medical information if it is
presented simply and appropriately; educational materials are most effective
when the people who use them are involved in their development. Published
"Where Women Have No Doctor" and "A Book For Midwives".
 Mending the Sacred Hoop,
"If the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the woman
is intact, so too is that of the family, community, and society."
---Indigenous Proverb.
 Native
American Sites & the American Indian Library Association
 Femi
Web, a
comprehensive site in French, with emphasis on pregnancy and childbirth.
Menstruation & Menopause
 Our Menstrual Health Pages
 Museum of Menstruation &
Women's Health (MUM),
www.mum.org,
an unusual site, put together by a man, Harry Finley, but he doesn't take
any money from those who manufacture consumer menstruation goods. The
site is full of interesting trivia, good art work, historical info, and news
items from around the world about menstruation.
 Menstruation.
com: Connecting Heart, Mind, Body, and Spirit,
www.Menstruation.com.au/
, a site with many links and interesting pieces.
 The Red Spot,
http://onewoman.com/redspot/
The Red Spot is a gathering place
for the knowledge and experience that women gain about their periods over
time, not a medical resource.
PMS, Pamper Me Softly,Inc.
www.pampermesoftly.com,
providing busy, intelligent women with all-natural
solutions to PMS.
 A
Friend Indeed,
online newsletter from
Canada and the grandmother of menopause newsletters, for 17 years, has
provided information and support to women in menopause and mid-life.
It is a respected source of understandable and reliable information about
the menopausal transition, independent of any vested interests. A very
valuable resource
 Menopause On-line,
www.menopause-online.com
Crone Chronicles, Journal of Conscious
Aging,
www.cronechronicles.com
"For
the first time in history, enormous numbers of women are traveling through
the gate of menopause and looking forward to a life span of some 30 more
years. And we women have a certain hard-won wisdom, gleaned through
consciously processing the experiences of our long and fruitful lives. What
are we going to do with this wisdom? Play golf? Get our hair done? We begin
to glimpse the opportunity, and the responsibility." Anne Kreilkamp,
Founder, Crone Chronicles.
Menopause Metamorphosis,
www.menopause-metamorphosis.com,
alternative approaches, home remedies, and herbs.
 The
mothersite:
Susun Weed, a wonderful webspace
well-maintained by the author of
New Menopausal Years, The Wise Woman Way: Alternative
Approaches for Women 30-90 (Wise Woman Herbal Series, Book 5).
The site is full of Wise Woman information about all stages of a woman's
life. 500+ pages about women's health, well-being, illness, remedies,
life force, herbs, art, relationships, and much more.
Power
Surge, a site with a lot of info about
menopause; some recommendations of name brand herbal supplements, but a lot
of general info too.
 New Moon Magazine,
www.newmoon.org,
a monthly publication for girls 8-14, with an online version and
listserv. Winner of Parent's Choice Award
 Double Sunrise,
www.doublesunrise.com ,
young women's health: early teens to the college years.The site is built on
a knowledge base of current women's health, nursing, and medical research,
as well as today's adolescent issues and concerns.
 First Moon,
www.celebrategirls.com -
Order a ceremonial kit to celebrate your daughters
coming of age.
The Center for Young Women's
Health:
Children's Hospital Boston
Menstrual Cycle Central - Track your menstrual
cycle online.
The Menstrual Hut - A
live journal community where you can freely
discuss your period.
Bloodsisters.org,
www.bloodsisters.org,
Blood
Sisters is an exciting launching pad girl base fueling action to combat
the silence surrounding our female bodies.
"We are girls using our own feminine
protection to work against the corporate and cultural constructions of
menstruation." They promote a product line called
UrbanArmor Kick Ass Menstrual
Gear.
The Keeper, www.keeper.com
- Information on menstrual cap, facts about tampons
and pads.
Organic Essentials, www.organicessentials.com
- Information on ordering alternative products.
Many Moons, www.pacificcoast.net/~manymoons/
- Alternative menstruation products.
Reproductive Health &
Disease
Our Cervical Health Page
Endometriosis Association, at
www.endo-online.org, and at
www.killercramps.org,
books, tapes, treatment options, environmental health
watch, support groups, etc.
Endometriosis: Interactive
Support and Information,
www.jenniferlewis.com,
the personal story of Jennifer Lewis'
battle since age 11 with endometriosis and hysterectomy at age 26.
This will encourage women to take responsibility for their health care.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association (PCOSA),
www.pcosupport.org,
a support group dedicated to
educating women about a disease which affects up to 10% of all women and
most don't even know they have it. Take the self-test to determine if
you should ask your midwife or doctor about this treatable condition.
The Yeast Infection Homepage,
If you
are looking only for corporate-sponsored, FDA-approved information about
yeast infections, you've come to the wrong place. Please go directly to the
Monistat
homepage. Do not pass go, do not collect
$200; you really don't want to read any further.
Go to the
AACE website
to read more about thyroid
health and illness and how it affects women's health.
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
www.nccc-online.org,
Failure to Diagnose index
chart
Breast
Health, Cancer and Non-Cancer
 Community
Breast Health Project (CBHP), with a huge number of links for breast
health, cancer, alternative and complementary remedies, traditional medical
protocals, legal and financial information, support groups, etc.
 National Alliance of Breast
Cancer Organizations (NABCO),
www.nabco.org,
is the leading non-profit information and education resource on breast
cancer, networking over 400 member organizations nationwide in the US.
NABCO provides info to medical professionals, and to patients and their
families and to advocates.
Sexual Health and
Teen Sexuality
 The
Clitoris,
www.the-clitoris.com
in english, german, spanish, and
french.
 National "Talk to Your Teen About Sex Month";
Highly recommended as appropriate is a teen- oriented site called
Sex, Etc. maintained by Rutgers
University.
Scarleteen,
www.scarleteen.com,
a very good site for hip teen-oriented sex education information, with
content titles like: sexyouality [sic]; infection section,
reproduction, boyfriend, gaydar, sexual politics, and a section for parents.
 National
Sexual Violence Resource Center
 BostonLEAH
Project (Leadership Education of Adolescent Health), even though based
in Massachusetts, has many good links and resources for youth, parents, and
professionals.
Contraception & Family
Planning
"Time to Take a Critical Look at Depo-Provera",
Sara Littlecrow-Russell, Different Takes #5, (summer 2000), Hampshire
College
Body Image Issues
and Eating Disorders
www.honoringyourbelly.com
, a superb site for body image and feminist issues, including many essays,
artworks, and links.
Adios
Barbie, www.adiosbarbie.com,
a good introductory site on
women's body image issues.
 body(i)con,
starting out as a Columbia University master's thesis by three female
students,
a fascinating enlightening look at women's body image over the decades, with
topics such as: body as history; body as commodity; body modification;
fighting back...This is a wonderful site to explore.
About Face,
www.about-face.org, is a site
combating negative and/or distorted images of women.
Fat!So? website
and book, www.fatso.com; By loudly
and boldly proclaiming her message of fat pride in her irreverent hot-pink
zine Fat!So? on talk radio and now in a book, Wann has shamelessly flouted
our culture's most potent remaining taboo. She revels in her body, in fat
culture, fat clothes, fat sex and fat community with a breezy confidence
that's almost impossible to fathom.
 The
Amazon Connection, an amazing collection of strong women links,
imagery, papers, etc, from ancient women to Venus Williams, from Wonder
Woman to Pippi Longstocking...
Adore
Yourself!
National
Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
Largesse,
the Network for Size Esteem
Radiance
Magazine
BodyPositive
The
Body Positive
Eating
Disorders Awareness and Prevention
Anorexia
Nervosa and Related Disorders
Dads
And Daughters
Something
Fishy
The
National Eating Disorders Information Centre
(Canada)
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