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Complaints
Complaints Online - federal trade commission providing consumer protection information

Consumer Information
Consumer World
Federal Consumer Information Center
U.S. Consumer Gateway

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Death and Dying - see End of Life and Hospice

Dental
Dentists who treat individuals with special needs (in SC only)
Public Dental Clinics (in SC only)

Drug Assistance - see Medication Assistance

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Employment - see also Veteran
America's Job Bank
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Job Accommodation Network
Job Seekers
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Office of Disability Employment Policy Publications
Office of Personnel Management - people with disabilities in the Federal Government
RecruitABILITY
SC Jobs Now - South Carolina's Statewide Job Market (SC)
SCJCS - South Carolina Job Connection Services (pdf)
Social Security Administration Work Site - Office of Employment Support Programs
Supported Employment Links
U.S Dept. of Justice
U.S. Dept. of Labor
U.S. Work Force
Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Veteran Employment Assistance

End of Life - see also Hospice andAdvanced Directives
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Hospice Foundation
Americans for Better Care of the Dying
Care Beyond Cure:Palliative Care and Hospice
Care for the Spirit: The Role of Spirituality in End-of-Life Care
Center to Advance Palliative Care
Center to Improve Care of the Dying
Decision Making Isn't Just a Family Matter: Legal issues in End-of-Life Care
Hospice Foundation of America
How Much Does It Hurt? The Pervasive Problem of Pain
Improving Care for African Americans Near the End of Life
It's All About Talking: How to Start the Conversation About End-of-Life Issues
It's All in the Family: Caregiving and Today's Family
It's Not Quite Like "ER": Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Last Acts Coalition
National Hospice an d Palliative Care
Not a Level Playing Field:Cancer in the African American Community
Online Community for End-of-Life Care
Partnership for Caring
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
The Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association
Thinking Ahead:Advance Planning for End-of-Life Care
What Does It Mean?Common Terms Used in Talking About End-of-Life Care
When the Workplace and Caregiving Collide: The Challenge for Working Caregivers
When Patients Cannot Eat or Drink: Artificial Nutrition and Hydration

Eye Care
Eye Care America

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Faith Based Initiatives
Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives

Family Centered Care
Family Centered Care
Family-Centered Care Toolkit - provides guidance from Military Health System leadership to local facilities on how to market family-centered care
Institute for Family-Centered Care
National Family Caregiver Association

Fathers
Center for Successful Fathering
Fathers Network
National Center for Fathering

Federal Government
Administration for Children and Families
Census Bureau
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services - CMS (formally Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) - information about Medicaid, Medicare and State Children's Health Insurance Plan
Federal Agencies
Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Federal and State Benefits
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Consumer Information Center
Federal Government - First Gov - all online resources offered by the Federal Government
Federal Government on the Web - how to easily access
Federal Internet Sites
Federal Laws and Regulations
Federal Statistics - provides the public a single point of entry to 40 Federal statistical programs
Government Benefits
Health Care Financing Administration - now CMS (Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services)
Health Finder
Health Finder in Spanish
Medicare
National Institutes of Health
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Poverty Guidelines
Small Business Administration -start your own business. Offers everything from loans to outreach initiatives for women and minority-owned businesses. The site also provides e-mail counseling and mentoring, online educational courses, and a database of federal, state and private contracts available to small firms.
Social Security Administration
Transit
US Congress
US Dept. of Education
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - comprehensive homebuyer's kit, complete with searchable databases of HUD homes for sale, condominiums and developments approved for FHA financing, and HUD approved lenders
US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs - find the Veterans' Medical Center nearest you; find out what benefits you may qualify for, with help from the Department of Veterans' Affairs
US House of Representatives
US Senate
Whitehouse - Freedom Initiative
White House Website

Functional Electrical Stimulation - FES
FES Information Center

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Genetics
Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
Johns Hopkins Genetics Research
National Society of Genetic Counselors
Office of Rare Diseases - NIH
Trusts, Wills and Estate Planning - Children with Special Needs

Government - see Federal Government

Grants
The Foundation Center
Grants.gov - resource for all available grants wtihin government
Grass Roots - see Group Development

Group Development
American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
Teambuilding, Inc.
GRASS-ROOTS.ORG
The Center for Community Change
The Citizen's Handbook

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Health
AARP Health Options
American Academy of Family Practice
American Medical Association
America's Doctor - free, private chats with online Doctors, 24 hours a day
Ask Dr. Weil
Association for the Care of Children's Health (ACCH)
Black Health Network
Centers for Disease Control
Dr. Koop - health and medical information from former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop
Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Find a Doctor - AMA physician select on-line doctor finder
Hands on Health – South Carolina
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide
Health A to Z
Health and Age
Health and Well Being - a well-being site aimed primarily at women
Health Answers
Health Care Financing Administration (now called Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services - CMS)
Health Finder - tips on choosing a health plan, a doctor, a course of treatment, or a long-term care facility. Also provides information on the latest health research on different illnesses
Health Information for Spanish Speaking Consumers
HealthGate
HealthLink
Health Scout
Kids Health
Lookup Medical Information - Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
Mayo Clinic - health headlines; also allows users to e-mail questions to physicians
Medhunt - U.S. government- sponsored site with 14,000 links to health sites
MedicineNet
MedLine
Medscape - for reports and journal articles
Merck Manuals
Minority Health
MUSC Children's Hospital - ask pediatric health questions online (SC)
National Health Information Center
National Health Law Program
National Institutes of Health - gateway to resources of US agencies, including diseases being studied by institutes
National Library of Medicine - MedLine access to world's largest biomedical library, includes consumer health information
National Women's Health Information Center - includes links to specialty sites
New England Journal of Medicine
Quackwatch - the truth behind the latest health scares, legends, rumors and hoaxes
RealAge
Thrive on Line
Web M.D. - health news and information, physicians Directory, and support groups
Wellness

Higher Education
Student Financial Assistance from the US Department of Education

Hispanic Resources
Hispanic College Fund
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
National Hispanic Council On Aging

Homeschooling
A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
Homeschooling Children with Special Needs

Hospice - see also End of Life
American Academy of Hospice andPalliative Medicine
American College of Physicians Home Care Guide for Advanced Cancer
Americans for Better Care of the Dying
Hospice Foundation of America
Innovations in End-of-Life Care
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Partnership for Caring: America's Voices for the Dying

Housing
National Association Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc.
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - comprehensive homebuyer's kit, complete with searchable databases of HUD homes for sale, condominiums and developments approved for FHA financing, and HUD approved lenders
US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Subsidized Housing - by state

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Indian Resources - see Native American

Injury Prevention
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

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Jobs - see Employment

Juvenile Diabetes – see Diabetes

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Maps
MapsOnUs
MapQuest

Military - see also Veteran
Family-Centered Care Toolkit - provides guidance from Military Health System leadership to local facilities on how to market family-centered care
Tricare - serves the Federal Community in Washington, DC and the Department of Defense community in accommodating employees with disabilities

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Native American Resources
Association Of American Indian Physicians
Center for American Indian Health - Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Division of Tribal Services, Office of Community Services - Administration for Children and Families, Dept. of Health and Human Services
Healing of Nations - Suicide prevention & Crisis Intervention
"If you knew the conditions . . ." Health Care to Native Americans
Indian Health Service
Living Healthy in Native America
Morris K. Udall Foundation - undergraduate scholarships of up to $5,000 to Native American and Alaska Natives in fields related to health care or tribal policy
National Indian Council on Aging
Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center
Native Elder Health Care Resource Center - University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
National Resource Center on Native American Aging
PowWows
The Pima Indians - Pathways to Health
Tribal Child Care Technical Assistance Center

Nutrition
Healthy Helpings Benefit Calculator - food stamp eligibility(SC)

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Patient Advocacy
Patient Advocate Foundation

Prescriptions and Prescription Assistance
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists - for pharmacists dealing with seniors
Drug InfoNet
Free Medicine Foundation
Free Medicine Program
Generic Drugs - The Facts
Generic Drugs: The Unadvertised Brand
Indigent Prescriptions
IntelliHealth
Lilly Answers Card
Medicare Prescriptions
Medication Assistance Program
MedicineNet
Merck Manuals
Needy Meds
Novartis Care Card
PDR.net
Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs
Prescription Assistance Program - for physicians only
RX: List
SilverxCard
The Medicine Program
Together RX Card

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Research - see Statistics

Respite
ARCH National Resource Center
National Respite Locator Service
National Respite Guidelines
National Respite Network
National Respite Coalition
Lifespan Respite Task Force
Respite Checklist

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Scholarships (Educational)
American Association of People with Disabilities Scholarship Links - Large list of scholarships
Federal Student Aid
Find Scholarships - site to help you find scholarships. registration required.

Screening Tools
Assisted Living Cost Calculator
Benefits CheckUp - NCOA screening tool (financial assistance, health care programs, property tax programs, housing assistance, veterans assistance, home energy assistance, In-home services, long term care, nutrition: congregate/group and home delivered, transportation, Insurance Counseling, Golden Access Passport, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, prescription drugs)
Checklist for Stairways
Electrical safety checklist
ElderKit - record and maintain information about personal and medical concerns
Fire safety checklist
Guide to Nursing Homes
Health Care Insurace Checklist: What's Most Important to You?
Healthy Helpings Benefit Calculator - food stamp eligibility(SC)
Housing Highlights: Home Modification and Repair - an overall assessment of your home -- a vital first step to home modification
How Well Does Your Home Meet Your Needs? - an overall assessment of your home, and other useful tips on improving the safety of your living environment
Nursing Home Checklist - a variety of things you will want to look for and ask about
Nursing Homes: Looking for a Quality One
ParentsPlace.com - bathroom safety checklist
Poison Lookout Checklist
Safety: Kitchen safety checklist
Seniorizing a Bathroom
Your 60s: Print-and-Go Exam Checklist
Your 70s (and Beyond): Print-and-Go Exam Checklist
Widow checklist

Small Business
Small Business Administration - start your own business. Offers everything from loans to outreach initiatives for women and minority-owned businesses. The site also provides e-mail counseling and mentoring, online educational courses, and a database of federal, state and private contracts available to small firms.

South Carolina Resources
Ask-A-Lawyer - SC only
Dental Clinics - Public (in SC only)
Governor Mark Sanford
Hands on Health - Health and Disease Related Resouces in SC
Healthy Helpings Benefit Calculator - food stamp eligibility(SC)
Honorable Lindsey Graham
Law Enforcement Agencies in South Carolina
LifePoint - Organ and Eye Tissue Services for South Carolina
Medicaid for South Carolina
MUSC Children's Hospital - ask pediatric health questions online (SC)
Research and Statistics (SC Budget & Control Board)
Richland County Information
SCIWay - South Carolina's Information Highway
South Carolina – Toll-Free Telephone Numbers
SC Association for Volunteer Administration
SC Department of Education (SC DOE)
SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC)
SC DHEC - Home Health and Long Term Care
SC Department of Health and Human Services (SC DHHS)
SC Employment Security Commission (SC ESC)
SC General Assembly
SC Health Alliance - many SC hospitals
SC Health Care Association (Nursing Homes)
SC History
SC Hospital Association
SC Jobs
SC Legislative Information
SC Medical Association
SC National Association of Social Workers
SC Nurses Association
SC State Office of Victims Assistance
State Agencies in South Carolina
State Library - SC
Tax Information - SC
Tricounty Resource Directory

Statistics
Center for Information Technology Accommodation - provides federal agencies data about information technology
County Population Estimates
Federal Statistics - provides the public a single point of entry to 40 Federal statistical programs.
Health Statistics
KIDS COUNT
National Center for Health Statistics
Research and Statistics (SC Budget & Control Board)
South Carolina Asset Network
US Government Bureau of Census

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Travel Companions
Guided Tour,Inc - for persons with developmental & physical challenges
Luck Mindy Adventures - escorted, assisted travel for adults with disabilities, small-group and custom tours
Travel Aides International
Trips R Us - travel , social programs and recreation for people with special needs

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Veteran's
ALS Study of Gulf War Veterans
American Legion
Dept. of Veteran's Affairs - find the Veterans' Medical Center nearest you, and find out what benefits you may qualify for, with help from the Department of Veterans' Affairs
Military Resume Writer - America's Talent Bank
National Veteran's Wheelchair Games
Paralyzed Veterans of America
PVA National Bass Trail
PVA Sports and Recreation
PVA Trapshoot Circuit
Small Business Administration - Veterans Business Development
VetBiz - Dept. of Veteran Affairs, Center for Veteran Enterprise
Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Veteran Employment Assistance
Veteran's Information - U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Veterans Resource Center

Volunteers
Energize, Inc.
e-Volunteerism: The Electronic Journal of the Volunteer Community
International Volunteer Programs Association
South Carolina Association for Volunteer Administration

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Wish Organizations
Children's Wish Foundation International
Make a Wish Foundation

Woman
Health and well-being - site aimed primarily at women
National Women's Health Information Center - includes links to specialty sites
Office of Women's Health – US Food and Drug Administration