useful links

Interesting Resources

DoYourProxy.org -- A free online tool to quickly and easily create, print, and save the forms required when completing a Health Care Proxy or a Living Will.

ClinicalTrials.gov -- Provides patients, family members, and members of the public easy and free access to information on clinical studies for a wide range of diseases and conditions.

www.howigotwell.com -- An eclectic collection of personal wellness stories. Also, product and literature recommendations to help the reader if they have similar conditions.

The Annie Appleseed Project -- a non-profit corporation, provides information, education, advocacy and awareness for people with cancer interested in complementary, alternative medicine (CAM), natural therapies from the patient perspective.

Search Engines

InfoRochester.com - Rochester's online information resource.

Area HOSPITALS

ROCHESTER
Strong Hospital
Rochester General Hospital
Monroe Community Hospital
Park Ridge Hospital

BROCKPORT
Lakeside Memorial Hospital

CANANDAIGUA
F.F. Thompson Hospital

CLIFTON SPRINGS
Clifton Springs Hospital

NEWARK
Newark Wayne Community Hospital

GENERAL RESOURCES

Stabins Wellness Information Center at Rochester General Hospital - Offers confidential answers to your health questions. Medical librarians provide medical information in understandable language to the Greater Rochester community free of charge, mailed or emailed to your home. To ask a question, call (585) 922-9355 or email wellness@rochestergeneral.org.

Clic-on-Health - a project that brings together libraries, health organizations and associations, healthcare delivery systems, and educational institutions in order to provide all the people of the greater Rochester area with the high-quality healthcare information and resources

Be Active Rochester - A community coalition dedicated to promoting better health in Rochester.

Health Action - Health Action’s goal is to improve the health of the citizens of Monroe County by aligning community resources to focus on selected priorities for action.

How's Your Health - Complete a 10-minute survey and receive information designed just for you, such as helpful forms for you and your doctor, your own Portable Health Record, and other choices based on your responses.

Find a Nurse Practioner - An interactive tool from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners to locate a nurse practitioner near your zip code.

Quitting Smoking

There are many good sites to help smokers quit. The government has several excellent resources. Some of them are:

www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/you_can_quit/
www.smokefree.gov
www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp
quitsmoking.about.com
www.onlinenursingprograms.net/resources/quit-smoking-for-your-health.html

ROCHESTER AREA FITNESS AND HEALTH CLUBS

Click here for a list of local gyms and fitness facilities.

Rochester Area Outdoors Adventure Groups

Burroughs Audubon Nature Club -- www.ggw.org/banc
Finger Lakes Trail Conference -- www.fingerlakestrail.org
Friends of the Genesee Valley Greenway -- www.fogvg.org
Friends of Webster Trails -- www.webstertrails.org
Genesee Ornithological Society -- www.rasny.org/gos/
Genesee Valley Cycling Club -- gvcc.11net.com
Genesee Valley Harriers -- www.gvh.net
Genesee Valley Hiking Club -- www.fingerlakestrail.org/gvhc.htm
Greater Rochester Track Club -- www.grtconline.org
Monroe Y Ski Club -- www.monroeyskiclub.org
Nordic Ski Club -- www.rochesternordic.org
Ontario Pathways in Canandaigua -- www.ontariopathways.org
Ovendoor Runners -- www.odrunners.org/tiki-view_articles.php
Rochester Area Triathletes -- www.rochestertriathletes.com
Rochester Birding Association -- www.rochesterbirding.com
The Crescent Trail Association in Perinton -- www.ggw.org/users/ctha
Victor Hiking Trails -- www.victorhikingtrails.org
Victor Mountain Bike Club -- www.victormtbc.com

Footprint Press Recreation Guidebooks www.footprintpress.com

New York Outdoors Blog http://newyorkoutdoors.wordpress.com/

Affiliates of National Organizations

Alzheimer's Association
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
Arthritis Foundation
American Red Cross—Greater Rochester Chapter
National Kidney Foundation of Upstate NY
Mesothelioma Symptoms - a type of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos

Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)

BlueCross BlueShield of the Rochester Area
Lifetime Health - an Associated Physician Group
Preferred Care Thompson Health (Ontario County)
ViaHealth

local health and wellness therapists

restoringyourenergy.com -- Website for Barb Cacia, a Rochester therapist and counselor specializing in pain and fibromyalgia.