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A Family Health Portrait

It may be impossible to fully appreciate the impact our parents have on us... until the first time you’re told that you “sound like your mother” (or father).

Our families shape everything from our diction to dining preferences, from our humor to our habits. But perhaps even more significantly, they shape our health, or at least provide some clues as to what we could encounter in our lives.

Ask yourself, do you know — completely and accurately — your family’s health history? Have you looked into those specific diseases that affected your mother, father, aunt or uncle? Have you considered how their experiences may apply to you now and in the future?

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 A Family Health Portrait

Our families shape everything from our diction to dining preferences, from our humor to our habits. But perhaps even more significantly, they shape our health, or at least provide some clues as to what we could encounter in our lives.

The Institute for Family Health

Dedicated to finding innovative ways to improve the health of the communities we serve.

Family Doctor

We believe everyone needs the best possible information to be involved in their own health care. The trust and relationship with your own doctor will be enhanced and strengthened by the sharing of knowledge. This site is produced by doctors who share this vision and will work to provide a friendly and powerful resource for you.

Family Health Network

Recognizing that a large and growing portion of our society is an at-risk elderly population, Connected for Lifeâ„ , is designed to assist family caregivers monitoring the daily health and well being of senior adults. Additionally, Connected for Lifeâ„  helps any family caring for loved ones with health concerns or special needs.

Family Health Online

Your source for accurate information about family health concerns.

Family Lives

Get advice and support whenever you need it on family health and development.

Family Support

Welcome to the Family Support NI Website. This site provides details of a wide range of services provided by statutory, voluntary and community organisations.

FamilyDoctor.org

FamilyDoctor.org’s vision is to be the number one choice for all individuals seeking trusted health and wellness information online.

Journal of Family Health

The Journal of Family Health Care (JFHC) is a prestigious bi-monthly peer reviewed journal for community health professionals concerned with infants and young children - health visitors and their teams, midwives, school nurses, practice nurses, dietitians, practice teachers, tutors and students, as well as community paediatric nurses.

Kinsa

Family Health Tracking Made Simple. "Kinsa wants to change how we glean information about our health, starting with the world's most common medical device" - Fast Company

MamasOnCall

MamasOnCall is a place where timely, reliable parenting advice including child health issues are served up with humor and compassion by two experts, namely Ellen W. Schrier, L.C.S.W. and Rachel Zahn, MD.

My Family Health Portrait

The Surgeon General's "My Family Health Portrait" is an internet-based tool that makes it easy for you to record your family health history. The tool is easy to access on the web and simple to fill out. It assembles your information and makes a "pedigree" family tree that you can download. It is private--it does not keep your information.

Online-Family-Doctor.com

Taking care of your health...Family health news and information.

Parenting

The online compantion to Parenting and Baby Talk magazines.

Today's Parent

At Todaysparent.com you'll find a parenting community to call your own, with a library of information on all the ages and stages of your growing family, fun tools and features, discussion forums to swap advice with other parents

Adolescent & Family Health

The Journal of Adolescent and Family Health is an interdisciplinary journal, which publishes articles relevant to adolescent and family health and wellness.

Canadian Health & Family

Our Health and Family franchise has created one of the most effective ongoing conversations between patients, families and physicians in many therapeutic areas, in a very personal way

Child Family Health International

Child Family Health International (CFHI) provides community-based Global Health Education Programs for health science students and institutions. Our unique model fosters reciprocal partnerships and empowerment in local communities -- transforming perspectives about self, healing and global citizenship.

EngenderHealth

EngenderHealth is an international nonprofit organization that has been working for 60 years to make reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable for women and men worldwide.

Family Health & Fitness Day

Family Health & Fitness Day USA is a national health and fitness event for families...The event's purpose is to promote family involvement in physical activity, one of the goals of the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health.

National Council on Family Relations

The National Council on Family Relations, founded in 1938, is the oldest multidisciplinary, nonpartisan professional organization focused solely on family research, practice and education.

Nourish Interactive

Welcome To Nourish Interactive - the fun place to learn about nutrition! Nourish Interactive is your free one stop resource for fun nutrition games for kids, interactive nutrition tools and tips for parents and health educators to use to promote healthy living for the whole family. Created by nutrition and health care professionals,

Nutrilite Family Health UK - Naturally

The ‘Nutrilite Family Health — Naturally’ campaign aims to encourage people in the UK to think of different ways to be healthy.

Planned Parenthood

Extensive collection of news and position papers on family planning issues. Also has reproductive health information.

SuperKids Nutrition

Our mission is to create future healthier generations through good nutrition. SuperKids Nutrition aims to empower children and families to reach their full potential by having the energy and good health needed to accomplish their life goals. We help parents and the community become more knowledgeable about nutrition and enable children to make healthy choices every day.

We Can

We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a national movement designed to give parents, caregivers, and entire communities a way to help children 8 to 13 years old stay at a healthy weight.

CDC

Helping families be safer, healthier, and stronger.

HuffPost

Extensive resources for parents

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