Seattle/King County

See Community Resources.

Sexually Transmitted Infections

American Social Health Association
Site contains information on facts and answers on Sexually Transmitted Diseases, advocacy, a resource center and hotlines.

Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Program
Public Health - Seattle & King County Fact Sheets, including information on Hepatitis and other risk factors.

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC offers information on STD prevention, symptoms and long term effects.

See HIV/AIDS also.

Shelter

Meeting Basic Needs in Seattle
King Country resources including shelter referrals, shelter addresses and requirements, and low income housing.

Sleep

Sleep Information for Patients and the General Public
National Institutes of Health site has information on sleep, test your sleep I.Q. and videos to download.

Smoking

For All Women:

QUITNET
Free online help, information and support for smokers

TIPS
Center for Disease Control's Tobacco Information and Prevention Source Web site.

Focus on Teens:

TIPS for Teens
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source for teens from the Center for Disease Control.

tobaccofreekids.org
A site for teens and kids and their parents and teachers on smoking.

For Providers:

Tobacco Cessation Guideline
"The Virtual Office of the Surgeon General" includes audio news in English and Spanish, printable fact sheets, case-studies.

Tobacco Cessation Patient Counseling
American College of Preventive Medicine practice policy statement--evidence based guide for clinicians.

Speech, Hearing and Language

NN/LM Speech, Language and Hearing Resources
on the World Wide Web compiled by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (Pacific Northwest Region).