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Chronic Ill Net.
ChronicIllnet is the first multimedia
information source on the Internet dedicated to chronic
illnesses including AIDS, cancer, Persian Gulf War
Syndrome, autoimmune diseases, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
heart disease and neurological diseases. The site seeks
to provide a forum for discussion where discussion does
not usually exist; between different groups of people:
patients and researchers, physicians and laypeople, for
example.
Improving
Chronic Illness Care (ICIC).
ICIC is a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation committed to reforming the United States
healthcare system by converting health care
organizations to better chronic illness care. ICIC has
created the Chronic Care Model, which summarizes the
basic elements for improving care in health systems at
the community, organization, practice and patient
levels.
National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at
the Centers for Disease Control.
Information about chronic diseases and conditions, lists
of publications from the National Institutes of Health
and links to other sources of health information, health
and education agencies, major voluntary associations,
the private sector and other federal agencies:
Partnership for Solutions.
A
chronic conditions oriented Web site developed by Johns
Hopkins University and The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation to communicate research findings to
policymakers, business leaders, health professionals,
advocates and others. The site contains chart books,
research syntheses, and other aids that can be useful in
describing the issues faced by the
chronically ill. |
