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• American Association of Poison Control Centers
  Access anywhere in the USA for information related to poisoning accidents. This service provides a primary resource for poisoning information and helps reduce costly emergency department visits through in-home treatment. From: AAPCC.
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• American Heart Association
  Special features: "Heart & Stroke Encyclopedia"; diet and nutrition health tools; instructor information and downloadable training materials - CPR and ECC courses; "Heart Profilers," free, confidential, personalized treatment options reports; warning signs: heart attack and stroke; family health history tree; research updates; recipes; interactive quizzes; podcast link; Spanish available. From: American Heart Association.
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• Directory of Digestive Diseases Organizations for Patients
  Features: Names, contact information and services list for more than 25 national digestive disease organizations. From: NIH / NIDDC.
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• Directory of Health Organizations (DIRLINE)
  Get contact information for thousands of health organizations across the country, more than 300 hotlines and much more. From National Library of Medicine.
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• Guide to Quitting Smoking
  Special Features: Help and wide range of information (including many resources in Spanish) from the American Cancer Society. Toll-free hotline, plus online and other support.
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• Household Products Database
  Find out what's in common household products potential health effects, safety issues, and proper storage/handling. Topics include: automotive products, home cleaning/maintenance supplies, craft supplies, makeup and personal care supplies, and more; help finding/contacting nearest poison control center. From: NLM / NIH.
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• Poisoning - MedlinePlus
  Extensive information on household and environmental poisons, as well as the prevention and treatment of poisoning accidents. Contact information for local poison control centers, babysitter's poisoning prevention fact sheet, and much more. From NLM / NIH.
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• Quit Smoking Action Plan
  Special Features: Three-step plan includes tips for: Planning to Quit, Medications and and Staying Smoke-Free. Therapies and smoking-cessation aids are described. Link to Freedom From Smoking, an online smoking cessation clinic that can be accessed day or night, seven days a week, on any schedule a smoker chooses. From: American Lung Association.
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• Smoking Cessation (Quit Smoking) - MedlinePlus
  Special Features: The latest news, research and information on prevention, treatment, advocacy, and statistics, from the National Library of Medicine.
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• Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information
  Selected toll-free numbers for organizations that provide health-related information, education, and support (not diagnosis). From NHIC.
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• ToxTown
  An interactive introduction to "toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places." Classroom activities and reproducible materials for teachers and parents. From: National Library of Medicine.
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