Patient Information
Local Medical Community
Community & Pro-Life Ministries
Insurance

Patient Information

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Health information index
  • Medical Encyclopedia
  • Drug Information
• Centers for Disease Control. Check out "Traveler's Health" and "Health Topics A-Z"
• National Cancer Institute
• American Diabetes Association
• National Diabetes Prevention Program
• Game Plan for Preventing aboutusType 2 Diabetes
  
• "Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure"
• The Arthritis Foundation - Includes Fibromyalgia information.
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons- many medical conditions, diagnostic tests and surgical procedures.
• National Institutes of Mental Health,
• Alcoholics Anonymous.
• Overeaters Anonymous.
• Weight Watchers.
• Quackwatch guide to health fraud and quackery.
• UC Berkeley Wellness Letter
• DermIS online dermatology atlas.
• www.doctorfungus.org. Sponsored by Merck and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
• Drug Interactions. click on the "Drug interaction checker" tab.
  Beware! Lots of commercial drug advertisements.

Local Medical Community

• Doctor's Medical Center Modesto
• Memorial Medical Center, Modesto
• Stanislaus County Health Services Agency
• Community Hospice
• Quest Diagnostics.- choose "Find a Quest Diagnostics Location: for directions and hours
  

Community & Pro-Life Ministries

• Diocese of Stockton - Links to local parishes and ministries.
• Couple to Couple League - promotes Natural Family Planning
• Project Rachel- Support for women who have undergone an abortion.
• One More Soul the blessings of children and the harms of contraception.
• US Conference of Catholic Bishops - Pro-life activities.
• Pam Stenzel - promoting premarital abstinence
• Friends are Good Medicine. Self-help groups in Stanislaus County.

Insurance

• Medicare
• Medi-Cal
• California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board.
  • The Access for Infants and Mothers Program
  • The Healthy Families Program
  • The Major Risk Medical Insurance Program - for those rejected for coverage because of pre-existing conditions
• The Healthy Families Program for families below 250% of the Federal Income Guidelines ($38,160 for a family of three).
• Tricare (formerly CHAMPUS)
• Blue Cross of California
• Blue Shield of California