Visit the websites below, but remember, your doctor is always your best source for health information.
AAAHC – Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc
www.aaahc.org
AGA – American Gastroenterological Association
The AGA website includes information for physicians and people with UC. The “Patient Center” links to web casts, downloadable brochures, and physician-run UC blogs.
Patient Center http://www.gastro.org/wmspage.cfmparm1=478 www.gastro.org
ACG – American College of Gastroenterology
www.acg.gi.org
ASGE – American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
www.asge.org
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Spanish: www.cancer.org/docroot/ESP/ESP_0.asp
National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/
http://www.cancer.gov/colorectalcancerrisk
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/hepatitis
Oklahoma City-County Health Department- Community Health Promotion
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
www.sgna.org
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
www.aboutgerd.org
U.S. National Library of Medicine
www.medlineplus.gov
Spanish: www.medlineplus.gov/spanish/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
Look here for listings of local events and suggestions on how to connect with others who share your interest in Ulcerative Colitis.
http://www.ccfa.org/chapters/oklahoma/
The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
The Web site contains a comprehensive overview of UC and links to clinical trial Web sites.
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov
Celiac Disease Foundation
http://www.celiac.org/
Oklahoma Celiac Support Group
www.OKceliac.com
Celiac disease diet food products
http://www.glutenfree.com/
American Liver Foundation
www.liverfoundation.org
HCV Advocate
www.hcvadvocate.org
Hepatitis Foundation International
www.hepfi.org
Hepatitis Neighborhood.com
http://www.hepatitisneighborhood.com/
United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc.
www.uoa.org
Wound Ostomy & Continence Nurses Society
www.wocn.org