AIDS Info
What you will find: offers information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. Topics include a drug database, clinical trials, and vaccine research.
Career Guidance Resources on the Internet
http://www.mdc.edu/medical/library/teaching.asp#career
What you will find: scroll to the bottom of the page for links to the websites for Occupational Outlook Handbook, Florida Health Careers, Choices Planner and other related sites.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What you will find: provides up-to-date information on many aspects of health care, including diseases and conditions, vaccines and immunizations, and emergency preparedness and response. It also includes a section with health statistics.
CPR/ECC Guidelines: Webcasts from the American Heart Association
http://www.eccguidelineswebcast.org/index.html
What you will find: provides webcasts on the 2005 American Heart Association guidelines for CPR and ECC for 3 different populations: hospitals, EMS, and the community.
The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
What you will find: provides information on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE).
Florida Department of Health: Massage Therapy Board Overview
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/massage/ma_home.html
What you will find: provides licensure information and Florida laws and statutes related to massage therapy.
Florida Department of Health: Physical Therapy Board Overview
http://doh.state.fl.us/mqa/physical/pt_home.html
What you will find: provides licensure information, continuing education information, and Florida laws and statutes related to physical therapy.
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
What you will find: features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication.
Health Resources and Services Administration's HIPAA Web Site
What you will find: links to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance procedures.
Healthy People 2010
What you will find: a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
What you will find: the United State's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body for health care organizations and programs.
KidsHealth for Parents: Physical Therapy
http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/phys_therapy.html
What you will find: describes what physical therapy is and when and where physical therapy might help a child.
Learn CPR
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/index.html
What you will find: provides illustrated guides on performing CPR on adults, children, infants, and pets. Video demonstration also provided.
Massage: A Relaxing Way to Relieve Muscle Tension
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00082
What you will find: provides information on different types of massage from Swedish to Sports to Neuromuscular, information on what to expect during a massage and information on the benefits of massage for a number of health conditions.
Massage Therapy.com
What you will find: provides a massage therapist directory, information about careers in massage, a massage and bodywork glossary of terminology, and other information on the benefits of massage.
MedlinePlus
What you will find: includes a Medical Encyclopedia, Medical Dictionary, Interactive Tutorials on common procedures and conditions, and Doctor and Dentist Directories.
MERCKSource Resource Library
What you will find: includes A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Merck Manuals, and the PDR Family Guide to Over-the-Counter Drugs.
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
What you will find: provides information on aquatic therapy, exercise guidelines for people with disabilities, exercises for children, flexibility exercises for older adults, and other information on fitness and exercise.
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
http://www.ncbtmb.com/index.htm
What you will find: provides study resources and other information on the National Certification Exam.
Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma: Physical Therapy Corner
http://www.nismat.org/ptcor/index.html
What you will find: provides a listing of common sports injuries and physical therapy exercises that can be performed to treat the injuries.
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
What you will find: provides health standards, regulations, and inspections to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths.
PhysicalTherapist.com
http://physicaltherapist.com/index.php
What you will find: provides job listings, clinic listings, a message board and links to news and other relevant information.
Physical Therapy: The Web Space
What you will find: provides a listing of sites that deal with diseases, injuries, and conditions that are often seen by physical therapists, such as hip replacement, carpal tunnel syndrome, multiple sclerosis, etc.
PTCentral
What you will find: provides career information, job listings, and other current news and events relevant to physical therapy.
PTStudents.com
What you will find: provides career information, information about the licensure exam, job listings, and other relevant information.
Real Bodywork: Massage Learning Center
http://www.realbodywork.com/learn/learn.htm
What you will find: created by Sean Riehl, this site links to information and video clips on conditions and muscles that can be treated with massage therapy.
Student Success Center (SSC), Medical Campus, Miami Dade College
http://www.mdc.edu/medical/lr/casa/default.asp
What you will find: provides a listing of computer based tutoring programs accessible from computers in the Medical Campus Library and in SSC. SSC also offers online and face-to-face tutoring services. For more information on any of these services or programs, contact SSC at (305) 237-4499.
Touch Research Institutes
http://www.miami.edu/touch-research/
What you will find:
founded by Dr.
Tiffany Field of the University of Miami, the Touch Research Institute is
dedicated to studying the effects of touch therapy and researches the effects of
massage therapy at all stages of life from newborns to senior citizens.