Links Policy Statement
This website incorporates links to other sites that we believe will further our health education goals and/or be of interest to our audience. We believe that this is an important method of providing users with as much information and as many choices as possible. The Women's Healthcare Group does not operate or control any of the sites to which we link. We do our best to maintain links to reputable sites, but the content and advertising on other sites is not under our review or control.

Beware of Unreliable Information
Next time you log on to your favorite health care website, look for the sponsors and the advertisers. Then consider whether the information is in your best interest or whether it is designed to sell you something. If you would like, we can point you to sites where all of the health information is reviewed by competent medical professionals. It is often helpful to look for the Health On the Net Foundation's "HON code" symbol. This non-profit organization awards its stamp of approval only to sites that meet certain quality and reliability criteria.

We suggest you use the following five criteria to evaluate the sites you visit. These were developed by George D. Lundberg, M.D., former editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, and health journalist William M. Silberg. Consider any online information unreliable unless you can answer these five questions:
1. Who wrote what you are reading? The site should contain the name of a real person.

2. Where does that person work? A university? A Web business? A product manufacturer? Can you easily find that information on the site?

3. Was the information created for the site? If not, is there clear attribution showing where the information originated?

4. Who owns the site and who pays for it? The source of money and ownership should be clearly identified.

5. Can you tell when the article itself was posted, whether it has been updated and when?

If you can't answer these questions, you may want to look elsewhere for health information. Even if you can answer the questions easily, there is no guarantee that the information is accurate and unbiased. If you have any questions about anything you find on the Net, we at The Women's Healthcare Group would welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you.

Since so much information is available today, we may not know any more than you on any given medical subject the first time you may raise it. However, we make a commitment to you to use our resources to get you responsible answers in a timely fashion.
Health Information Related Links
We at The Women's Healthcare Group want to work with you to help you maintain the best of health. Many people these days are taking the initiative to learn more about responsible self-care for themselves and family members. If you are doing so, we commend you and offer this advise to support your efforts.

The following is a short list of some of the sites which we feel provide accurate, reliable and unbiased health care information. This list obviously is not all inclusive, and we would welcome hearing from you about sites that you have found helpful so that we can review them and perhaps include them in updates to this list.

    4Woman.gov: www.4woman.gov - This site is the National Women's Health Information Center.
 
    CancerNet: www.cancernet.nce.nih.gov - This site is a service of the National Cancer Institute. This site provides information on various types of cancer, treatment options, the latest clinical trials, medical journal articles, support groups and other resources.
 
    InteliHealth: www.intelihealth.com - This site is maintained by Aetna US Healthcare and Johns Hopkins University and Health System. This site provides physician-reviewed, consumer-friendly articles, an "ask-the-doc" feature, online communities, and a medical dictionary. It has the Health On the Net Foundation "HON code" stamp of approval.
 
    Mayo Clinic Health Oasis: www.mayohealth.org - This site is maintained by the Mayo Clinic and, like InteliHealth, this site provides physician-reviewed, consumer-friendly articles on a wide range of health topics. It also allows users to e-mail questions to clinic physicians.
 
    OncoLink: www.oncolink.upenn.edu - This site is maintained by the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. This comprehensive site offers news, education on treatment options, reporting of clinical trials, psychosocial support through an active online community, and a listing of useful institutions, organizations, associations, support groups, online journals, book reviews, and other resources for cancer patients and physicians.
 
    RealAge: www.realage.com - This is a commercial site that provides news, an active online support community, and interactive health assessment tools. RealAge also has the Health On the Net Foundation "HON" code stamp of approval.
 
    WellSpan Health Women's Health News: www.wellspan.org/HealthTopics/womenshealth.htm - This section of the WellSpan Health site is a guide to healthy living for women. It offers the latest women's health news.
 
    Design Your Birth Plan: www.birthplan.com - This site helps you to design your own birth plan. It explains why you might want to consider having a birth plan, and what's included in a birth plan.
 
    Planned Parenthood: www.plannedparenthood.com - Planned Parenthood believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual's income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence. PlannedParenthood.org is the official gateway to the online Planned Parenthood community and to a wealth of reproductive health and rights information, services, and resources.
 
    Women's Cancer Network: www.wcn.org - This site lets you check your cancer risk level with a Cancer Risk Assessment Survey. This confidential, interactive survey, developed by gynecologic cancer experts, will help you to identify your risk level for developing breast cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, and vaginal cancer.
 
    Medline Plus: www.medlineplus.gov - This site is maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health. The site contains health topics, drug information, and a medical encyclopedia and dictionary.
 
    TeenHealthFX: www.teenhealthfx.com - TeenHealthFX.com is your online resource for any and all questions regarding your health, your relationships, your body and your sexuality. While this site is informative, it's not a substitute for talking to your doctor and your parents.
 
    Teen Wire: www.teenwire.com - This site provides teenagers with sexuality and relationship information you can trust from Planned Parenthood.


Link to Local Newborn Babies
Visit the nursery of WellSpan Health to see photos of York's precious newborn babies.

    WellSpan Health Nursery: www.wellspan.org/webapps/nursery/nursery.aspx - Be sure to select the York Facility from the drop down menu.