Alcohol and Substance Abuse

• Galano Club, Inc. (AA and Al-Anon): http://www.galanoatlanta.org/
• Recovery Connection: www.recoveryconnection.org/substance_abuse/substance-abuse-programs.php or call 1-800-99-DETOX

Black Women's Health

• Black Women's Health
  www.blackwomenshealth.com
• Black Women's Health Imperative
  www.blackwomenshealth.org
• The Center for Black Women's Wellness, Inc.
  www.cbww.org/about.htm
• International Black Women's Network
  www.blackliving.com/index.php/weblog/health/C6
• Sister Love, Inc.
  www.sisterlove.org/index.htm
• Sister Song
  www.sistersong.net

Brain Tumor

• American Brain Tumor Association
  www.hope.abta.org
• Brain Tumor Action Network
  www.btan.org
• Brain Tumor Society
  www.tbts.org
• National Brain Tumor Foundation
  www.braintumor.org
• North American Brain Tumor Coalition
  www.nabraintumor.org
• Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation
  www.sbtf.org

Breast Cancer

• African American Breast Cancer Alliance, Inc.
  www.geocities.com/aabcainc
• Bosom Buddies of Georgia
  www.gacancerfoundation.org
• Breast Cancer Action
  www.bcaction.org
• BreastCancer.org
  www.breastcancer.org
• The Breast Care Site
  www.thebreastcaresite.com
• Breast Friends
  www.breastfriends.org
• Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
  www.gabcc.org
• Life After Early Breast Cancer
  www.lifeabc.org
• National Breast Cancer Coalition
  www.stopbreastcancer.org
• The National Lymphedema Network
  www.lymphnet.org
• SHARE: Self-Help for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer
  www.sharecancersupport.org
• Sisters' By Choice, Inc.
  www.sisterbychoice.net
• Sisters Network Atlanta
  www.sistersnetworkinc.org
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation-Greater Atlanta Affiliate
  www.komen-atlanta.org
• Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
  www.y-me.org
• Young Survival Coalition
  www.youngsurvival.org
  
  

Breast Health/Breast Self-Exam

• Breast Self-Exam
  www.breastselfexam.ca/index.html
• National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  www.nbcam.org
• Mamma Care
  www.mammacare.com
• Susan Love, MD: The Website for Women
  www.susanlovemd.org

Cancer

• American Cancer Society
  www.cancer.org
• Cancer Quest 
  www.cancerquest.org
• Cancer and Careers
  www.cancerandcareers.org
• Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
  www.preventcancer.org
• Georgia Cancer Coalition
  www.gacancercoalition.com
• Georgia Cancer Foundation
  www.gacancerfoundation.org
• National Cancer Institute
  www.cancer.gov
• National Patient Advocate Foundation
  www.npaf.org
• OncoLink
  www.oncolink.upenn.edu
• Patient Advocate Foundation
  www.patientadvocate.org
• People Living with Cancer
  www.plwc.org
• Patient Advocate Foundation
  www.patientadvocate.org

Cancer Support and Education

• CancerCare, Inc.
  www.cancercare.org
• Cancer Hope Network
  www.cancerhopenetwork.org
• Lance Armstrong Foundation
  www.livestrong.org

Cancer Support and Education

• CancerCare, Inc.
  www.cancercare.org
• Cancer Hope Network
  www.cancerhopenetwork.org
• Lance Armstrong Foundation
  www.livestrong.org

Caregivers

• Caregiver.com
  www.caregiver.com
• Family Caregiver Alliance
  www.caregiver.org
• Family Caregiving
  www.familycaregiving101.org
• National Alliance for Caregiving
  www.caregiving.org
• National Family Caregivers Association
  www.nfcacares.org
• National Quality Caregiving Coalition of the Rosalynn Carter Institute of Caregiving
  www.nqcc.us

Cervical Cancer

• National Cervical Cancer Coalition
  www.nccc-online.org
• National Cervical Cancer Public Education Campaign
  www.cervicalcancercampaign.org

Colon Cancer

• Colon Cancer Alliance
  www.ccalliance.org
• Colorectal Cancer Network
  www.colorectal-cancer.net
• Colorectal Cancer Coalition
  www.fightcolorectalcancer.org

End of Life

• Aging With Dignity
  www.agingwithdignity.org
• Caring Connections
  www.caringinfo.org
• Compassion and Choices
  www.compassionandchoices.org
• GA Collaborative to Improve End of Life Care
  www.gaeolcare.org
• Growth House, Inc.
  www.growthhouse.org
• National Association for the Terminally Ill
  www.terminallyill.org

Family Medical History

• My Family Health History Portrait:
  www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/

Gay and Lesbian Health Organizations

• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
  www.glma.org
• Gay Health
  www.gayhealth.com
• Lesbian Health Research Center
  www.lesbianhealthinfo.org
• National Coalition for LGBT Health
  www.lgbthealth.net

Grief and Loss

• The Front Porch of Atlanta
  www.thefrontporch.org
• GriefNet.org
  www.griefnet.org
• Journey of Hearts
  www.journeyofhearts.org
• Losing A Loved One
  http://www.gay-civil-unions.com/HTML/Losing_a_Loved_One.htm

Gynecologic Cancer

• Gynecologic Cancer Support
  www.eyesontheprize.org
• Women's Cancer Network
  www.wcn.org

Health Insurance

• The Health Initiative's Lesbian Health Fund:
  www.thehealthinitiative.org

Health, Health Care, Screening and Preventive Care

• African American Health Care and Medical Information:
  www.blackhealthcare.com
• American Cancer Society:
  www.cancer.org
• American Diabetes Association:
  www.diabetes.org
• CDC - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health:
  www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/
• Gay & Lesbian Medical Association:
  www.glma.org
• Mautner Project:
  www.mautnerproject.org
• National Black Women's Health Project:
  www.blackwomenshealth.org
• National LGBT Cancer Network:
  www.cancer-network.org
• National Coalition for LGBT Health:
  www.lgbthealth.net
• Vaccine Recommendations for Adults:
  www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/Adult-schedule.htm
• Women's Health Care, Inc:
  www.womenshealthcareinc.com

Heart Health

• American Heart Association
  www.americanheart.org
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  www.nhlbi.nih.gov

Hospice

• Georgia Hospice Association
  www.ghpco.org
• The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
  www.nhpco.org

LGBT-Friendly Providers

• The Health Initiative's Provider Resource List
• Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (Find a provider): http://glmaimpak.networkats.com/members_online_new/members/dir_provider.asp

LGBT Health Centers

Atlanta:

• Women's Health Enterprise:
• Atlanta Feminist Women's Health Center:
  www.atlfwhc.org
  Center for Black Women's Wellness:
• www.cbww.org

Boston:

• Fenway Community Health:
  www.fenwayhealth.org

Chicago:

• Howard Brown Health Center:
  www.howardbrown.org

Houston:

• Legacy Community Health Services:
  www.legacycommunityhealth.org

Los Angeles:

• Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center:
  www.lagaycenter.org

Maryland:

• Chase-Brexton Health Services, Inc.:
  www.chasebrexton.org

New York City:

• Callen-Lorde Community Health Center:
  www.callen-lorde.org
• The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center:
  www.gaycenter.org

Washington, DC:

• Whitman-Walker Clinic:
  www.wwc.org

Leukemia/Lymphoma/Multiple Myeloma

• The International Myeloma Foundation
  www.myeloma.org
• The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
  www.lls.org
• Lymphoma Research Foundation
  www.lymphoma.org
• The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
  www.multiplemyeloma.org

Local GLBT friendly recreational groups/sports groups:

• Atlanta Harlequins Women's Rugby
  www.atlantaharlequins.com
• Atlanta Rainbow Trout
  www.atlantarainbowtrout.com
• Atlanta Team Tennis Association
  www.atta.org
• Bodywise Studio/Nia
  www.BodyWiseStudio.com
• Come Out Dancing
  www.comeoutdancing.com
• Frontrunners Atlanta
  www.frontrunnersatlanta.org
• Hotlanta Soccer
  www.hotlantasoccer.com
• Hotlanta Softball
  www.hotlantasoftball.org
• Hotlanta Squares
  www.iagsdc.org/hotlanta
• Hotlanta Volleyball
  www.hotlantavolleyball.org
• Jai Shanti Yoga
  www.JaiShantiYoga.com
• Women's Outdoor Network
  www.wonatlanta.com

Lung Cancer

• American Lung Association
  www.lungusa.org
• The Lung Cancer Alliance
  www.lungcanceralliance.org
• LungCancer.org
  www.lungcancer.org
• Lung Cancer Online
  www.lungcanceronline.org
• Lung Cancer Support Community
  www.lchelp.org
• Survivors for Lung Cancer Awareness and Support
  www.lungcancersurvivors.org
• Women Against Lung Cancer
  www.4walc.org

Medicare/Medicaid

• Medicare
  www.medicare.gov
• Medicare/Medicaid Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  www.cms.hhs.gov

Mental Health Resources

• 31 Stories, LLC Counseling Services
  www.31storiesllc.com
• National Mental Health Association
  www.nmha.org
• National Mental Health Association of Georgia
  www.nmhag.org

Nutrition

• American Institute for Cancer Research
  www.aicr.org
• Cancer Nutrition Center
  www.cancernutrition.com
• Cancer Nutrition Info, LLC
  www.cancernutritioninfo.com
• The Cancer Project
  www.cancerproject.org
• Dietary and serving size recommendations:
  www.mypyramid.gov
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans:
  www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/dga2005/document/default.htm
• A Dietician's Cancer Story
  www.cancerrd.com
• Eat 5 to 9 A Day for Better Health
  http://app1-ws1b-2.nci.nih.gov/homepage/index_alternate.html
• Eating Well The magazine of Food and Health
  www.eatingwell.com
• Fruits and Vegetables guidelines:
  http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/
• Holly Clegg's Healthy Recipe Cookbooks
  www.hollyclegg.com
• Nutrition.Gov
  www.nutrition.gov
The Vegetarian Resource Group
www.vrg.org

Ovarian Cancer

• Conversations: The International Newsletter For Those Fighting Ovarian Cancer!
  www.ovarian-news.org
• Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance
  www.gaovariancancer.org
• National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
  www.ovarian.org
• Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
  www.ovariancancer.org

Pancreatic Cancer

• Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
  www.pancan.org

Prescription Assistance Programs

• The HealthWell Foundation
  www.healthwellfoundation.org
• Needy Meds
  www.needymeds.com
• Patient Advocate Foundation Co-Pay Relief
  www.copays.org
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance
  www.pparx.org

Sarcoma

• Sarcoma Foundation of America
  www.curesarcoma.org

Services

• Atlanta Legal Aid Society
  www.atlantalegalaid.org
• Georgia Partnership for Caring Foundation
  www.gacares.org
• P.A.L.S. Atlanta
  www.palsatlanta.org
• Project Open Hand
  www.projectopenhand.org
• Rainbow Law
  www.rainbowlaw.com

Skin Cancer/Melanoma

• American Melanoma Foundation
  www.melanomafoundation.org
• Skin Cancer Foundation
  www.skincancer.org
• Melanoma International Foundation
  www.melanomaintl.org
• Melanoma Patients' Information Page
  www.mpip.org
• The Melanoma Research Foundation
  www.melanomasupport.org
• Melanoma Support and Education Foundation
  www.melanomasupport.org
• National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention
  www.skincancerprevention.org

Smoking Cessation

• American Cancer Society:
  Smokers can get help finding a Quitline^® phone counseling program in their area by calling the ACS at 1-800-ACS-2345 (1-800-227-2345).
• Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights- LGBT Information
  www.no-smoke.org/learnmore.php?id=461
• The American Legacy Foundation
  www.americanlegacy.org/americanlegacy/skins/alf/home.aspx
• Gay American Smokeout
  www.gaysmokeout.net
• iQuit: A Quit smoking program for LGBT smokers Nicotine Anonymous
  www.nicotine-anonymous.org
• Quitnet:Quit All Together
  www.quitnet.com
• Smokefree.gov
  www.smokefree.gov
• UNITE Georgia's state-wide toll-free quit line
  1-877-270-STOP

Social

• Fourth Tuesday: www.fourthtuesday.org (L)
• Atlanta events: www.fourthtuesday.org/events_atlanta.html
• Decatur events: www.fourthtuesday.org/events_decatur.html
• Northeast Mountains: www.fourthtuesday.org/chapNEMtns.html
• Northside: www.fourthtuesday.org/chapNorth.htm
• Northwest: www.fourthtuesday.org/chapNorthWest.html
• Southside: www.fourthtuesday.org/chapSouth.html
• West: www.fourthtuesday.org/chapWest.html

• Women's Outdoor Network (WON):
• http://www.wonatlanta.com/ (L)
• Zami:
• www.zami.org (L)

Thyroid Cancer

• Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association
  www.thyca.org

Transgender

• Gay & Lesbian Medical Association: http://www.glma.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=664&parentID=533&nodeID=1
• National Coalition for LGBT Health:
• www.lgbthealth.net
• Trans-inclusive services at Feminist Women's Health Center:
• http://www.atlfwhc.org/../Health_Care/transinclsuive-health-services.html

Travel Assistance Programs

• Angel Flight Southeast
  www.angelflightse.org
• Corporate Angel Network
  www.corpangelnetwork.org
• National Patient Air Transport HELPLINE
  www.patienttravel.org

Women's Health

• A Woman's Touch
  www.a-womans-touch.com
• Aphrodites Toy Box
  www.aphroditestoybox.com
• American Social Health Association
  www.ashastd.org
• Centers for Disease Prevention and Control
  www.cdc.gov
• Feminist Women's Health Center
  www.feministcenter.org
• HPV and HPV Testing
  www.thehpvtest.com
• Hyster Sisters:The Hysterectomy Recovery Support Website
  www.hystersisters.com
• National Diabetes Education Program
  www.ndep.nih.gov
• National Library of Medicine
  www.nlm.nih.gov
• National Women's Health Information Center
  www.4woman.gov
• National Women's Health Network
  www.nwhn.org
• National Women's Health Resource Center
  www.healthywomen.org
• My Health Test Reminder
  www.myhealthtestreminder.com

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