+ Health & Exercise Science Resources: Websites

The U.S. government source of information about America's health.

The CDC's OutbreakNet Team is the coordinating center of a collaborative network of federal, state, and local public health officials involved in the detection and surveillance of, and response to, outbreaks of foodborne, waterborne, and other intestinal tract diseases.

County Health Rankings presents nationwide county-by-county health data in an elegant, easy-to-navigate format. The site's home page is clean and simple, featuring a clickable map of the US and relatively few other navigational options. Click on any state and a new page appears, with a map of that state divided into counties shaded according to "health outcomes" (or, alternatively, "health factors") rankings.

Consumer Health Ratings provides an annotated listing of links to sites that report on the performance of health care and health insurance providers. Based on the services the Dahlen Company provides, and the section of the site titled Education Center--Boards, Leaders and Corporate Executives, one of the site's main audiences is health care executives.

A directory of sports medicine information on the web.

An open web directory of top sports organizations.

Top Web Sites for Sci/Tech Government Information, compiled by members of the Science and Technology Section Government Information Committee of the Association of College and Research Libraries.