– USA TODAY, July 17, 2003, "Americans Log On for Health Info"

 
One of the most important things you can do to effectively manage your health is to proactively research health information. USHealthNet.com is designed to provide you with fast, organized access to these resources.

The Web resources provided via this service are intended to support, not replace, the relationship you have with your personal physician. These links are intended to be representative, but not exhaustive. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use. Click here for Tips on how to best use this site.


Health information organized
the way you need it

USHealthNet.com offers you easy, organized access to the types of health information that you need in your everyday life. That’s why we have organized these links into such categories as:

• General health sites (Web sites that contain comprehensive information about health topics)
   

• Hospitals (medical centers located in and outside the United States)
   

• Patient advocacy sites (i.e., American Diabetes Association, AARP, Arthritis Foundation)
   

• Health search engines (where you can search for information on a certain disease or drug name)
   

• Health news sources (where you can keep abreast of daily health news developments)
   

• Pharmaceutical companies (these companies offer helpful background information on the medications you take)
   

• Medical product companies (these companies offer helpful background information on various medical products and devices)

The links on this Web site have been reviewed by our Advisory Board. For the benefit of healthcare consumers, USHealthNet.com also offers links to health product information on the Web that is published by their respective manufacturers. This product information is clearly identified as advertising. USHealthNet.com, nor our Advisory Board members, endorse the organizations linked to, or advertised, on this site in any way. We offer this information solely as a service to healthcare consumers.

USHealthNet.com realizes the vision of Scott Olson, a 20-year veteran in medical communications. He wants to offer healthcare consumers fast, direct access to providers of health information and medical product manufacturers.

Mr. Olson, who resides in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis - St. Paul, formerly served as Managing Editor of the Mayo Clinic Health Letter. During his tenure, this internationally published newsletter received two consecutive editorial excellence awards from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Coalition for Consumer Education.

Mr. Olson also has served in e-business roles at Medtronic, 3M and other medical device companies. Over the years, he has worked extensively with physicians and participated in MedNet: The World Congress for Medicine on the Internet in the United Kingdom in 1997. Mr. Olson has spoken on behalf of industry clients to physicians across the United States on the topic of health and medical information on the Internet.

Please tell your friends about this unique, practical Web site. This site is an ardent supporter of the Switzerland-based Health On the Net (HON) Foundation (www.HON.ch), the first organization in the world to establish ethical guidelines for health information on the Internet.

Important: The information available on, or via, this Web site is not intended to replace medical advice offered by a physician. Therefore, if you have a concern about your health, promptly see your physician. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.