Online Companion: Fundamentals of Nursing Standards and Practice 2E

Web Links

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
http://www.napnap.org/
This is the website for the professional association of pediatric nurse practitioners

KidsHealth at the AMA
http://www.ama-assn.org/kidshealth
Provides on-line health information for everyone; sponsored by the American Medical Association and the Nemours Foundation.

Health Finder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/teens.htm
This website is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
as source of health information for adolescents.

Youth Info
http://youth.os.dhhs.gov/
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides the health information on the site.

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
http://www.aarp.org/indexes/health.html
The AARP has a health and wellness page with information on health and health care services for older adults on this website.

Novartis Foundation for Gerontology
http://www.healthandage.com
The Foundation is an educational Web center for the promotion of education on healthy aging and interaction between the public and health care professionals. There are links for "physicians and researchers" and for "other health care professionals" and for "patients".

Strong Women Stay Young
http://www.strongwomen.org
This site is full of health promotion ideas for middle adult and older women. It emphasizes maintaining health in later years.

Transcultural Nursing Society
http://www.tcns.org
Information on transcultural nursing and links to related information