Medical/Health Resources
“COVID-19: What You Need to Know About Its Impact on Moms and Babies”
Information from the March of Dimes on pregnancy and COVID-19.
“Steps for Better Health” Toolkits for People with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a series of easy-to-read fact sheets for people with sickle cell disease (SCD). The “Steps for Better Health” toolkits provide information and health tips about many of the complications that can affect people with SCD. The CDC created the materials in partnership with the American Society of Hematology (ASH).
The “Steps for Better Health” toolkits are based on the ASH Clinical Practice Guidelines on SCD and include information on:
- Caring for common complications
- Lung health
- Blood clots
- Managing acute and chronic pain
- Blood transfusions
“Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times” Timely Toolkits
The Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (AFIRM) Timely Toolkits are designed to support autistic individuals, their caregivers, and related professionals as they navigate through specific global and/or local events that may disrupt or impact routines.
The “Supporting Individuals with Autism through Uncertain Times” online toolkit was created by an interdisciplinary team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to help families and caregivers supporting individuals with autism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Timely Toolkits also provide:
- COVID-19 Resources
- Daily Living Resources
- Social Connectedness Resources
- Mental Health Resources
ClinicalTrials.gov is a place to learn about clinical studies from around the world.
CMS Sickle Cell Disease Provider Toolkit
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Provider Toolkit provides help to strengthen the infrastructure across care settings and support the needs of people with SCD. The toolkit includes:
- How CMS program coverage can assist people with SCD
- General information about SCD
- Resources for individuals with SCD and those who support them
- SCD treatments, pain management and wellness
- Information for providers and community partners
- CMS Action Plan
The COVID.gov website provides information and resources about:
- COVID-19 vaccines
- Treatment
- Testing
- Symptoms and care
- Long COVID and more
The American Medical Association (AMA)’s Find a Doctor allows people to search a database of practicing physicians across the United States. Users can enter a physician’s name (first, last, or both) and city/state name or ZIP code to find general information about individual physicians in 650 metropolitan regions across all fifty states.
Over 500,000 physicians, AMA members and non-members alike, from both allopathic (M.D.) and osteopathic (D.O.) degree tracks are represented in the Find a Doctor platform.
The HealthyChildren.org website provides a tool to search for an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) member pediatrician, pediatric sub-specialist or pediatric surgical specialist. Click on the “Find a Pediatrician or Pediatric Specialist Tool” to start looking.
Get Covered Illinois – The Official Health Insurance Marketplace Resource
Get Covered Illinois is the health insurance Marketplace resource for the state of Illinois. Get Covered Illinois provides information about health insurance coverage provided under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Get Covered Illinois provides:
- Information and support to help Illinois residents understand insurance and the importance of health insurance coverage
- Access to health plans through Healthcare.gov
- Free enrollment help from Get Covered Illinois Navigators by phone or in person in multiple languages and in your community
Get Covered Illinois is a division of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI).
MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. It is a service of the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health.