To help you learn more about northwest Iowa as well as to conduct your own health care research online, below are nationally known sites you may want to visit. However, please realize Lakes Regional Healthcare does not endorse the opinions and advice given on these sites.
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| National Women's Health Resources Center - http://www.healthywomen.org |
| Search this site regarding women's health issues. |
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| U.S. National Library of Medicine - http://www.medlineplus.gov |
| Find information on health topics at the world’s largest medical library by the United States National Library of Medicine. |
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| American Academy of Family Physicians - http://www.familydoctor.org |
| Search this site by the American Academy of Family Physicians for your health concerns. |
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| American Medical Association - http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3457.html |
| This site provides easy to understand consumer information on a variety of health topics. |
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| Web MD - http://www.my.webmd.com |
| Designed for physicians and consumers, this site offers medical news, support groups, and personalized health information. |
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| Center for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov |
| Visit this site to help make informed decisions about how to protect your health and safety while at home or abroad. |
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| Seasons Center - http://www.seasonscenter.org/ |
| Seasons is a comprehensive Community Mental Health Center offering a broad range of psychiatric and mental health services to the people and communities in Northwest Iowa since 1959. Seasons is a registered non-profit organization.
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| American Heart Association - http://www.americanheart.org |
| Visit this site to learn how to fight heart disease and stroke. |
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| Arthritis Foundation - http://www.arthritis.org |
| Visit this site to learn about arthritis. |
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| Iowa Lakes Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, P.C. - http://www.ilortho.com |
| Surgeons from Iowa Lakes Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, P.C. offer extensive orthopaedic care at Lakes Regional Hospital. To learn more about their practice, please visit this site. |
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| Donate Life America - http://www.donatelife.net |
| Transplantation is one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of medicine. But despite continuing advances in medicine and technology, the need for organs and tissue is vastly greater than the number available for transplantation.
Transplantation gives hope to thousands of people with organ failure and provides many others with active and renewed lives.
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| United States Dept of Health and Human Services - http://www.smallpox.gov |
| Visit this site for comprehensive information on smallpox, the smallpox vaccine, and the country's vaccination program. |
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| Iowa Department of Public Health - http://www.idph.state.ia.us/ |
| Visit this site to learn, among other items, of disaster response plans and smallpox vaccination plans from a state level. |
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| U.S. Department of Homeland Security - http://www.ready.gov |
| This site explains the various types of terrorist threats and gives various readiness information in response to such potential actions. |
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| Iowa Donor Network - http://www.iadn.org |
| Iowa Donor Network is dedicated to serving donor families, potential donors, and candidates for transplantation, through identifying potential donors, supporting and respecting donation decisions, and maximizing the recovery of transplantable organs and tissues.
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| American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org |
| This site is a great resource for anyone interested in learning about cancer. |
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Northwest Iowa Sites |
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| Iowa Great Lakes - http://www.iowagreatlakes.com |
| Visit this site to learn what many activities are available in the Iowa Great Lakes. |
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| Lake Park, Iowa - http://www.lakeparkia.com |
| Find out everything you need to know about the city of Lake Park in this web site. |
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| Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation - http://www.lakescorridor.com |
| The mission of the Iowa Lakes Corridor is to foster, encourage, promote, aid or otherwise assist in the economic growth and development of the four-county region. |
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| Vacation Okoboji - http://www.vacationokoboji.com |
| This site contains information on events, lodging, entertainment, dining, sports and recreation, shopping, and living in the Okoboji area. |
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| Spirit Lake, Iowa - http://www.slmainsail.com |
| Find out everything you need to know about the city of Spirit Lake in this web site. |
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| Explore Okoboji - http://www.exploreokoboji.com |
| This site, by KUOO/KUQQ Radio, provides local, regional, and national news and weather, as well as information about community organizations and events. |
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| Spirit Lake Community Schools - http://www.spirit-lake.k12.ia.us/html/main.htm |
| Visit this site to learn about the Spirit Lake Community School system. |
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| Okoboji Community School District - http://www.okoboji.k12.ia.us |
| Visit this site to learn about the Okoboji Community School District. |
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| Okoboji, Iowa - http://www.okoboji-ia.com |
| Informational directory for attractions, shopping, arts, movies, sports, clubs, churches, and city information for Spirit Lake, Arnolds Park, Okoboji, and Milford. |
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| Iowa Workforce Development Center - http://www.iowaworkforce.org/region3 |
| Visit this site to check out additional job opportunities and employment services in northwest Iowa. |
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| Okoboji - http://www.okoboji.com |
| This is the official guide to the Iowa Great Lakes Region, home of the mythical University of Okoboji. |
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