Health Resources

These are all organizations I belong to or recommend based on personal experience. Many, but not all, are concerned with women's health issues.Some are online, some not. I will provide links as they become available .


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MOSP (Missourians for SinglePayer Health Care),438 N. Skinker, St. Louis, MO 63130, 314-862-5735. Working to bring universal health care to Missouri through the singlepayer plan (one public, nonprofit payer, rather than numerous,mostly for profit, payers- insurers or HMOs; a single payer results in huge savings on overhead and paperwork, whereas the current system spends a huge portion - upwards of 20%- of the health care dollar on nonhealth care costs.)


MoSP Website

NWHN, National Women's Health Network; 514 10th St.,NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 2004; 202-347-1140,202-628-7814; women's health advocates; lobby for legislation and regulation beneficial to women's health; The Network News newsletter; information packets on various health topics


NWHN Website

HERS, Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services, 422 Bryn Mawr Ave., Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, 215-667-7757. Dedicated to the prevention of hysterectomies; pre- and post-hysterectomy counseling;occasional newsletter; papers on health issues related to hysterectomy; hosts conferences


HERS Website

UHCAN!(Universal Health Care Action Network), 2800 Euclid Ave., #520, Cleveland, OH 44115-2419, (216)-241-8422; 800-634-4442; publishes ACTION newsletter; nationwide coalition for single payer health care;email -uhcan@uhcan.org; UHCAN! Currently organizing the U2K campaign - to bring health care to the forefront of the election campaign.


UHCAN! Website

Public Citizen Health Research Group, 1600 20th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009; publishes Health Letter (very informative reading on current issues in health care and the health care "industry"); consumer health advocacy


Health Research Group's Web Site

Women's Sports Foundation, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY 11554, (800)-227-3988; promotes women and girls in sports; training and travel grants available


Women's Sports Foundation Website


Many other womens health resources can be found at WWWomen pages


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