Health

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• Regional: North America: United States: Regions: Northeast: Health  (4)

BeHealthyLifestyles - - Cable television show on health, lifestyles and consumer technology issues geared to communities of color. Includes news, reports and special projects.

Capital Hospice - - Find out about medical and nursing care, programs, job openings, and news releases. Formerly Hospice of Northern Virginia, Hospice of Prince George's County and Hospice Care of DC.

Center for Physical and Massage Therapy - - Provides sessions with physical therapists who are also licensed massage therapists.

Chartered Health Plan - - DC-based health maintenance organization. Includes description of wellness classes and information for medical providers.

CPR Training Associates - - Provides CPR and first aid training, specializing in groups and businesses.

Department of Health - - Describes the agency's programs, such as addiction, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, medical insurance, preventive health, and environmental services. Includes a calendar of events, health alerts, news releases, reports, and information on licenses and on birth and death certificates.

District of Columbia Primary Care Association - - A health action organization serving medically vulnerable residents. Members, policies, programs and how to help.

Healthy Babies Project, Inc. - - Aims to reduce the dangerously high rates of infant deaths, illnesses, and low birth weight by reaching out to high-risk, low-income, substance-abusing pregnant women and their families.

The Hearing and Speech Center - - Providing audiologic evaluations, diagnostic testing, and sales and service of hearing aids. Includes details of staff and services, and contact information for clinics in Wheaton, Frederick and Hagerstown.

Kaiser Family Foundation - State Health Facts Online - - Offers health facts and statistics. Includes information on topics such as health coverage, costs, managed care, minority and women's health and HIV/AIDS.

Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care - - Federally funded local service agency in Wards 1, 2 and 4 established to promote healthy pregnancies, improve birth outcomes, and reduce infant mortality. Provides an overview of services, events, a list of the board of directors and details of donations and volunteerism. [English and Spanish.

NeuroComm Speech Pathology Services, LLC - - Family-focused private practice of speech-language pathologists. Includes school-age child checklist, age levels when specific sounds should emerge, programs, staff profiles and references.

PureWaterDC.com - - Works to help residents stay informed about reports that the District's water authority has found dangerously elevated lead readings in samples of District drinking water. Includes news, opportunities for action, a blog and an electronic petition.

Ronald McDonald House - - Provides a home away from home for families of seriously ill children.

Shady Grove Fertility Center - - Infertility clinic and IVF center with locations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.

William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing - - Works to ease the impact of illness, loss and bereavement through direct services, education and advocacy.