Many online resources are available to assist you in your parish nurse practice. These health sites may be helpful when organizing a newsletter article, health education class, or a bulletin board display.

National Organizations for Parish Nursing and Health Ministry

• International Parish Nurse Resource Center – www.parishnurses.org
• Health Ministry Association – www.hmassoc.org

Faith-Based Group Sites and Links

• Bible Gateway – www.BibleGateway.com
• Episcopal Health Ministries – www.episcopalhealthministries.org
• Faith and Health Connection – www.faithandhealthconnection.org
• George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health – www.gwish.org
• Lutheran Church of America – www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Vocation/Rostered-Leadership/Leadership-Support/Health.aspx
• Nurses Christian Fellowship – www.ncf-jcn.org
• Wheat Ridge Ministries – www.wheatridge.org

Many Web sites have free downloadable resources. Below are several with well-produced materials. Most have also been certified by the HON (Health on the Net) Foundation, which means they have met rigid requirements and are approved sites for health information.

• American Dietetic Association – www.eatright.org
• American Heart Association – www.americanheart.org
• Centers for Disease Control – www.cdc.gov
• DHHS Office of Women’s Health – www.womenshealth.gov
• Daily Med – www.dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/
• Health Finder – www.healthfinder.gov
• Health Observances Calendar – www.healthfinder.gov/nho/nho.asp
• Kids.gov – www.kids.gov
• Kids Health – www.kidshealth.org
• Medline Plus – www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
• National Dairy Council – www.nationaldairycouncil.org/educationalmaterials
• National Institutes of Health – health.nih.gov
• National Women’s Health Resource Center – www.healthywomen.org/resources
• NIH Senior Health – nihseniorhealth.gov/category/healthyaging.html
• University of Maryland Web site for Faith Community Nurses – www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/faith
• WebMD – www.webMD.com