L.A. Care's mission is to help you improve your health. We want to give you as much good health care information as we can and help you find local resources that can assist you. If you have questions or need more information about health care and wellness, please visit these useful websites for more information.

Health Programs in California

Government Resources

Children's Health

HEALTH INFORMATION SITES

American Diabetes Association - www.diabetes.org

Information about living with and treating diabetes.

American Heart Association - www.amhrt.org

An easy to use site about heart disease and stroke.

Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations

www.aapcho.org

Information to improve the health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

CancerNet - www.cancernet.gov

Information on cancer from the National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Koop's Community - www.drkoop.com

Includes a health search by topic, resource center, advice on health plans, medical books and more.

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HEALTH PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA

Access for Infants and Mothers (AIM) -

www.mrmib.ca.gov/MRMIB/AIM.html

AIM is a low-cost health care program for pregnant women and their newborns.

Healthy Families - www.healthyfamilies.ca.gov

Healthy Families is a low-cost health care program for children.

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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

Department of Managed Health Care - www.dmc.ca.gov

Information on health care rights, consumer complaint process, independent medical review.

County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services -

www.dhs.co.la.ca.us

Information about health programs and list of clinics and hospitals run by County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services.

County of Los Angeles Department of Social Services - dpss.co.la.ca.us

Information on financial help, welfare, and health care programs and services, such as CalWORKs.

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CHILDREN'S HEALTH

American Academy of Pediatrics - www.aap.org

Focuses on health issues related to children.

Healthfinder for Kids - www.healthfinder.gov/kids/

Guides children and their parents to information about health and healthy living. It also features games and fun stuff for kids.

KidsDoctor - www.kidsdoctor.com

Offers parents information on children's health.