Resources and Information:

At Wilson N. Jones Regional Medical Center one of our primary goals is to provide you with the information you need to manage your health and maintain or improve your quality of life. For that purpose, we have compiled a list of external websites below that includes useful information on a variety of health topics.

For more information about any of the topics below, you can click on the link to open a new window to that organization’s website.

Association, Foundation, Federal and State Resources:

Alzheimer’s Association 
The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine 
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is the only professional society dedicated exclusively to the medical subspecialty of sleep medicine.

American Association for Respiratory Care 
The AARC is the professional society for respiratory therapists.

American Cancer Society 
For more than 100 years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has worked relentlessly to save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Together with millions of our supporters worldwide, we help people stay well, help people get well, find cures, and fight back against cancer.

American Council of the Blind 
The American Council of the Blind strives to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and quality of life, of all blind and visually-impaired people.

American Counseling Association 
American Counseling Association representing professional counselors.

American Diabetes Association 
Leading the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and advocating for those affected by diabetes.

American Heart Association 
The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

American Liver Foundation 
American Liver Foundations’ mission is to facilitate, advocate and promote education, support, and research for the prevention, treatment, and cure of liver disease.

American Lung Association 
The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through Education, Advocacy and Research.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
The Center For Health and Wellness provides visitors with hundreds of articles and resources related to medicine, nutrition, diet, medical treatments, and more.

American Medical Association 
Since 1847 the American Medical Association has promoted scientific advancement, improved public health, and invested in the doctor and patient relationship.

American Physical Therapy Association 
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is an individual membership professional organization representing more than 88,000 member physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs), and students of physical therapy.

American Red Cross 
The American Red Cross exists to provide compassionate care to those in need.

Department of Health and Human Services 
The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services is to help provide the building blocks that Americans need to live healthy, successful lives.

Here For Texas 
At Here for Texas you will find a comprehensive database of North Texas mental health providers and resources.

National Cancer Institute 
The NCI, established under the National Cancer Institute Act of 1937, is the Federal Government’s principal agency for cancer research and training.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 
NCADD is here to lend a hand, available to help you and your community gain greater understanding about the illness of addiction and what you can do about it.

National Council on the Aging 
NISC is a dynamic network of senior center professionals from around the country.

National Health Information Center 
NHIC links people to organizations that provide reliable health information.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute 
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives.

Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
NIAID conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

National Kidney Foundation 
The National Kidney Foundation is the leading organization in the U.S. dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, millions of patients and their families, and tens of millions of Americans at risk.

National Library of Medicine 
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, has been a center of information innovation since its founding in 1836.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society 
The National MS Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now-to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis.

National Organization for Rare Disorders 
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), a 501(c)(3) organization, is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare “orphan” diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them.

National Safety Council 
The National Safety Council is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to save lives by preventing injuries and deaths at work, in homes and communities and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy.

National Stroke Association
National Stroke Association’s mission is to reduce the incidence and impact of stroke by developing compelling education and programs focused on prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and support for all impacted by stroke.

Okay to Say 
Okay to Say was launched by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and our partners to increase awareness that most mental illnesses are treatable and to offer messages of hope and recovery to Texans and their families.