Health Information for Individuals and Families

Choose a topic area below from the Quick Guide to Healthy Living to get started. Or enter your age and sex in the myhealthfinder box at the right to get prevention information specifically for you.

Nutrition and Fitness
Everyday Health and Wellness
Pregnancy
For Parents
Heart Health
Public Health and Safety

HIV and STDs
Cancer Screening and Prevention
Important Screening Tests
Diabetes
For Women
For Older Adults

HHS Initiatives

Health Communication,
Health Literacy & e-Health Healthy People Dietary Guidelines Physical Activity
Guidelines

Photo of a mother with her child looking at a laptop computer

Resources

Healthcare.gov
ChooseMyPlate.gov
National Health Information Center
Womenshealth.gov
MedlinePlus®
National Prevention Strategy
2012 National Health Observances
2012 Federal Health
Information Centers
2012 Toll-Free Numbers
for Health Information

Health News

Do Video Games Promote Reckless Driving in Certain Teens?
Putting Your Mental Health in Order
Topical Products for Muscle, Joint Pain May Cause Burns: FDA

More Health News
Get Health News by E-mail
Noticias en Español

This site is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.