Resources
We hope these resources and websites can help you in your journey to get healthy:
Cancer
- American Cancer Society – reliable information about cancer
- American Institute for Cancer Research – information about diet and nutrition
- Cancer.Net – oncologist-approved cancer information from the American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Cancerwise – news and information from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Caring4Cancer – excellent resource about nutrition and cancer, including recipes, tips and hints
- Chemocare.com – information about chemotherapy
- ClinicalTrials.gov – federal and private clinical research
- LIVESTRONG – Lance Armstrong Foundation
- National Cancer Institute/U.S. National Institutes of Health – information service covering a wide range of topics, including clinical trials
Diabetes
Erectile Dysfunction/Impotence
Exercise
Financial Assistance
For information about Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care coverage you may qualify for, go to our Financial Aid page.
High Blood Pressure
- American Society of Hypertension
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
- National Kidney Foundation
Joint Health
Heart Health
Kidney Disease
- American Kidney Fund
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Kidney Disease Education Program
- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- National Kidney Foundation
Mental Health
Prostate Health
Questions to ask your doctor
Smoking Cessation
For the general public:
Freedom From Smoking Community Cessation Program - call (810) 262-7184
For Hurley Medical Center employees:
HMC Employee Telephonic Quitline - call toll free (888) 642-5566
Health First Employee Wellness Department - call (810) 262-7184
Telephone Helplines
American Cancer Society Hotline
(800) 227-2345
800-Quit-Now (800-084-8669)
National program sponsored by Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, an office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
800-480-Quit (800-480-7848)
Sponsored by State of Michigan and available FREE to all Michigan residents
Michigan Tobacco Quit Line
(888) 762-8675
Stop Smoking Support Group - Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
800-66-START (800-667-8278)
Great Start/Quit line for expectant mothers
(800) 358-9295
Online Information and Programs
American Cancer Society Stop Smoking (Freshstart)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HealthQuest Tobacco Cessation Program
(available to HealthPlus of Michigan subscribers)
National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids
Quit the Nic
(available to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan subscribers at www.bcbsm.com)
State of Michigan Tobacco Quit Line
Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute
Hypnosis
Tomlinson Hypnotherapy, LLC
John Tomlinson, BAS, MA, CHT
(810) 742-0932
Stroke
- Stroke Connection magazine (888-478-7653)
- AHA’s Power To End Stroke (PTES) (888-478-7653)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Stroke Group Registry (888-478-7653)
