The web site of Division 38, Health Psychology, of the American Psychological Association; includes a mission statement, publications, and links to many health psychology web sites. (
http://www.health-psych.org/
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The web site of the Society of Behavioral Medicine with web links to many areas of behavioral medicine and on-line psychology journals. (
http://www.sbmweb.org/
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This society explores mind-body interaction in the maintenance of health and causation of disease. The society publishes Psychosomatic Medicine and you can read abstracts of current and past articles in the journal on-line at this site. (
http://www.psychosomatic.org/main_frame.html
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Explores such questions as: What is stress? How much can we control what happens to us? How does stress affect well-being, our body, and our health? What do people do when they experience stress? How can people maintain a healthy life style? (
http://www2.health-center.com/mentalhealth/stress/
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Explores the role of psychological stress in the functioning of the immune system and health. (
http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/cancer/s96front/darkside.htm
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This web site gives you access to psychoneuroimmunology links, such as the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity and the Academy of Psychosomatic Research. (
http://www.pnirs.org/
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Provides information about barriers to self-assertiveness, key aspects of being assertive, some items to help you determine how assertive you are, and the components of assertive behavior. (
http://www2.arkansas.net/%7Emom/pts6.html
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This extensive web site on biofeedback explores what biofeedback means, its history, applications, and other aspects of the technique. Includes photographs of biofeedback sessions and printouts. (
http://www.epub.org.br/cm/n04/tecnologia/biofeed_i.htm
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The web site of the Cooper Aerobic Institute, developed and directed by Kenneth Cooper, who created the concept of aerobic conditioning, includes information about fitness, wellness, and research. (
http://www.cooperaerobics.com/
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The Tufts University Center on Nutrition Communication with extensive web links to information about many aspects of nutrition. (
http://navigator.tufts.edu/
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have provided this material on smoking/tobacco control that includes such topics as secondhand smoking, smokeless tobacco, smoking and pregnancy, smoking cessation among recovering alcoholics, and tobacco use by women. (
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/
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The web site of the Alan Guttmacher Institute with information about recent research on contraception, adolescent pregnancy, and other dimensions of sexuality. (
http://www.agi-usa.org/
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention web site on the prevention of HIV and AIDS with information about various prevention programs and risks to different populations. (
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts.htm
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