This list of resources is provided to assist individuals in obtaining more information about benefits, entitlements, health care and psychosocial issues.

Disclaimer: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital bears no responsibility for any information on these sites, nor does their inclusion express or imply endorsement for their services or views.

Advocacy

Family USA: The Voice for Health Care Consumers
www.familiesusa.org/

Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program
www.hiicap.state.ny.us

National Center for the Victims of Crimes
www.ncvc.org

Children and Families
New York State Council on Children and Families
www.ccf.state.ny.us/

The Institute for Urban Family Health
www.institute2000.org

Elder

Eldercare Web
www.elderweb.com

Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/epic/faq.htm

The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare Information
www.medicare.gov

New York State Office for the Aging
www.aging.ny.us

New York State Adult Day Services Association, Inc.
www.nysada.org

New York State Department of Health Nursing Home Information
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/nursing/hltdpt.htm

HIV

Gay Men's Health Crisis
www.gmhc.org

The Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource
www.thebody.com

Critical Path AIDS Project--AIDS Treatment Information, AIDS Research
Information, AIDS Prevention Information
www/critpath.org

General Information

Families USA
www.familiesusa.org

HealthFinder
www.healthfinder.gov

Information & Referral Network

NOAH New York Online Access to Health
(multilingual)
www.noah.cuny.edu

Social Security
www.ssa.gov

New York State Commission on Quality of Care
www.cqc.state.ny.us

New York State Department of Health Web Site
www.health.state.ny.us/index.htm

Legal

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
bazelon.org

Legal Aid Society
www.legal-aid.org

The New York State Bar Association
National Health Law Program
www.healthlaw.org

Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program
www.hiicap.state.ny.us

Human Rights Campaign
shttp://www.hrc.org

HealthCare

NYS Commission on Quality of Care
www.cqc.state.ny.us

New York State Department of Health - What's New
www.health.state.ny.us

Services

The New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/obvh/cbvh110.htm

New York State Home Care Providers
www.nyshcp.org