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title: Health Agencies and Organizations on Twitter
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[From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Health Agencies and Organizations on Twitter

By Rachel Walden • September 21, 2009

Please note: This entry -- originally posted at [Our Bodies, Our Blog](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog) -- has not been updated since the publication date listed above.

As many of you may know, OBOS Executive Director [Judy Norsigian is on Twitter](http://twitter.com/JudyOBOS), where she shares links to our posts and other items of interest. If you're unfamiliar with this social networking tool, [Twitter](http://twitter.com/) allows users to post very short (140-character) messages to share with their "followers," and to view these updates from those they are "following." Here is a sampling of health-related government, news, and organization Twitter accounts I'm familiar with; please leave additional suggestions in the comments!  
  
U.S. Government  
  
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- [AIDSgov](http://twitter.com/AIDSgov) - HIV/AIDS information and news
- [CDCFlu](http://twitter.com/CDCFlu) - flu information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- [CDCEmergency](http://twitter.com/CDCemergency) - emergency preparedness info from the CDC
- [Disabilitygov](http://twitter.com/Disabilitygov) - disability resources
- [girlshealth](http://twitter.com/girlshealth) - from HHS's [girlshealth.gov](http://www.girlshealth.gov/)
- [HHSGov](http://twitter.com/HHSGov) - Health and Human Services
- [medlineplus4you](http://twitter.com/medlineplus4you) - MedlinePlus, consumer health information provider from the National Library of Medicine
- [NCIprevention](http://twitter.com/NCIprevention) - cancer prevention info from the National Cancer Institute
- [NIMHgov](http://twitter.com/NIMHgov) - from the National Institute of Mental Health
- [womenshealth](http://twitter.com/womenshealth) - from the National Women's Health Information Service

  
  
Health News  
  
- - 
    - [BBCHealth](http://twitter.com/bbchealth)
    - [Globehealth](http://twitter.com/Globehealth) - Boston Globe
    - [LATimeshealth](http://twitter.com/LATimeshealth)
    - [NPRhealth](http://twitter.com/NPRhealth)
    - [nytimeshealth](http://twitter.com/nytimeshealth)
    - [WSJHealthBlog](http://twitter.com/WSJHealthBlog) - from the Wall Street Journal

  
  
Also, [WeNews](http://twitter.com/Womens_eNews), from Women's eNews  
  
Organizations  
  
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- [PublicHealth](http://twitter.com/PublicHealth) - American Public Health Association
- [CancerLGBT](http://twitter.com/cancerLGBT) - National LGBT Cancer Network
- [Guttmacher](http://twitter.com/Guttmacher) - the Guttmacher Institute
- [MADREspeaks](http://twitter.com/MADREspeaks) - MADRE
- [MSFC](http://twitter.com/MSFC) - Medical Students for Choice
- [NARAL](http://twitter.com/NARAL) - NARAL Pro-Choice America
- [Reprodocs](http://twitter.com/reprodocs) - Physicians for Reproductive Choice
- [RWV4HealthCare](http://twitter.com/RWV4HealthCare) - Raising Women's Voices

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**Pam** on Sep 28, 2009

Thanks for this helpful list! FYI: The March of Dimes tweets with info for pregnant women and new moms. To find out more, go to this link: http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/28699\_28714.asp

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