Medical Resources

Resources for Finding Affordable Health Care
• Get Health Care - List of resources for accessing affordable health care in the US. Note that some of these options are limited to folks who are designated as "very low income," which amounts to less than 50% of your local area's median income*

  You can find out your local area's median income by looking up your city/town on the American FactFinder website, which is run by the US Census Bureau.

First Aid: Resources for Activists
• Pepper Spray and Tear Gas
• Preparing for a Demo (Avoiding Injury)
• Emergency Wound Care (Basic)
• Emergency Would Care for Health Professionals (Advanced)
• Street Medic Training Manual from BALM, the Boston Area Liberation Medic Squad
Specific Medical Conditions
• Trench foot (symptoms and treatment)
• Cholera (symptoms and prevention)
• E Coli (symptoms and treatment)
• West Nile (symptoms and treatment)
Mental Health
• Psychotherapies (from the National Institute of Mental Health)
• Icarus Project
Resources for Health Professionals/Aspiring Health Professionals
• National Health Service Corps - Places recent health profession graduates into low-income, underserved, and high-need areas. Provides significant financial assistance for paying back student loans. Please note that this program is run by the US federal government.