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Web design inspiration: 10 Health and wellness websites

By // March 14, 2012, 3:11 AM PST

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  • Map My Run

    First up is Map My Run where you can create and save your own running or walking routes, share your routes, and find other’s routes that might be in your area. The website offers a great way to track your running and find other great locations to walk or run.

  • Prevention magazine

    Up next is Prevention magazine's online presence where they offer tips and articles on health, weight loss, and fitness, healthy recipes, beauty, and alternative disciplines as well. Free online membership also provides you with tools to track your fitness and calories.

  • Brain Metrix

    Exercising the mind is one of those areas that seem to get neglected, but this website is an exception. Brain Metrix is an online gym where you get to train your brain to think faster, smarter, and increase your cognitive efficiency.

  • Lifehack

    Next, we have Lifehack -- a great place to get tips and tricks including advice and resources that will help you get things done more efficiently and effectively.

  • WebMD

    WebMD is chock full of health information from A to Z, has sections on drugs and prescriptions, healthy living, eating and diet, parenting and pregnancy, teen health, and even pet health.

  • NYT Well blog

    New York Times Well Blog by columnist Tara Parker-Pope makes a nice use of eye-catching graphics.

  • Wall Street Journal Health blog

    The Wall Street Journal Health Blog gives you the big picture on health and the business of health; recent pieces addressed hernia surgery, drugs for osteoporosis, and kids with allergies.

  • RxList

    RxList, the online drug index provides both medical practitioner and consumer information on prescription drugs including dosage, side effects, drug interactions, warnings, precautions, and contraindications.

  • Healthfinder.gov

    Healthfinder.gov has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations.

  • The Commonwealth Fund

    Lastly, we have The Commonwealth Fund, which is a private foundation working to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults.

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Map My Run

First up is Map My Run where you can create and save your own running or walking routes, share your routes, and find other’s routes that might be in your area. The website offers a great way to track your running and find other great locations to walk or run.

About Ryan Boudreaux

Ryan has performed in a broad range of technology support roles for electric-generation utilities, including nuclear power plants, and for the telecommunications industry. He has worked in web development for the restaurant industry and the Federal g...

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