If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Healia Communities may help you better understand your health concerns through communities of like-minded people. With our communities, you can get personalized, relevant support for your health decisions. We help people come together to get answers to their questions about health and wellness.
Note that if you're under 18 years of age, please ask an adult to help you use Healia Communities. We do not recommend that minors use Healia Communities without adult supervision.
Healia Communities guides you to trustworthy and personally relevant health information in unique ways. We help you:
Healia was started several years ago with funding from the National Cancer Institute / National Institutes of Health to develop a health search engine that could provide high quality and personally relevant search results. Healia is now a division of Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP), one of the nation's leading media and marketing companies with businesses centering on magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing, and interactive media. The Meredith Publishing Group includes Better Homes and Gardens, Ladies' Home Journal, Family Circle, Parents, American Baby, Fitness, and More.
At Healia, we understand that your health information is personal, sensitive, and private--and we are completely committed to protecting your privacy. We give you the option of selecting the parts of your profile that you want hidden from other members. To learn more about changing privacy settings in sections of your profile, click here.
You can help maintain Healia Communities as a positive and safe environment by not revealing any personally identifying information. Never post your mailing address, phone number, or social security number.
To learn more about our privacy policy, please see the Healia Communities Privacy Policy.
Do not use Healia Communities to post about a medical emergency or time-sensitive and serious health issue. All information on Healia Communities is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment. If you have an emergency or serious health concern, call 911 or seek professional health care immediately. A few resources are listed below:
The credibility of information on the Web should always be carefully evaluated. Because Healia Communities is open to the public, please be aware that people and companies with potential conflicts of interest or hidden motives may post on the site. Please consult the National Library of Medicine for information about how to evaluate health information.
At Healia Communities, we strive to promote an atmosphere of helpfulness, honesty, and trust. To ensure the best quality content and interactions, we ask all users to review and adhere to the Posting Guidelines.
To help our members find the best answers, you can rate contributions from users on a scale of one to five stars. We encourage members to act as mentors by awarding Healia points for helpful activities, and we recognize members who earn the most Healia points.
Note that in Healia Communities, discussions about health often involve sensitive topics and language. Some users may find some discussions and language to be offensive. Although our Posting Guidelines are intended to minimize use of offensive language and posting of inappropriate content, it is impossible to guarantee that offensive language and inappropriate content will not appear on Healia Communities.
If you see a posting on Healia Communities that seems to be misleading, inaccurate, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate, please click Flag this as abuse. When a posting is flagged, our content managers will evaluate the posting to see if it complies with our Posting Guidelines. If not, the posting will be removed and the member account may be terminated.
If you've forgotten your password, you can have a new one sent to you, at the email address you registered with, by visiting the request new password form.
If you are currently logged in and you would like to change your password, you can do so in the Account Information section of your Edit Profile page.
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