A collection of useful information resources for weather, health, Covid & Respiratory Virus activity and levels, and other topics. Updated regularly.
Climate & Weather
- www.airnow.gov – local air quality
- fire.airnow.gov – fire and smoke map for Canada and the U.S.
- climatevulnerabilityindex.org – map of U.S. hotspots for climate change impact
- NWS HeatRisk (noaa.gov) – color coded map showing the level of heat risk in the seven day forecast
Health, Respiratory Virus, & Covid Tracking
Local
- www.hubbubworld.com – local health risk prevalence for flu, RSV, and Covid
- www.walgreens.com/healthcare-solutions/covid-19-index – Walgreens COVID-19 Index / Positivity Tracker
- www.wastewaterscan.org – infectious disease tracking via wastewater prevalence. Local: Akron, Ohio Dashboard.
- clevelandcliniclabs.com/respiratory-virus-surveillance-statistics/ Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Virus Surveillance Statistics
- https://data.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/data/view/covid-19-reporting – Ohio Dept of Health – Covid Reporting
CDC & Government
- covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#maps_positivity-week – CDC – Maps – Current Covid Test Positivity by Geographic Area
- pmc19.com/data/ – Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative – Data Tracker – Wastewater & Forecasts (source of CDC data)
- www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data-research/dashboard/activity-levels.html CDC Respiratory Viruses Activity Tracker
- www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-nationaltrend.html – CDC Wastewater COVID-19 National and Regional Trend
- www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-currentlevels.html – CDC Wastewater levels – Covid
- covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home – CDC Covid Data Tracker
- www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data-research/dashboard/illness-severity.html – CDC Respiratory Illness – Illness Severity Rate
- www.who.int/news – World Health Organization COVID-19 guidelines on masks, treatments and patient care
- www.covid.gov/tools-and-resources/resources/tests – Free Covid Tests – Available Sept 2024
Medical & Veterinary Resources
- myair.resmed.com – CPAP device
- MSCMedicalShop.com CPAP Medical Supplies
- reekooz.com – online pharmacy selling Enovis nasal spray for covid protection.
- MyChart – our health providers
- www.patientrebateonline.com – Site where you can check to see the status and amount of any prescription discounts that you are currently receiving for medications.
- discountcanadadrugs.com – Canadian pharmacy that my cardiologist’s team recommended and uses for more affordable prescriptions.
- cipa.com/cipa-safe-pharmacies – Canadian International Pharmacy Association list of safe online pharmacies.
- canadianpharmacystore.com – Canadian pharmacy recommended and used by multiple people in the Medicare Q&A Facebook Group.
- projects.propublica.org/claimfile – ProPublica’s Claim File Helper lets you customize a letter requesting the notes and documents your insurer used when deciding to deny you coverage. Get your claim file before submitting an appeal.
- www.lapoflove.com – Veterinary hospice and in-home euthanasia service
Retirement & Aging
- www.omnicalculator.com – retirement withdrawal calculator
- www.medicare.gov – Medicare – official government site
- boomerbenefits.com – Independent insurance agency HIGHLY recommended (in the Medicare Q&A Facebook group) for free advice and assistance on choosing Medicare plans. They will advise and walk you through the process, and will also help you if you have billing issues after you’ve bought your plans through them.
- www.areaagingsolutions.org – Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
- Amazon.com Prime Access – Discounted Amazon Prime membership for those who meet income requirements
- npdbreach.com – National Public Data Breach – Search page to see if you were affected by the April 2024 hack of NationalPublicData.com
Community & Charitable Resources
Food Pantries, Free Clinics, Transportation… Not a complete list, just adding as I find them.
- lcfreeclinic.org – Lorain County Free Clinic. Based in Oberlin, Ohio
- beaconpharmacy.org – Beacon Pharmacy. They accept some donated prescription medications.
- www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org – The Greater Cleveland Food Bank. Includes information on pantries and resources in the Northeast Ohio Region.