Health & Medicine Consumer Information - Internet Resources
Health & Medicine - Google Directory
Health & Medicine - Librarians' Index to the Internet
Psychology - Internet Resources (incl Mental Health)
Aging & Seniors
- Alzheimer's Association: Diversity Toolbox
for families, caregivers & health practitioners serving ethnically diverse communities, materials incl Chinese,
Korean & Spanish language
- Alzheimer's Association: For Kids & Teens
age-appropriate explanations, books, links
- American Association of Retired Persons - AARP
-Policy & Research Topics
-AgeLine Database
abstracts of social gerontology & aging-related articles, books, reports
Caregiving
- Caregiver.org
- Caregiving - AARP
- CareManager.org
- ElderCare.gov
- Family Caregiving 101 - National Family Caregivers Association & National Alliance for Caregiving
"designed to provide caregivers with the basic tools, skills and information they need to protect their own physical and mental health while they provide high quality care for their loved one" | care-giving skills, taking care of yourself as a caregiver, "navigating the health care maze," finding help
Children
- Alzheimer's Association: For Kids & Teens
age-appropriate explanations, books, links
- Child Health Advice
"guidelines to help you determine how sick your child is and if you need to call your child's doctor & to help you treat your child at home when it is safe to do so"
End-of-Life Resources
- Care at the End of Life
- Caring Connections - National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
advocacy group that educates people and policy makers on end-of-life care | state-specific information and
documents that can be downloaded on directives like living wills and durable power of attorney for health care | Advance care planning, Caregiving, Pain, Financial issues, Hospice and palliative care, Grief and loss
- Elisabeth Kübler Ross
official site, a biography, selected quotes, hospice locator, related organizations, advice for caregivers, bibliography, in 7 languages
- Growth House
gateway for end-of-life information | extensive resource directory ranking sites
- Last Acts
coalition that joins more than 550 groups involved in end-of-life care | searchable "resource directory" | electronic newsletter
- MedlinePlus: Death and Dying - National Library of Medicine
specific conditions & research issues, coping, advanced care planning, feeding tubes & ventilators, health care choices, palliative care, questions to ask doctors, finances, funeral arrangements, "What To Do Before and After the Moment of Death"
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
nonprofit membership association of hospices and similar groups | "find a hospice program" search | "communicating your end-of-life wishes"
- On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying
PBS site based on the Bill Moyers television series | audio and video clips | "end-of-life tools," incl a test to help you assess your beliefs about death and dying
General
- AllRefer Health Encyclopedia
- American Public Health Association
local & national policy-making, disease prevention & health promotion, environmental health, professional
education, publication series, annual awards, educational services, advocacy, press releases, news
updates, sample chapters from recent & forthcoming publications, Science & Programs
- Anatomy Atlases
- Ask Dr. Weil
- Bioethics Home Page - The Cleveland Clinic
articles on specific bioethical, medical, religious issues, guide to decision making
- BioEthicsWeb
- Canadian Institute for Health Information
- Complete Home Medical Guide - Columbia U.
- Deciphering Medspeak - Medical Library Association
- Diets Guide
- E-Journals in Health and Medicine
- FamilyDoctor.org - American Academy of Family Physicians
Conditions, Healthy Living, Parents & Kids, Women, Men, Seniors, Smart Patient Guide, Over-the-Counter Guide
- Go Ask Alice - Health & Sexuality
- Guide to Health Care Quality - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
- Health Education Assets Library: Heal National Digital Library
multimedia presentations on a wide range of health education topics at both the professional and lay levels
- HealthGate
- HealthLinks at U. Washington
- HealthMap
"unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health"
- Health News Review - Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making
reviews quality of health articles, magazines, newspapers, television, for accuracy, balance, honesty, completeness, rating criteria, contributors' credentials, searchable
- Healthopedia
- HighWire - Sciences & Medicine Index & Full-Text
keyword and subject searching, topic map, citation map
- Longevity Calculator
based on Harvard Medical School researchers health quiz to calculate one's life expectancy
- Massage Therapy 101
techniques, complementary therapies, equipment
- Medical Information Bureau - MIB
site for consumers to request their free health conditions reports that health insurance companies receive
- Medical Records Privacy
- Medical Reference for Non-Medical Librarians
personal medical information not covered by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA), ideas & resources for protecting the privacy of records
- MedLine (PubMed - NIH)
- MedLine Plus - Consumer Health
by topic, demographic group, dictionary, encyclopedia
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy
- The National Library of Medicine - Consumer Health Information
Health Topics (conditions/diseases/wellness) | Drug Information (generic and brand name drugs) | Dictionaries (for medical terms) | Directories (locations/credentials of MDs, dentists and hospitals) | Other Resources (organizations, consumer health libraries, etc.)
- PatientINFORM - American Cancer, Diabetes & Heart Associations
free recent research on diseases & treatments
- Spirituality and Medicine - Ethics in Medicine, UW School of Medicine
best practices for health professionals
- The Virtual Hospital: A Digital Library of Health Information
educational content for patients, health care providers, students
- Virtual Nursing Center - Martindale's
Hawaii
- Consumer Health Information Service - Hawaii Medical Library
- Hawaii Medical Library
- Hawaii Medical Library Online Catalog
- Native Hawaiian Data Book
- School of Public Health Library, UH
Health Insurance
- Consumer Guide to Handling Disputes with Your Employer or Private Health Plan - Consumers Union
- Healthcare Coverage Options Database - National Association of Health Underwriters
state-by-state information on health coverage options for those without
- YouGotInsured
health insurance guide, vocabulary, where to find, why universal health care is needed, healthcare stats, travel insurance, headlines
International
- The International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)
"advocates and facilitates education, service, research activities in the field of travel medicine" | directory of travel medicine clinics from around the world, the "GeoSentinal" "data collection network for the surveillance of travel related morbidity", information about ISTM education & training opportunities, links to travel health news, related sites
- Rape Crisis Information Pathfinder - iBiblio
hotlines, int'l rape crisis centers directory, support groups, int'l resources & research, articles, statistics, reference resources, victim blame research, films, bibliographies, online research tools & databases, health & psychological effects, date rape drugs, LGBT sexual assault, male sexual assault victims, victim assistance & legal resources, war rape & online support groups
- Substandard & Counterfeit Medicines - World Health Organization
- World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
Medications
- Centerwatch - New Drug Trials
- Getthepill.com - Dr. Matt Wise
online prescriptions for emergency contraception
- RxList
prescription drug index
Mental Health
- AllAboutCounseling
approaches, risks, self-help techniques, links to mental health resources, professional directory, discussion board
- The National Mental Health Association
advocacy, treatment, support groups, fact sheets, news, email updates
- The Unabridged Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection - Dr. Robert Hsiung, Prof Clinical Psychiatry, U Chicago
informational pamphlets from university counseling centers, incl anger, depression, cults, eating disorders, impulse control, study skills, time management, grief
Statistics
- Core Health Indicators - World
Health Organization Statistical Information System
country, region, year, vital & epidemiological indicators - deaths, life expectancy, diseases,
risk factors, access to health care
- Global Health Facts &
Global Health Reporting
Data by Country, or Topic: HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Other Diseases, Conditions,
& Risk Indicators, Programs, Funding, & Financing, Health Workforce & Capacity, Demography
& Population, Income & The Economy, Reporting Tools, News & Events
- Health Statistics Links
- National Center for Health Statistics
- StateHealthFacts.org
by state & topic
- The State of Aging and Health in America Report - CDC
US
- Center for Disease Control
- FDA Drug & Company Info
- Healthfinder - US Dept of Health & Human Services
- Medical Matrix - Directory Selected Sites
- Medline Interactive Health Tutorials
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institutes of Health: Consumer Health Information
- The National Pain Foundation
treatment information, support groups, traditional & complementary practitioner directories, peer-reviewed, personal pain inventory & journal
- State of Our Health - United Health Foundation
- The State of Teen Pregnancy Across the U.S.
Women
- HealthyWomen.org - National Women's Health Resource Center
"More than 100 conditions, diseases and women's health issues covered in depth. From acupuncture to yoga. Diagnosis, treatment, questions to ask your health care professional, lifestyle tips and more. All content reviewed for medical accuracy by health care professionals."
- The National Women's Health Information Center - Office on Women's Health, US Dept of Health & Human Services
topics, organizations, publications, data & statistics, campaigns & events, media & professional resources
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