City of Casa Grande

Free helpful Internet sites

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health/Pregúntale a NOAH Sobre la Salud   
This searchable directory provides access to "full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased." Sites are selected by librarians and health professionals. Available in English and Spanish.
URL: http://www.noah-health.org/ 
 
 National Health Information Center (NHIC)   
The heart of this site is its Health Information Resource Database, which includes thousands of U.S. organizations and government offices that provide health information on request. Included are a list of toll-free health information telephone numbers and federal health information centers and clearinghouses. Browse by subject or search by title, keyword, city, or state.
URL: http://www.health.gov/nhic/

 Body1.com   
Contains health news, and information about diseases and their diagnosis and treatment, first aid, symptoms, tests, and procedures. Features links to an affiliated series covering wounds, knees, shoulders, veins, and medical technology. Contributors include physicians, business people, medical writers, and computer specialists from Harvard and MIT.
URL: http://www.body1.com/
 
 Healthfinder: Your Guide to Reliable Health Information   
This site for consumers contains a directory of health organizations and links to hundreds of sites featuring "government and nonprofit health and human services information." Includes news, articles, and a Kids section. Parts of this site available in Spanish. Searchable, and browsable by topic. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
URL: http://www.healthfinder.gov/

 Familydoctor.org   
This site offers well-written, easy-to-understand health and medical information. Search by keyword or browse by age group or medical condition. Includes self-care flow charts, health facts on specific topics with referral information, and health information handouts. Some information available in Spanish. From the American Academy of Family Physicians, "a national medical organization representing ... family physicians, family practice residents and medical students."
URL: http://familydoctor.org/
 
 MedlinePlus: Easy-to-Read Health Topics   
Links to health information on common illnesses and conditions in easy-to-read language. Many of the browsable topics feature interactive tutorials. The site is available in Spanish and English and appropriate for people with limited reading skills. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/easytoread/all_easytoread.html

 Everyday Choices for a Healthier Life   
"The American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association have joined together in a historic collaboration to encourage the prevention and early detection of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke." The site provides suggestions about healthy eating, exercise, quitting smoking, and medical screenings. Also includes links to interactive tools on these topics. In English and Spanish.
URL: http://www.everydaychoices.org

 Medem   
Although some of the content here is for physicians, this site offers "health care information from the nation's medical societies." All of the consumer health information here is from peer-reviewed sources. There is information about diseases and conditions, therapies and health strategies, and health care at various life stages. The site has a directory of physicians by location and specialty and links to the Web sites of professional societies. Searchable.
URL: http://www.medem.com/
 
 Reuters Health   
Daily "medical and healthcare news" for the professional and consumer, and daily news about the medical industry. Archived for about one month. Searchable by keyword and topic. Note: some news available as headline only.
URL: http://www.reutershealth.com/
 
The Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition   
The full-text, searchable consumer edition of the famous Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy "meant for all those people interested in medical care who did not have a medical degree." Includes audio files of pronunciations, photographs, animations, and video files.
URL: http://www.merck.com/mmhe/

 The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy   
This well-known medical diagnostic handbook is online in its entirety. Searchable, and browsable by chapters.
URL: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/
 
 National Institutes of Health: Health Information   
This site is the primary access point to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Users can choose a specific health topic, browse categories, or search all topics to access information about specific diseases. Links are also provided to databases with information about health hotlines, clinical trials, and related topics.
URL: http://health.nih.gov/

 Health Information   
Topics include conditions and concerns; medications; women's, men's, children's, and teens' health; food and nutrition; sports and fitness; sexuality and health; alternative health; travel and health; mental health; and diagnostic and surgical procedures. Also features interactive tools (anatomy and condition explorers, healthy living calculator); a quick reference guide to diseases, conditions, and injuries; and a medical dictionary. From the University of California, San Diego, Medical Center.
URL: http://health.ucsd.edu/healthinfo/
 
 Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources   
Also known as Hardin MD, this is a directory of directories on many medical subjects, plus "direct links to primary information in circumscribed subjects" and medical pictures. From the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa.
URL: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/ 
 
 Discovery Health   
This Discovery Channel site features current health news, a section on diseases and conditions, encyclopedias on diseases, injuries, surgery, and medical tests, and links to further references such as MEDLINE, a medical dictionary, and clinical trials. Find articles by physicians about health topics and calculators for calories burned by activity, basal metabolic rate, blood alcohol content, body mass index, cost of smoking, and heart rate.
URL: http://health.discovery.com/ 
 
 Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)   
KFF is a "non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation." It sponsors health care policy research and communications programs. The site offers reports on issues such as insurance, prescription drugs, minority health, women's health, HIV/AIDS, and entertainment media and health. It also provides fact sheets and current health policy news.
URL: http://kff.org

MedlinePlus   
"MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 700 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. MedlinePlus is updated daily."
URL: http://medlineplus.gov/