• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Categories of information on this site include: A to Z Index, Health & Safety Topics, Publications, Data and Statistics.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.cdc.gov

• Family Doctor.org - Categories on this site from the American Academy of Family Physicians include: Conditions A-Z, Healthy Living, Health Tools. This site is also available in Spanish.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.familydoctor.org/

• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - From the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa, content on this site is organized by subject clusters and an A to Z index. A link to search for medical pictures is also provided.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/

• Healthfinder® - An award-winning Federal Web site for consumers looking for reliable health information. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies. Web Address / URL: http://www.healthfinder.gov

• HealthMap Platform - This site from Merck Medicus provides over 2500 HealthMaps for you to search.  HealthMaps are patient-oriented medical navigation tools that educate and inform, with links to high-quality health resources. Use either the Search box, Topic Index A - Z, or Menu features to locate information on this site. Web Address / URL: http://www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/frame_healthmaps.jsp

• InteliHealth - This site contains consumer health information from Harvard’s Medical School. Features include a medical dictionary, drug resource center, and information on diseases and conditions.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.intelihealth.com/

• Martindale's "Virtual" Nursing Center - This site contains an extensive list of nursing links, news, and resources such as interactive cases and medical dictionaries.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.martindalecenter.com/Nursing.html

• MayoClinic.com - This site provides information on: Diseases & Conditions, Treatment Decisions, Drugs & Supplements, Healthy Living, and Health Tools.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm?

• Medem Network - "Founded by leading medical societies in the U.S., Medem was created to become the most  comprehensive and trusted source of healthcare content on the Internet."
  Web Address / URL: http://www.medem.com

• MedlinePlus®  - This site provides the following searchable categories: Health Topics, Drugs & Supplements, a Medical Encyclopedia, Dictionaries, News, Directories, as well as links to numerous professional organizations and U.S. consumer health libraries. Web Address / URL: http://medlineplus.gov

• Medscape for Nurses -  This site serves as a timely source of clinical information. A "Search" box is provided to help you locate health and drug information.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.medscape.com/nurses

• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - A vast source of information about health in the United States. The data collected by the NCHS helps identify and address critical health problems that exist in our country. Web Address / URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health - NOAH provides access to high quality full-text consumer information on a wide range of health related topics in English and Spanish.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.noah-health.org

• NIH Health Information - From the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site provides access to health information on a wide range of medical topics for the general public and medical professionals.
  Web Address / URL: http://health.nih.gov/

• PubMed - "PubMed provides free access to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's (NLM's) database with over 16 million bibliographic citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health care systems, and preclinical sciences." In some instances you will also find links to selected full-text articles. The PubMed FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) website provides further information about the database and tips for searching it effectively.
  Web Address / URL:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=PubMed.

• Web MD Health - This site provides information on Diseases & Conditions, features sections dedicated to Women's, Men's and Children's Health, and includes numerous A-Z Guides.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.webmd.com/default.htm

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Revised 12/2007

Disclaimer:  These web pages are for educational purposes only.  Any medical or other decisions should be made in consultation with a qualified health care provider.