The
Consumer and Patient Health Health Section of
the Medical Library Association
The American Medical Association
has complied a list of resources for healthcare consumers from
governmental, educational, organizational, and commercial web sites.
It covers a wide variety of health and medical topics.
DIRLINE
"DIRLINE is a directory
database that provides patients, health care and social services
professionals, and consumers with an easy-to-use online resource
for locating health and biomedical organizations offering information,
referral, and support for various diseases and conditions."
Family
Doctor
Family Doctor has been
written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals
at the American Academy of Family Physicians. It includes
informational sheets on specific health problems, a question and
answer section on common health issues, drug information, herbal
and alternative remedies, and self-care flowcharts.
HealthLinks
Plus
The goal of the HealthLink
Plus web site is to facilitate access to consumer health information
in an effort to develop and enhance public knowledge of important
health and fitness issues.
Healthy Roads Media
Healthy Roads Media
offers downloadable slide shows in several formats on topics
such as diabetes, domestic violence, smoking, etc.
InteliHealth
InteliHealth's expert editors "consumerize" health
information to make it accessible to the widest possible audience. To
promote quality, health information developed by InteliHealth is
reviewed and approved by leading medical experts. It includes
information on drugs, diseases, life stages and also has a medical
dictionary.
La Crosse County Health
Department Newsletters
The La Crosse County Health Department offers monthly
newsletters to help you focus on a healthier lifestyle by eating
right and exercising.
Mayoclinic
The Mayo Clinic web site
will lead you to a wide variety of health information. It
has "condition centers" and "healthy living centers," drug
information and a first aid and self care guide. There is
also a section called "Expert Answers from Mayo Specialists."
Medicaid
Resource Book
The Medicaid Resource Book "describes
four pivotal aspects of how the Medicaid program operates -- who
it covers, what it covers, how it is financed, and how it is administered.
It was written to assist the public and policymakers in understanding
the structure and operation of the Medicaid program."
MEDLINEplus
MEDLINEplus provides access
to extensive information about specific diseases and conditions
and also has links to consumer health information form the National
Institutes of Health. You will find dictionaries, lists of
hospitals and physicians, health information in Spanish and other
languages, and clinical trials.
NOAH
"The New York Academy
of Medicine provides consumer health information on a wide variety
of topics in English and Spanish."
State
Health Facts
State Health Facts is brought
to the web by Kaiser Family Foundation. This resource contains
the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health
policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state
legislation.
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