Guide to Consumer Health Information

Information on the Web

MEDLINEplus
- Reliable health information for consumers from the National Library of Medicine
- Contains full text documents from the National Institutes of Health and links to reviewed websites.

HealthFinder
- US Department of Health and Human Services website for consumers with links to topic information, online publications, support groups, and other agencies. Available in English and Spanish.
HealthWeb
- A directory of reviewed consumer health websites created by health science libraries in the Midwest.

MayoClinic.com
- MayoClinic.com gives you access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of the Mayo Clinic.

National Institutes of Health - Health Information
- Directory of health information and consumer health websites

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Federal government resource focusing on public health issues. Reliable information and reviewed links to other websites.

National Women's Health Information Center
- Federal government resource for women's health issues, provided by the Office on Women's Health, US Department of Health and Human Services.

Medical Images on the Web
- Directory of resources that provide medical images on the Web. Maintained by University of Nebraska Medical Center.

International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS)
- Connect and select the IBIDS Consumer Database
- This database does not contain full text documents but contains references to books and journal articles on the topic.

Johns Hopkins Family Health Book
- Reference: Stacks WB 120 J65 1999
- The essential home medical reference to help you and your family promote good health and manage illness
Health Reference Center -- Academic
- Full text of six medical reference books; including the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Magill's Medical Guide. Health and Illness
- Reference: Stacks W 13 M194 2005
- 3 volume encyclopedia of health information for the consumer
Merck Manual of Medical Information, 22nd Home Edition
- Complex medical information explained in a comprehensive and understandable way

Health Source: Consumer Edition
--full text for over 190 journals including Consumer Reports on Health and Men’s Health, as well as abstracts and indexing for over 200 general health, nutrition and professional health care publications.
Health Reference Center -- Academic
-- 40+ full text nursing and allied health journals as well as leading medical journals, provide the latest information specific to students' courses and careers. 500+ full text pamphlets, and selected health-related articles from an additional 1,500 general interest magazines; full text of six medical reference books; including the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine