Consumer Health Guide

Web Resources

American Council on Exercise
The American Council on Exercise is the largest nonprofit fitness certification and education provider in the world.

AMA For Patients
"The purpose of this site is to support the AMA's ongoing mission to promote the art and science of medicine for the betterment of public health by providing timely information on matters important to the health of America."

Cancer.gov
This website is maintained by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A site for public health and infectious disease information.

DISCERN
An instrument of judging the quality of written consumer health information on treatment choices.
                                                                                      
drkoop.com
"drkoop.com is a company led by Dr. C. Everett Koop, former U.S. Surgeon General, and others who are dedicated to improving the quality of people's lives by empowering them to improve their health."

familydoctor.org
Provides information to specific communities such as children, seniors, women, and men on numerous health conditions and diseases.

HealthCite
This site offers provides information about diseases and conditions for health consumers.

Health Finder.gov 
"Healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."

HealthWeb
This website is a collaborative project of multiple libraries seeking to provide users with high quality information on the Web.

HON Code of Conduct
This site is sponsored by Health on the Net Foundation, a non-Governmental International Agency headquartered in Switzerland. 

Household Products Database
This database contains links to over 4,000 consumer brands to health effects which is maintained by the Specialized Information Services of the National Library of Medicine.

InteliHealth
Offers advice and information on many health conditions and is helped maintained by HarvardMedicalSchool's Consumer Health Information department.

MEDLINEplus
National Library of Medicine's listing of links to information to health-related organizations and other health questions.

MayoClinic.com
There is a lot of information for consumers wanting to know more about diseases and medical conditions.

Men's Health Internet Resources
A useful resources list from the University of Pittsburgh's Health Sciences Library.             

National Women's Health Information Center
Provides information on statistics, diseases, and other conditions related to female health.                                                 

NetWellness                                                                                                                                                                                    This site is evaluated by and created by medical and health professional faculty at the University of Cincinnati, CaseWestern ReserveUniversity, and the OhioStateUniversity.

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
Information is presented in both English and Spanish, and includes numerous current links to personal health issues and diseases.

TOXNET
Is comprised of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and related areas.

Tox Town
Provides an introduction to toxic chemicals and everyday health risks and is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.

Virtual Hospital
Comprehensive health care information for both professional and layman from the University of Iowa.

WebMD
"WebMD provides connectivity and a full suite of services to the healthcare industry that improve administrative efficiencies and clinical effectiveness enabling high-quality patient care."