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Health, fitness and wellness information, including articles, pamphlets, reference books and web links.
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Feel Better Minnesota
Videos and lifestyle tips to help you live a healthier lifestyle, from the Saint Paul - Ramsey County Department of Public Health.
MEDLINEplus
Access to extensive information about specific diseases and conditions as well as links to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health.
PubMed
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
General Health Sites
Doctors for Adults
Concise, authoritative information for patients on various aspects of internal medicine.
FamilyDoctor
Consumer health information provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Global Health Council
The Global Health Council works to identify priority world health problems and report on them. This site disseminates the Council's findings and keeps the public informed about world health concerns and information on the most recent accomplishments of the Council.
Go Ask Alice!
Health information for teens, from a team of Columbia University health educators and health care providers.
Health Information Resources (Michigan Electronic Library)
Web-based resources selected and categorized by the librarians from the Michigan Electronic Library (MEL) "Best of the Internet" project. The resources listed are "selected and evaluated for criteria including ease of use, attractiveness of the product, and reliability."
Healthfinder
resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies.
HIV InSite
Comprehensive, up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy from the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine
HONcode (Health on the Net Foundation)
Addresses the reliability and credibility of health resources on the internet. Participants subscribe to a set of principles holding Web site developers to basic ethical standards in the presentation of information and helping make sure readers always know the source and the purpose of the data they are reading. Internet resources subscribing to this code display the HONcode symbol, which can be clicked for quick verification of HON accreditation.
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
Official publication of the American Medical Association. Search tables of contents back to 1966, abstracts to 1975, and full text to 1998. Articles that require subscription may be accessed online at the Saint Paul Public Library. Paper copies may be accessed at Central Library.
KidsHealth
Dedicated to providing families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. Separate sections are aimed at parents, teens, and kids.
Mayo Clinic
Provides a wealth of medical information from physicians and specialists at the Mayo Clinic.
Mayo Clinic: Internet Health and Medical Resources
A comprehensive list of Internet medical resources selected by medical librarians at the Mayo Clinic.
Medem
Patient education information from partner medical societies, including the American Medical Association. Includes a medical library with a wealth of patient information, as well as a physician finder.
Merck Manuals
Online access to titles in the series, including:
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
Full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. / NOAH proporciona acceso a información completa y de alta calidad sobre la salud del consumidor. Esta información, en inglés y en español, es precisa, oportuna e imparcial.
PDR.net Getting Well Network
Consumer information about diseases, drug profiles, and clinical trials.
RxList
Drug index site, maintained by a California pharmacist. Includes information about alternative medicines, and news from the world of pharmaceuticals.
Stress.org
From the American Institute of Stress. Information about job stress, the effects of stress, dealing with stress, and more.
WebMD
Health and wellness information, including news, information about medicines, diseases, and healthy lifestyles.
Government Health Resources
Federal
Cancer.gov | National Cancer Institute
Cancer news and topics, clinical trials, and statistics from the National Cancer Institute.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information and resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the federal agency charged with protecting the public's health and safety.
Department of Health and Human Services
Links to government research and programs regarding diseases, safety, wellness, family health, and more.
Fitness.gov (The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports)
Links to federal government programs and publications relating to physical fitness.
Healthfinder
resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies.
National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
A branch of the National Institutes of Health, NCCAM is charged with exploring complementary and alternative healing practices, and disseminating information about alternative medicine.
Minnesota
Department of Health
Information about vital records, health facilities, statistics, insurance, laws and policies, and the state public health system.
Department of Human Services
State services to assist people in meeting basic needs. Major areas of focus include aging, children, disabilities, and health care - including applications for State of Minnesota health care programs.
Minnesota Health Information
Information that compares cost and quality for Minnesota hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and medical groups and health plans, Consumer tips for buying health care, information about VA benefits and Medicare, and resources on staying healthy. From the Governor's Health Cabinet.
Related: Government Web Sites for Seniors
Health Care Directives
Questions and Answers About Health Care Directives
From the Minnesota Department of Health.
Health Care Directive legal form
From the Minnesota Board on Aging.
Health Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics
Birth and death statistics, as well as information on health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthy influences, the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability, and the use of health care.
State Health Facts Online
Health and health policy information for United States and territories, broken down into 11 major categories. Includes links to information sources, reports, and official web sites. From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Nutrition
Nutrient Data Laboratory
Search the USDA National Nutrient Database to find the nutritional content of food items.
NutritionData
Provides nutrition facts, calorie counts and nutrient data for foods and recipes. Includes data on fast foods and food additives plus tools for analyzing your diet.
