Online Health Resources
Health information resources you can trust on the web.
Evaluating Health Information
Millions of consumers get health information from magazines, TV or the Internet. Some of the information is reliable and up to date; some is not. How can you tell the good from the bad?
The U.S. National Library of Medicine via MedlinePlus provides guidelines for evaluating health information and a listing of some reliable information sources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A comprehensive guide to health information.
- Diseases and conditions
- Healthy Living
Includes food safety, vaccines and immunizations, adolescent and school health topics.
- Emergency Preparedness Topics
Includes Natural Disasters and sever weather, Recent Outbreaks and Incidents, Chemical Emergencies
Cleveland Clinic Health Library
A
comprehensive health information resource including diseases and
conditions, treatments and procedures, testing, and Healthy Living
information.
Mayo Clinic
A comprehensive information guide on hundreds of medical conditions, including a "symptom checker", and basic "First Aid" recommendation.
Lab Tests Online
An award winning health information web resource to help patients and caregivers understands the many lab tests that are part of medical care.
Disease Specific Resources
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
