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Health and Physical Education Websites

 

 

American Cancer Society

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp

American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization providing information and resources for many cancers

 

American Dietetic Association

www.eatright.org

Science based information on food and nutrition from the American Dietetic Association

 

American Psychiatric Association.

http://www.psych.org

 

Center for Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

http://www.mentalhealth.org

Clearinghouse for SAMSHA publications

 

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/

Comprehensive health site with information on disease outbreaks, to health and safety issues, and emergency preparedness from the US government

 

Cope Care Deal

www.copecaredeal.org

A mental health site for teens, created by The Annenberg Foundation., providing tips and information on dealing with everyday stress as well as the many serious mental health problems.

 

FirstGov for Consumers

http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Health.shtml
Site produced by the federal government for consumers-with a section on health & nutrition topics.

 

Dept. of Agriculture-Food & Nutrition Information Center

http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=8&tax_level=1&tax_subject=2

Providing historical information on food in the U.S.,  food safety issues, and a  link to MyPyramid.gov

 

Hardin  MD

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/

Medical information and images of diseases from the University of Iowa

 

Harvard School of Public Health

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/search/

Provides a keyword search on health topics-may provide research summaries and statistics from the Harvard School of Health

 

Healthfinder

http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Encyclopedia, health tools, and news from the U.S. government

 

MayoClinic.com

http://www.mayoclinic.com/index.cfm

Symptoms, diseases, conditions, healthful recipes, and prescription and OTC info provided by the nationally recognized Mayo Clinic.

 

Medicine Net

http://www.medicinenet.com

Symptom checker, health images, videos, and information from the WebMD Network

 

MEDLINEplus Health Information

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

Also includes helpful health topics and the medical encyclopedia links on the left of this webpage links to health organizations and advocate groups, as well as current news on medical topics and research From the National Library of Medicine

 
Merck Manual of Medical Information

www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/contents.htm

Anatomical drawings & 3-D models along with the other popular features from a variety of Merck Manuals, including Geriatrics, and Health and Aging

 

NIDA for Teens: The Science of Drug Abuse

http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/index.asp

Choose the Facts on Drugs section of this webpage for information on various drugs and their affects on the body

 

National Center for Health Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about.htm

Source for statistical resources from the National Center for Health

 

National Institute of Mental Health – NIMH

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/index.shtml

Includes mental health topics ranging from autism to obsessive compulsive disorders. Information provided by the U.S. National Institute of Health.

 

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI).

Videos, print resources, support group information from this mental health advocacy group.

http://www.nami.org/

 

NetWellness

http://www.netwellness.org/

Provides an Ask-an-Expert feature for health related questions

 

NOAH-Men’s Health

http://www.noah-health.org/en/healthy/men/

List of articles pertaining to men’s health and wellness

 

Nutrition.gov

www.nutrition.gov

Easy access to practical tips and information on food and nutrition

  

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration

http://www.samhsa.gov/

U.S. government organization that promotes quality mental health and substance abuse services and programs.

 

TeensHealth.org

http://kidshealth.org/teen/

Click on any of the links on the left side of this webpage for practical health information for teens. This site is project of the Nemours Foundation, which was established by Alfred I. duPont, “to improve the health and spirit of children

 

Women Health.gov

http://www.womenshealth.gov/

Women’s health topics and issues, health organizations, funding resources, and publications, even charts and tools for calculating BMI and disease risk assessment  provided by US Health & Human Services Office for Women’s Health 

 

 

Subscription Database Resources

 

Gale Virtual Reference Library – See library staff for password

Includes the following Reference Online Books :

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, The Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition,The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Human Diseases and Conditions,Child Development, Domestic Violence: A Reference Handbook,Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender, Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources , Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources

 

Gale’s Student Resources in Context – See library staff if prompted for a password.

Resources include reference articles, images, magazine & news articles

 

EBSCOhostConsumer Health Complete- Under the Health/Science Category – You may need a password from the library staff

 

EBSCOhost & ProQuest eLibrary will also provide you with magazine, news, audio/video, & reference articles. Password needed outside the network.

 

 

 

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