Johnson County Public Library

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General Consumer Health

Government Websites

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Latest evidence-based information including videos and podcasts formats.
  • DisabilityInfo.gov - The Federal government's one-stop website for people with disabilities, their families, employers, veterans and service members, workforce professions and many others.
  • Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses - Links to multiple health related organizations and government websites. 
  • Health and Human Services - Portal to Federal departments, agencies, and news regarding health topics and concerns.
  • Healthfinder.gov - Contains a directory of health organizations and links to hundreds of sites featuring government and nonprofit health and human services information. Includes news, articles, and a Kids section. Parts of this site available in Spanish. Searchable and browsable by topic. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Indiana Health Connect - A portal for locating local healthcare providers and facilities along with various health topics.
  • MedlinePlus- Extensive information from the National Institute of Health and other trusted sources on over 7,000 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. 
  • National Institute of Health - Offering ready information on clinical studies, research, resources and news. 
  • National Library of Medicine - Contains extensive information resources to serve the general public including MedlinePlus, Clinical Trials, Household Products Database and more.

Organizational Websites

Medical Websites

  • Health Central - Owns and operates more than 35 condition-specific and wellness sites, all with the goal to support and inform our users who have life-changing conditions.
  • Gray's Anatomy - Features 1247 vibrant engravings, many in color, from the classic 1918 publication from Bartleby.com.
  • Mayo Clinic - Providing useful and up-to-date information and tools that reflect the expertise and standard of excellence of Mayo Clinic.
  • MedicineNet - Network of U.S. board-certified physican writers and scientists committed to providing unbiased, 100% doctor-produced medical information.
  • Merck Manual - Full-text, searchable consumer edition of the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, includes audio files of pronunciations, photographs, animations, and video files.
  • WebMD - In-depth reference material about health subjects from A to Z.

 

 

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