Health

Alt HealthWatch
In-depth coverage across the subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine.
(Provided by ELM)

Consumer Health Complete
Provides information on health and medical topics.
(Provided by ELM)

Health Source: Consumer Edition
Provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
(Provided by ELM)

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.
(Provided by ELM)

American Academy of Pediatrics
General information regarding child health, birth through age 21.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Site by the leading federal agency responsible for protecting the health and safety of people at home and abroad, providing information to enhance health decisions.

FamilyDoctor.org
Health information for the whole family, in English or Spanish: health tools, including dictionaries, an AAFP physician directory, calculators, immunization schedules, and more; a browsable list of symptoms and conditions by age and gender; information on diseases; and recommendations for healthy living.

MayoClinic.com
A wealth of information on health and wellness topics from the Mayo Clinic.

MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer health information. The site offers authoritative, up-to-date health information. A Spanish-language version, MedlinePlus en español (http://medlineplus.gov/esp), is also available.

Resources for Personal Health 
Online resources for personal health recommended by librarians at the Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota.

World Health Organization
Web site of the World Health Organization (WHO). Tracks current international health emergencies and disease outbreaks, and offers extensive information on diseases and health issues affecting the global population.

*Funding for electronic references is provided by ELM (Electronic Library for Minnesota) with a state appropriation to the MINITEX Library Information Network, MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency) with funding from state and federal revenues, and Washington County.