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General Consumer
Health Information Sites
Discovery Health
http://health.discovery.com
Discovery Health provides you with original features, tools, and
articles that provide a balanced, in-depth coverage of health
conditions. Discovery Health is dedicated to providing its users
with credible and authoritative health information to lead to
healthier, happier lives. An outstanding feature of the
Discovery Health web site is the Animated Body Atlas.
Dr. C. Everett Koop's
Consumer Health Site
http://www.drkoop.com
This consumer health web portal from the former Surgeon General
includes an extensive video library, current news and features, and
sections for every member of the family. Visitors can sign up for a free
e-newsletter.
Familydoctor.org
http://familydoctor.org
Maintained by the American Academy of Family
Physicians, all of the information available Familydoctor.org has been
written and reviewed by family physicians. Familydoctor.org also
provides a listing of family physicians who are members of the
American Academy of Family Physicians.
HealthCentral
http://www.healthcentral.com
This consumer health web portal provides access to a variety of health
features, articles, health tools, and reference books. As with
other consumer health web portals, HealthCentral provides
e-newsletters, community centers, and sections for every member of the
family.
Health Grades
http://www.healthgrades.com
Health Grades is a healthcare quality ratings and services company.
Their mission is to improve the quality of health care nationwide.
This web site provides hospital report cards, physician quality
reports, nursing home quality reports, and profiles of other
healthcare facilities - such as birth centers, cancer centers,
children's hospitals, hospices, and others.
Healthology
http://www.healthology.com
Healthology provides a large library of original, streaming health
programs and health articles. Each streaming health program is
also provided in transcript format. Healthtology also provides
links to additional health resources on the world wide web.
Healthtouch Online
http://www.healthtouch.com
Healthtouch, a leading provider of health information kiosk for
pharmacies and medical clinics, makes there information available
online at no cost. Topics include medication guide,; vitamins,
supplements, and natural medicine; health information; and a health
resource directory.
InteliHealth
http://www.intelihealth.com
Created in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins University and Health
System, InteliHealth provides consumer health information that has
been reviewed and approved by the experts at Johns Hopkins.
InteliHealth also provides access to the Harvard Medical School's
Consumer Health Information.
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
http://www.mayohealth.com
The Mayo Clinic is renowned for its quality medical care, patient
advocacy, and consumer health education endeavors. It now maintains a
comprehensive Web site,
produced by a team
of doctors, nurses, scientists, health educators, medical writers and
editors, and multimedia and graphics producers. The site is organized
into current articles, Condition Centers, Healthy Living Centers, drug
information, first-aid and self-care guide, answers from Mayo
specialists, and a site-wide search feature. People who are interested
in receiving a free weekly digest by email may register for this
service on the site.
Medem for Patients
http://www.medem.com/pat/pat.cfm
Medem's Medical Library provides access to published clinical
information from over forty-five medical societies, including the
American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of pediatrics. An
excellent source for patient education materials.
Merck Manual
Home Edition
http://www.merckhomeedition.com
This popular medical reference is now available online for the
health consumer audience. It is available as either the original
text-based version or an interactive version.
Netwellness
Consumer Health Information
http://www.netwellness.org
Netwellness provides consumer health information from the
faculties of the University of Cincinnati, the Ohio State University,
and Case Western Reserve University. It features "ask an expert,"
teens look @ health, minority health, and a health encyclopedia, as
well as standard news pages and health topics.
NOAH: New York Online Access to
Health
http://www.noah-health.org
Founded in 1994, NOAH provides access to high quality full-text
consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate,
timely, relevant, and unbiased.
WebMD Health
http://my.webmed.com/webmed_today/home/default
WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your
health, and support to those who seek information. The WebMD
mission is to bring you objective, trustworthy, and timely health
information. This consumer health web portal is a companion
portal to WebMD.com.
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