Medical Reference Sites

Finding Health and Wellness @ Your Library: A Consumer Health Toolkit.  —  www.library.ca.gov/lds/docs/HealthToolkit.pdf
This is an online Consumer Health Toolkit, with a focus on prevention and wellness

MedlinePlus  —  www.medlineplus.gov
A free, government-sponsored, site with extensive information including a medical encyclopedia, links to health organizations, abstracts of current medical journal articles and even a way to check on your doctor's credentials. (en Español)

A MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing   —  psywww.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthywebsurfing.html
A guide for you when evaluating the quality of health information on Web sites? Here are some suggestions based on our experience.

Kids Health  —  www.kidshealth.org
A spot for parents and children to check out health issues. (en Español)

Healthfinder.gov  —  www.healthfinder.gov
A service of the National Health Information Center, this site provides a good portal to other health information. (en Español)

Quick Guide to Healthy Living  —  http://www.healthfinder.gov/prevention/
This is actually part of Healthfinder.gov site. It gives you the basics on what you can do to live a healthy life.

Family Doctor  —  www.familydoctor.org
A site for "the whole family" with good health tools. (en Español)

SafeMedication.com  —  www.safemedication.com
Pharmacists from various health care organizations have created this site that allows you to search for information on common medications and provides tips on their usage.

Psych Central  —  psychcentral.com
This site is all about mental health, and it is run by mental health professionals.

Tips for Talking with Your Pharmacist  —  www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/stop_learn_go_pharmacist.htm
This is a tip sheet from the FDA of questions you can ask your pharmacist to make sure you are getting the infomation you need.

Asthma Central  —  psywww.aafa.org
Asthma nnd Allergy Information Resource.