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- 10 Things To Know About Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web
With all the health sites on the web, how can you know which are reliable and which aren't? "This short guide contains important questions you should consider as you look for health information online."
- Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
"This tutorial teaches you how to to evaluate the health information that you find on the Web. It is about 16 minutes long." Downloadable version also available.
- Access Excellence
Articles and links for health and bio teachers and students.
- AIDSinfo: Education and Resource Center
Information and statistics for the general public.
- CAPHIS - Top 100 List: Health Websites You Can Trust
Index to quality sites for health care information. Start your search here to find trustworthy sites for issues relating to health and health care.
- CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information about current public health concerns, statistics, and a guide to health reference by topic are among this site's offerings.
- Consumer.gov: Health
"A 'one-stop' link to a broad range of federal information resources available online." The Health section includes official federal information sheets on diseases, fitness, nutrition, and other health-related topics.
- Deciphering Medspeak
From the Medical Library Association, a guide to understanding medical jargon, plus a guide to "top ten" medical websites, and a discussion on how to tell quality health/medical websites from others.
- FamilyDoctor.org
"Health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family Physicians."
- First-Aid Guide -
"Medical emergencies don't occur every day. But when they do, information can help you deal with these situations." From the Mayo Clinic.
- GlobalHealthFacts.org
"Global data on HIV/ADS, TB, Malaria, and more."
- Healthbolt
A blog about health and related issues.
- Healthfinder.gov
"Hand-picked health information from A to Z -- prevention & wellness, diseases & conditions, and alternative medicine -- plus medical dictionaries, an encyclopedia, journals, and more."
- Health Library
A patient and consumer resource which ncludes a medical dictionary, interactive anatomy explorer, medical news, articles on health and wellness, and more.
- HealthLine
"Healthline Networks offers the easiest way for consumers to quickly and easily find consistently excellent health information on the Web."
- HEALTHMap
"HEALTHmap brings together disparate data sources to achieve a unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health."
- Intelihealth
Articles and data from Harvard Medical School, with information about diseases, healthy lifestyle, personal health, drugs, a medical dictionary, and more.
- Intute: Health and Life Sciences
"Access to the very best web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists."
- KidsHealth.org
Includes sections for parents, kids, and teens, "providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence."
- Mayo Clinic
Online site for the Mayo Clinic. With information about diseases, health & fitness, drugs, first aid, and answers from doctors.
- Medem Medical Library
"Provides patients with reliable health care information from introductory to advanced texts."
- MedicineNet
Easy to understand information on everything from common ailments to prescription drugs. Includes a dictionary of medical terms.
- National Cancer Institute
"Conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer."
- National Institutes of Health
Resources include but are by no means limited to:
- NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
A great place to start looking for information on health and fitness topics. The interface is easy to use and kid-friendly articles are clearly labeled.
- Poison Prevention.org
"Steps that you can take to help prevent accidental poisonings and tips for promoting community involvement in poison prevention."
- Public Health Information and Data Tutorial
While designed to "provide instruction for members of the public health workforce on issues related to information access and management", much of the information here would be helpful to anyone.
- RID: Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths
Resources about hospital-spread infections, steps patients can take, statistics, links, and other info.
- State Health Facts
Statistics about health care, coverage, and costs in the United States.
- WebMD.com
Diseases, family, fitness, a drug database, a calorie counter, and current health news are covered at this site.
- World Health Organizaion
Information on health and disease around the world.
