Health Topics: Your Smart Start for —
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Collections include:
WEB RESOURCES
General Health
National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus offers up-to-date, quality health care information. This website provides information about diseases and general health, as well as information on alternative and complementary therapies.
www.medlineplus.gov
CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention offers traveler's health publications and products as well scientific data, surveillance and health statistics. Also available in Spanish. Other languages are also available, but with limited content.
www.cdc.gov
Dean Health System offers information on Dean physicians and clinics. Follow the Health and Wellness link to find the Dean & St. Mary’s Health Works page which offers health news and health classes that are open to the general public.
www.deancare.com
Food, Nutrition and Exercise
U.S. Department of Agriculture offers a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity and food safety.
www.nutrition.gov
Heart Health
American Heart Association's website has sections on warning signs for stroke and heart attack, children’s health as well as information in Spanish.
www.americanheart.org
Cancer
The National Cancer Institute website provides a drug dictionary, cancer-terms dictionary, and free pamphlets/booklets on over 100 cancer topics that you can download. NCI also provides information on clinical trials, cancer statistics and more.
www.cancer.gov
Children's Health
The Neumours Foundation provides doctor-approved health information about children, featuring separate areas for kids, teens and parents each with its own design and age-appropriate content.
www.kidshealth.org
Mental Health
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
A national grassroots, self-help support and advocacy organization for individuals with mental illness. State and local resources available.
www.nami.org
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association offers information on nutrition, recipes, exercise, research and events relating to diabetes.
www.diabetes.org
The purpose of the St. Mary's Hospital Health Resource Center is to provide patients and the public with access to health and medical information. Our goal is to promote individual responsibility for health and not to offer medical advice. Materials in the library do not necessarily imply any approval or recommendation by St. Mary's Hospital Health Resource Center. Please contact your healthcare provider with specific questions.
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