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Health Information on the Web

For and About Mission College Students:

• Student Health 101 @ Mission College (http://readsh101.com/missioncollege.html) – free e-health magazine for students.

United States Government Health Research:

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Care (http://www.ahrq.gov)
• Centers for Disease Control (http://www.cdc.gov)
• HealthFinder (http://www.healthfinder.gov) – Produced by the US Dept. of Health & Human Services; searchable.
• Medicine in the Americas, 1619-1914: A Digital Library (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/americas/americashome.html)
• MedlinePlus (http://www.medlineplus.gov) – Quality health care information from the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
• National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov)
• National Institute of Health (http://health.nih.gov)
• National Institute of Health: NIH Research Matters (http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/) - a weekly update of NIH research highlights from the Office of Communications and Public Liaison, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health.
• National Institute of Nursing Research (http://ninr.nih.gov/)
• National Library of Medicine Gateway (http://nnlm.gov)
• National Mental Health Information Center (http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs)
• Toxnet (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov) – Hazardous materials and safety

Nongovernmental General Health Research:

• County Health Rankings (http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/) – Presents nationwide county-by-county health data in an easy-to-navigate format.
• Galenicom (http://www.galenicom.com/es/) – Spanish-language medical search engine.
• Go Ask Alice! (http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu) – (University of Columbia) - One of the longest-running health question and answer web sites.
• Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (http://www.bartleby.com/107/)
• Health on the Net (HON) (http://www.hon.ch/MedHunt) – HON searches specifically for medical sites, and indicates those which follow a strict code of ethics for providing medical information.
• HelpScc.org (http://helpscc.org/) – Information and referral database for Santa Clara County. Includes a link to health resources.
• Human Anatomy Online (http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html)
• Intelihealth (http://www.intelihealth.com) – Supported by Aetna
• Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.com)
• MedPage Today (http://www.medpagetoday.com) – Offered by the University of Pennsylvania
• NOAH: New York Access to Health (http://www.noah-health.org) – Available in English & Spanish
• Nutrition and Health from University of Illinois Extension (http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/nutrition/index.html)
• Public Library of Science (http://www.plos.org)
• StateHealthFacts.org (http://www.statehealthfacts.org/) – Produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation
• Trust for America's Health (http://healthyamericans.org/)
• World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/en)
• Virtual Health Care Team -Case Studies (http://www.vhct.org/index.shtml) – Offered by the University of Missouri, Columbia

Bioethics:

• Bioethics.net (http://bioethics.net) – The moral implications of science, medicine, and research.

Diseases:

• Alzheimer's Association (http://www.alz.org)
• American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp)
• American Diabetic Association (http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html)
• American Heart Association (http://www.americanheart.org)
• Centers for Disease Control National Prevention Network: HIV, STD, & TB (http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/hiv/index.asp)
• The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 (http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/influenza-epidemic)
• GlobalHealthFacts.org (http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/) - Produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation. It provides free, up-to-date and easy-to-access data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socioeconomic indicators.
• HIV InSite: Gateway to AIDS Knowledge (http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu) – University of California San Francisco
• National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov)
• Oncolink (http://www.oncolink.com) – Offered by the University of Pennsylvania

Disabilities:

• disAbility Information and Resources (http://www.makoa.org)

Drugs and Medications:

• DrugWatch.com (http://www.drugwatch.com/) - Includes information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.
• RxList - the Internet Drug Reference (http://www.rxlist.com)
• Merck Manual (http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/index.htmll)
• PDR.net (http://www.gettingwell.com) – the Physician's Drug Reference. Search by drug name for side effects, dosages, etc.

Multicultural Health Issues:

• Asian American Health (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asianamericanhealth.html)
• Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (http://www.aapcho.org/site/aapcho) – This is a San Francisco Bay Area Organization.
• GlobalHealthFacts.org (http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/) - This is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
• Refugee and Immigrant Health (http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Charles_Kemp/www/terminal_illness/Infectious_Disease.htm) – Excellent site with links to resources for numerous specific cultures, mental health, and relief organizations.
• SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages (http://spiral.tufts.edu) – A joint initiative of the South Cove Community Health Center (Boston) and Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library. Provides resources in the following languages: Chinese, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese.
• World Health Organization Observatory (http://www.who.int/gho/en/) - The Global Health Observatory is the World Health Organization's portal. It provides access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation. It provides critical data and analyses for key health themes, as well as direct access to the full database.

Medical Journals and Databases:

• BioMed Central (http://www.biomedcentral.com/home)
• Health Promotion International (http://heapro.oupjournals.org)
• New England Journal of Medicine (http://content.nejm.org)

Nursing and Allied Health:

• BioMed Central: Nursing (http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcnurs)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Care (http://www.ahrq.gov/about/nursing) – Nursing Research
• Allnurses.com (http://www.allnurses.com)
• American Nursing Association (http://www.nursingworld.org)
• California Board of Registered Nursing (http://www.rn.ca.gov)
• California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov)
• Cybernurse (http://www.cybernurse.com)
• Diversity Nursing (http://www.diversitynursing.com/index.asp)
• Licensed Vocational Nurses League of California (http://www.lvnlofca.com/)
• MinorityNurse.com (http://www.minoritynurse.com/)
• National Coalition for Ethic and Minority Nurse Associations (http://www.ncemna.org)
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (http://www.ncsbn.org)
• National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (http://www.nflpn.org)
• National Institute of Nursing Research (http://ninr.nih.gov/)
• National League for Nursing (http://www.nln.org)
• Nursingcenter.com (http://www.nursingcenter.com/home/index.as)
• Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (http://www.nursingworld.org/ojin)
• International Council of Nurses (http://www.icn.ch/index.html)
• Registered Nurse (http://www.registerednurse.org/)
• RN Central (http://www.rncentral.com)

Women's Health Issues:

• International Women’s Health Coalition (http://www.iwhc.org)
• OBGYN.net (http://www.obgyn.net) – the Universe of Women's Health
• Ovarian Cancer (http://www.ovarian.org)
• Women's Health in Primary Care (http://www.womenshealthpc.com)

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