Health Reference
Directories, dictionaries, and information on obtaining medical care
Find a medical specialist, learn about the medical specialties, and check the credentials of board certified physicians.
August 13, 2003
The official web site of the American Dental Association. Contains a For the Public"" section which includes information about dental health topics
June 14, 2004
DIRLINE (Directory of Information Resources Online) is the National Library of Medicine's online database containing location and descriptive information about a wide variety of information resources including organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with health and biomedicine.
August 13, 2003
AMA Doctor Finder provides basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 690,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO). AMA member physicians are offered an expanded"" listing that contains additional information such as office hours
August 13, 2003
A list of easy to read patient education materials in English and Spanish.
August 13, 2003
Extensive list of resources on how to evaluate information found on the web. Includes examples of ad"" websites."
November 21, 2003
FirstGov is the information portal for accessing consumer health information produced by government organizations.
August 18, 2003
Health Hotlines is a compilation of organizations with toll-free telephone numbers. It is derived from DIRLINE, the National Library of Medicine's Directory of Information Resources Online. This database contains descriptions of over 14,000 biomedical information resources, including organizations, databases, research resources, etc.
June 7, 2007
Health Finder is a gateway to reliable consumer health information. A unique feature is information on how to find a doctor, dentist, or other health care professional; how to find a hospital, and how to find a healthcare organization. Online self checkups are available on over 50 healthcare topics.
August 18, 2003
Pathfinders are used in libraries to help library users get started in their information search. HEALTHINFOQUEST pathfinders are designed primarily for information providers such as public librarians. The topics are those typically asked in public libraries. HEALTHINFOQUEST pathfinders are also a useful tool for health educators, patients, consumers, and those who respond to public requests for medical and health information. From the main page, click on Pathfinders"" to quickly access the pathfinders."
August 12, 2003
Public health information specific to Illinois, including disease outbreaks, nursing home violations, and prevention programs. The site is locally searchable.
August 18, 2003
Click on State Map"" or the ""Alphabetical"" listing to get a list of public health departments in the State of Illinois."
August 18, 2003
The Illinois Hospital Association, with offices in Naperville, Springfield, and Carbondale, represents more than 200 hospitals and health systems and the patients and communities they serve. The consumer page provides links to hospitals across the state.
August 12, 2003
This web site contains public health statistics (indicators) for communities in Illinois. They are available on the county level or community level.
August 18, 2003
A dictionary of over 70,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations. Plus other searches for the medical, pharmaceutical or healthcare professional
August 18, 2003
Merriam-Webster's dictionary of medical terms, including how to pronounce them.
August 12, 2003
The adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
August 12, 2003
A list of websites which provide materials in non-english format on health care topics.
December 1, 2003
The National Center for Health Statistics publishes vital statistics on birth, death, morbidity, and mortality rates, as well as health survey results. To find health facts by state, click on Faststats A-Z"". A search engine for the site is available at the top of the page."
August 13, 2003
The NLM Gateway is a Web-based system that lets users search simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). It allows users of NLM services to initiate searches from one Web interface, providing one-stop searching"" for many of NLM's information resources or databases. The databases searched are MEDLINE/PubMed (medical literature databases)
August 13, 2003
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