LibGuides: Health & Wellness: Consumer Health Information

Health websites

Medlineplus - Consumer Health database from the National Library of Medicine

Healthfinder.gov - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website with links to over 1600 government and non-profit organization websites providing reliable consumer health information.

December - Safe Toys and Gifts Awareness Month
National Influenza Vaccination Week
National Handwashing Awareness Week
Healthy Mesa County Blog Post - Mesa County Libraries Discovery Garden
MedlinePlus Información de salud para usted
Centers for Disease Control - Healthy Living
The CDC site is a comprehensive collection of health information for a variety of users that covers topics such as diseases, emergency preparedness, workplace safety, accidents, the environment, healthy living and travel.
Mayo Clinic
Consumer health information provided by Mayo Clinic experts.
Top Health Websites from the Medical Library Association
FamilyDoctor.org
Website operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians to provide consumers with health information on a wide variety of topics.
Health Information from the Cleveland Clinic
Sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit academic medical center, this site provides access to nearly 5,000 health articles, videos, and tools to help you manage your health.
Genetics Home Reference
Consumer friendly genetics information prepared by the National Library of Medicine with lots of good links to additional websites.
Informed Health Online - IQWiG
The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Healthcare (IQWiG), is an independent, non-government, non-profit foundation that publishes evidence-based consumer health and patient information.
Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia (CEMM)
Established in 1996 by the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, the CEMM's purpose is to create evidence-based interactive educational programs for common inpatient and outpatients diagnoses and surgical procedures. Some of their educational materials are available online at this website.

Health Books at Mesa County Libraries

The Better Brain Solution: How to Start Now -- At Any Age -- To Reverse and Prevent Insulin Resistance of the Brain, Sharpen Cognitive Function, and Avoid Memory Loss by Steven Masley
Call Number: 613 S434b
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
Call Number: 612 B916b
Code Blue: Inside America's Medical Industrial Complex by Mike Magee
Call Number: 616.02 H148s
Cracking the Aging Code by Josh Mitteldorf; Dorion Sagan; Colin Dickerman (Editor)
Call Number: 612.6 M685c
Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs by Michael T. Osterholm; Mark Olshaker
Call Number: 614.4 O85d
Diet for the MIND: The Latest Science on What to Eat to Prevent Alzheimer's and Cognitive Decline by Martha Clare Morris
Call Number: 616.8 M877d
Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick by Maya Dusenbery
Call Number: 613 D972d
Eat Better, Feel Better by Giada De Laurentiis
Call Number: 641.5 D342e
The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America by Tommy Tomlinson
Call Number: 616.3 T659e
The Gut-Immune Connection by Emeran Mayer
Call Number: 616.07 M468g
The Informed Patient: A Complete Guide to a Hospital Stay (Book) by Karen A. Friedman; Sara L. Merwin
Call Number: 362.11 F911
Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta
Call Number: 153.4 G977k
Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor by William Davis
Call Number: 615.5 D265u
Who Says You're Dead?: Medical & Ethical Dilemmas for the Curious & Concerned by Jacob M. Appel
Call Number: 174.2 A646w

Merck Manuals - Online Fulltext Publications

Merck Manuals
Online full text versions of the Merck Home Health and Pet Health manuals.

Library Resources

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Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete™ (CHC) is the single-most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.
Data Axle Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA)
Research jobs, businesses, consumers, physicians, and much more.
Universal Class
Hundreds of online non-college credit continuing education courses. Cannot access with digital access only card.

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Reference Librarians are available by appointment for help with business, genealogy, health, local history, computer, book and author questions and more. Book an individualized 30 minute appointment.