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Aetna Intelihealth
AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality) - Government agency providing practical information for clinicians and consumers.
American Medical Association - Patient Information to aid the public in healthy living and becoming active participants in health care.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities.
ClinicalTrials.gov - Provides patients, family members, health care professionals, and members of the public, easy and free access to information on clinical studies for a wide range of diseases and conditions.
Consumer Health Publications: The Federal Consumer Information Center (FCIC) - Consumer health information from federal agencies and departments developed and distributed by FCIC. Health publications are available to order, to download, or to read online.
Family Doctor Health - information written and reviewed by the physicians and patient education professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Finding Consumer Health Information - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from the National Library of Medicine.
Genetics Home Reference - NLM's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes responsible for those conditions.
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources - Lists of health information sites compiled by Hardin Medical Library, University of Iowa.
Healthfinder - A gateway web site from the U.S. Government. Contains selected health and human services information resources such as online publications, clearinghouses, databases, Web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
HealthWeb - A collaborative project of the health sciences libraries of the Greater Midwest Region (GMR) of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) and those of the Committee for Institutional Cooperation.
Household Products Database - Health & safety information on household products from the National Library of Medicine.
MEDLINE Plus
Merck Manual
National Cancer Institute
National Women's Health Resource Center
NIH: Health Information - The Consumer Health Page for the National Institutes of Health
NIH Listing of Institutes - Centers, and Offices
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health Home PageA project of the City University of New York, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York Metropolitan Reference and Research Library Agency, and the New York Public Library. This site has full-text health information for consumers in English and Spanish.
Your Disease Risk - The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention presents a series of interactive, online tests to help judge risk of some diseases and cancers while offering tips for prevention.
Consumer Advocacy & Consumer Participation in Health Care
Alliance For Health Reform - A non-partisan, non-profit group for changing American health care with goals of extending health coverage to all Americans and containing health care costs.
AARP Webplace: Explore Health - Information on health, insurance, fitness and health policy.
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities - A coalition of national consumer, advocacy, provider and professional organizations headquartered in Washington, The CCD advocates on behalf of people of all ages with physical and mental disabilities and their families.
KFF State Health Facts Online - A Kaiser Family Foundation resource for health data in all 50 states. State-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.
The Urban Institute - The Urban Institute investigates social and economic problems confronting the nation and analyzes efforts to solve these problems. The Institute seeks to increase Americans' awareness of important public choices and improve the formulation and implementation of government decisions. Much of its research is available to the public.
Disclaimer:
By becoming more knowledgeable about your condition, you can be better prepared to talk with your health care provider and take a more active role in your health care. The Tulane Matas Library provides this list of consumer health materials web sites for informational use only. These materials are not intended as a substitute for the care of a qualified health care provider. The ideas presented are the opinions of their respective authors and may or may not agree with the opinion of your provider. All questions and concerns about your health should be taken to your health care provider. The Tulane Matas Library assumes no liability for the information retrieved or its interpretation or application.