Health and Health Care
From Subject Guides
Revised DL (05-27-2009)
Health Resources
Disease Reference Sources: Epidemiology and Natural History of the Disease
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine:
Johns Hopkins Family Health Book:
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy:
Merck Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition:
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary REF R121 .D73)
Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
Dictionary of Syndromes and Inherited Diseases:
Consumer Health Resources
Consumer Health Information Sourcebook:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(Health Topics)
(A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
NIH: National Institutes of Health
(Follow link to Health Information)
NIAID: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
health.gov
(A portal to the web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and other federal departments and non-profit organizations.)
NHIC: National Health Information Center
(NHIC is a health information referral service. It is a database of more than 1,000 organizations and government offices providing health information.)
2002 Federal Health Information Centers Clearinghouses
State of New Jersey, Dept. of Health and Senior Services
Healthy NJ - Information for Healthy Living
Women-Centered Resources
Our Bodies Ourselves for the New Century: A Book by and for Women:
National Women's Health Network
The National Women's Health Information Center
(The Office on Women's Health - Department of Health and Human Services)
American Medical Women's Association
Mental Health Resources
Encyclopedia of Mental Health:
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV:
Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:
Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders:
Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders:
NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Therapy, Treatments, Preventive Actions
Psychosocial Treatments for Child and Adolescent Disorders:
CDC National Prevention Information ' Network
(HIV/AIDS, STDS, TB)
Nutrition Sources
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Food and Nutrition Information Center
(FNIC is one of several information centers at the National Agricultural Library. Includes dietary guidelines.)
USDA: Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Fitness Sources
Melpomene Institute
(Founded in 1982, helps girls and women of all ages link physical activity and health through research, publication, and education.)
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Alternative Medicine Sources
Encyclopedia of Complimentary Health Practice:
Alternative Medicine:
American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
The National Center for Homeopathy
Drug Information Sources
Physicians' Desk Reference:
Physicians' Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements:
Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals:
- "Pillbox was developed to aid in the identification of unknown solid dosage pharmaceuticals. The system combines high-resolution images of tablets and capsules with FDA-approved appearance information (imprint, shape, color, etc.) to enable users to visually search for and identify an unknown solid dosage pharmaceutical.
This system is designed for use by emergency physicians, first responders, other health care providers, Poison Control Center staff, and concerned citizens."
Drug Evaluations Annual:
Drug Information Portal: Quick access to quality drug information
- "The NLM Drug Information Portal gives users a gateway to selected drug information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and other key U.S. Government agencies. At the top of the page are links to individual resources with potential drug information, including summaries tailored to various audiences. Resources include the NLM search systems useful in searching for a drug, NLM research resources, resources organized by audience and class, and other NIH and government resources such as FDA and CDC."
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Electronic Orange Book
(Approved drug products with theraputic equivalence evaluations.)
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: Drug Information: Over-the-Counter-Drugs
MEDLINEplus (Drug Information)
Indirect and Direct Economic Costs of the Disease
For journal articles, try the following DATABASE (available via Rider University Libraries' home page,http://www.rider.edu/library) EconLit (available via First Search)
Portrait of Health in the United States: Major Statistical Trends & Guide to Resources - (REF RA407.3 .P67 2001)
(Includes cancer incidence, survival, and mortality rates; reported cases of notifiable diseases, national trends; health insurance coverage data; who pays for national health expenditures.)
Health Care 2000: A Strategic Assessment of the Health Care environment in the United States:
Health, U.S., Chartbook - (REF RA47.3 .U57b)
Mental Health, United States:
Statistical Abstract of the United States:
Statistical Abstract of the United States
(Select "50 State Comparisons" // "Health Costs & Budgets" From the Kaiser Family Foundation.)
(State data links. Public health expenditures, Healthy People 2010 planning, improving health in communities, and identifying community health status.)
Health insurance:
U.S. Census Bureau - Health Insurance Data
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(Agency that provides health insurance via Medicare, Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program.)
For books use the ONLINE CATALOG - available via Rider University Libraries' home page
Try the following Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Medical Care Cost of United States
Medical Care Cost of United States Statistics
Medical and Health Data and Statistics
Federal Government Statistics
- The CDC Wonder allows you to create your queries from health statistics
Finding and Using Health Statistics: A Self-Study Course
National Center for Health Statistics
- The National Center for Health Statistics has a wealth of datasets that can be downloaded, In addition to the datasets they have posted tools for mining the numbers:clike here
- You can also go to the National Institutes for Health and find many datasets. You may want to try the computing page
- If that doesn't work for you then search for datasets from the home page. The nice thing about that is that it searches across many of the US government's health related sites.
State of New Jersey, Dept. of Health & Senior Services: Center for Health Statistics
- Vital statistics and comparisons by year.
Institutions and Organizations
Health Data Toold and Statistics
- Needless to say that many non-government mine the data for their own research. This site seems to do a nice job of gathering data from across the spectrum of health agencies from federal to local
NAHDO: National Association of Health Data Organizations
- Lists sites with interactive datasets. Grouped by type of site or type of organization.
- Pew Internet is a reliable data publisher
Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Call number: REF HA202 .S721
For information at the local level:
OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
For information at the international level:
Center for International Health Information
Locating a Doctor or a Hospital
Directory of Medical Specialists:(REF R712 .A1 D5)
AHA: American Hospital Association
American Board of Medical Specialties; Member Boards and Associate Members
NICHM Health Care System Data Source:
American Hospital Association
(AHA's annual survey of hospitals. Offers primary data for hospital networks and systems. Fast facts available for free, but most information is fee-based.)
Assessment of Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery System in Treating the Disease
Health and Healthcare in the United States: County and Metro Area Data:
Health, U.S., Chartbook:
(See healthcare resources by state and county, and by metroploitan area - also provides data on the number of deaths by cause)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Environmental and Occupational Health
Environmental Protection Agency
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Index to Medical and Health Literature
PubMed (Internet)
Medline (Ebsco database)
Science Direct
Academic Source Premier (Ebsco database)
Wilson Omnifile
Periodicals for Health Information
Consumer Reports
Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Institutions,Organizations/Associations
Association Links:
Associations on the Net: Health and Medical Science Links
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
American Association for Respitory Care
Cancernet
(Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health)
Feminist Women's Health Center
- Nebraska Methodist College's website defines health literacy and has links to numerous resources including authors, consultants, speakers, state initiatives, easy-to-read resources, and numerous websites on this topic.
International Women's Health Coalition
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Osteporosis Foundation
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
