Western State College of Colorado

Government Resources: Health

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Health Databases:

• Healthfinder - reliable health information.

• Health and Medicine - Science.gov links to medical information.

• MedlinePlus - medical information for the consumer and health care professional.

• National Institutes of Health

• National Library of Medicine's PubMed

  • PubMed Central
    

• National Library of Medicine's LOCATORplus- catalog of the world's largest medical research library.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Vital Statistics of the United States (National Center for Health Statistics)

• Social Statistics Briefing Room

• Researching Rural Health - a Savage Library guide

Programs:

• Medicare

• Mental Health: a Report of the Surgeon General.

• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

• Disability.gov - federal programs, services and resources to Americans with disabilities and their families.

• Oncology Tools - from the FDA.

Nutrition:

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• Food Guide Pyramid:

  • Food Pyramid

  • Ethnic/Cultural

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans

• Nutrition.gov

Send comments to jnelson@western.edu.