Western State College of Colorado

Exercise and Sport Science

Directories & Metasites

• MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine).

• Healthfinder (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services) - links to government and nonprofit health information.

• HealthWeb - sponsored by health sciences libraries to provide "evaluated non-commercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources."

• FirstGov for Consumers: Health - links to federal health sources.

• Science.gov - a U.S. government science portal.

Health & Fitness

• American College of Sports Medicine - "A large part of ACSM's mission is devoted to public awareness and education about the positive aspects of physical activity for people of all ages."
  • Health and Fitness Information
  • Current Comments - "Statements concerning sports medicine and exercise science-related topics of interest to the public at large."

  • Health and Fitness Brochure

• UC Berkeley Wellness Letter - "The Newsletter of Nutrition, Fitness, and Self-Care.

• MedlinePlus: Sports Fitnes

• MayoClinic.com (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.)

• Fitness Partner Connection Jumpsite - fitness, health, and nutrition-related information.

• Nutrition.gov (National Agricultural Library) - "The Best Nutrition Information at Your Fingertips" providing access to information from numberous government databases.

• Centers for Disease Control

  • National Center for Health Statistics

  • National Center for Infectious Diseases - links to disease information.

HIV/AIDS

• AEGIS (AIDS Education Global Information Network) - a reference for HIV/AIDS-related information.

• HIV InSite (University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine) - HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and policy.

Pharmaceutical Information

• Merck Publications - a collection of manuals online from Merck & Co.

Updated November 2006
Send Comments to Jeremy Nelson, jnelson@western.edu