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Staying Healthy!
Select the following topics to learn more about following a healthier lifestyle, making better health care consumer decisions, developing good lifetime health habits, and keeping abreast of world health issues.
http://www.heartscreensforteens.com
A program developed through a partnership between UltraScan Inc. and Children’s Cardiovascular Medicine, HeartScreensforTeens provide echocardiograms for young teens ages 11 - 18. Multiple screenings are conducted at or near local high schools.
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Healthy Tip
View the Consumer Reports article "PEDOMETERS Walking by the numbers."
to choose the right pedometer for you!
(note: remote users must authenticate prior to accessing this article;
from the GCPL home page, select SearchAllResources/Databases > GALILEO > EBSCOHost )
More World and Public Health Resources
ABMS Certified Doctor Home Page
Locate board certified physicians for all specialties anywhere in the U.S. by zip code.
Alcoholics Anonymous - This is the official web site of Alcoholics Anonymous, providing information about alcoholism in several languages.
American Medical Association - Promotes the science and art of medicine and the betterment of public health.
Alzheimer's Disease - extensive list of print and web resources.
Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer - Follow over 2,000 links to web sites about cancer.
Health A to Z - This resource is an index for medical web sites. Choose from the categories and get a list of relevant web sites to which you can link.
HealthFinder - This free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information was developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
HealthWeb- This resource is another index of medical web sites.
HealthLit.org - The Healthy People Library Project - The Healthy People Library Project is a five-year project to bring to the nation's 16,000 public libraries the latest information about biomedical research.
Medicare - The official U.S. government site for Medicare information.
MedicineNet - Look up diseases, treatments, & medications. Read medical news. Consult the medical dictionary.
Medicine Online - This resource provides cancer-related educational content.
MedLine - On June 26, 1997, the National Library of Medicine announced that its MEDLINE database of more than 8.8 million references to articles published in 3800 biomedical journals may be accessed free of charge on the World Wide Web.
MedlinePlus - The National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus information pages are designed to be more user friendly than Medline and direct you to resources containing full-text information that will help you research your health questions.
National Library of Medicine Consumer Health Information - This site is full of helpful health information such as searching for articles, doctors, hospitals and includes Medline.
OnHealth - Your Personal Guide to Health
This site is updated daily with health reports and resources. Equipped with a searchable database, this will also e-mail you free weekly in-depth reports on health related issues.
Poisonous Plants: This Cornell University sources provides information on poisonous plants and their effects on children and pets.
United States Department of Health and Human Services - a wealth of information on everything from aging to substance abuse.
WebMD - At WebMD Health, consumers can access health and wellness news, support communities, interactive health management tools and more.
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Best of Best Research Guide - Health and Medicine
updated 11/07/06