The following links are only a very small selection of high quality
health related web sites.*
This list is by no means exhaustive, and meant to serve only as a starting point. ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy of Family Physicians --
Provides high quality links to sites relevant to practice, information for patients, and
full-text of the journal American Family Physician, among other resources. http://www.aafp.org
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
-- Don't miss their "Healthcare Site Links" section. It includes eleven
pages of links arranged by subject for issues important to the profession and clinical
care. http://www.aanp.org
American Academy of Pediatrics --
Includes AAP Practice Parameters and Policy Statements as well as patient education
handouts, CME information and excellent links. http://www.aap.org
American Nurses Association -- Includes
ANA position statements, press releases, CE opportunities, and the Online Journal of
Issues in Nursing.
http://www.nursingworld.org
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
-- Their "Practice Resource Areas" provides information on a variety of ASHP
services, advocacy efforts, and outreach programs geared toward pharmacy practice. http://www.ashp.org
National Association of Emergency Medical
Technicians -- The "links" section provides a variety of resources
helpful to those in the emergency field. http://www.naemt.org
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive
Disorders & Kidney Diseases -- Includes excellent patient education
information including Spanish and easy-to-read formats. http://www.niddk.nih.gov
CLINICAL RESOURCES
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
-- Contains traveler's health information, immunization guidelines, and other important
infectious disease information, as well as the CDC Prevention Guidelines.
Site also contains the full-text of the MMWR and the Emerging
Infectious Disease Journal. http://www.cdc.gov
Clinical Practice Guidelines -- From the
US Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. http://text.nlm.nih.gov/ftrs/dbaccess/ahcpr
Diagnostic Procedures Handbook Online --
Details 294 common and less common procedures for practitioners and other healthcare
professionals at all experience levels. http://www.healthgate.com/dph/html
Rx List -- Provides profiles of FDA
approved drugs. http://www.rxlist.com
Virtual Hospital -- Maintained by the
University of Iowa, this site provides a wealth of information for healthcare providers
including multimedia textbooks, teaching files, and patient simulations. http://www.vh.org
DATABASES
CancerNet -- Produced by the National
Cancer Institute, a free bibliographic database from the US government. Includes
three sections geared toward patients, health professionals, and researchers. http://www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov
Internet Grateful Med -- Provides free
searching of MEDLINE as well as 14 other NLM databases focused on AIDS, bioethics,
toxicology, health administration, and other topics. http://igm.nlm.nih.gov
PubMed -- Search engine that provides
free access to NLM's MEDLINE database. Includes basic, advanced and special clinical
search features, as well as links to some full-text articles. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
SpringNet -- from the Springhouse
Corporation, publisher of a wide variety of nursing journals. Go to their
"Nursing Library" link which contains a free bibliographic database called
RNdex. http://www.springnet.com
CONSUMER HEALTH
Family Doctor -- Excellent patient
handouts and other materials written and reviewed by the physicians and patient education
professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians. The information is
regularly reviewed and updated. The site has a search feature as well as the ability
to browse by body system or special population. http://familydoctor.org
HealthFinder -- A gateway consumer health
web site from the US government. http://www.healthfinder.org
National Institute of Mental Health Public
Information -- Includes brochures, press releases, fact sheets, and other
educational materials from the NIMH aimed at the consumer. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/index.htm
OHSU Libraries: Patient Education Resources for
Clinicians -- Provides links to many organizations' high-quality patient
handouts, including non-English and low-literacy information resources. http://www.ohsu.edu/bicc-Library/patiented/links.html
MISCELLANEOUS:
National Organization for Rare Disorders
-- Provides information on rare disorders, organizations and orphan drugs. http://www.rarediseases.org
Quackwatch -- Provides information about
unconventional treatments, questionable therapies, etc. http://www.quackwatch.com
UKMC Full Text Books -- The Chandler
Medical Center's page provides links to 19 full-text books that are publicly accessible
for free over the Web. http://www.mc.uky.edu/MedLibrary/InfoResrcs/info_ftbooks.htm
STATISTICS:
Community Health Status Indicators Project
(provides individual indicators for all counties in the U.S.) http://www.communityhealth.hrsa.gov
Good Samaritan Report
http://www.mc.uky.edu/RuralHealth/Goodsam.htm
Healthy People 2010
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/
Kentucky Cancer Registry
http://www.kcr.uky.edu
National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
United Health Group State Health Ranking - 1999
Edition
http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/stateranking/
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
LAW RESOURCES:
Federal Register
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
Kentucky Administrative Regulations
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/frntpage.htm
Kentucky Revised Statutes
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/statrev/frontpg.htm
UK Law Library Legal Research Starting Points
http://www.uky.edu/Law/library/research/
* DISCLAIMER:
The Southeast AHEC/ARH Library assumes no responsibility for accuracy, and/or quality of
data secured through these Internet links. The Southeast AHEC Library provides these links
for educational purposes only. Consult your health care provider for medical advice.
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