Rural Health Information Clearinghouse

Health Information for Patients

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

This service offers patient information handouts on various health topics.

Centers for Disease Control

Branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability through research and education.  The site includes links to health statistics, immunization information, data on HIV and AIDS, and public health information of all kinds

ClinicalTrials.gov

Searchable database developed by the National Institutes of Health in collaboration with the National Library of Medicine. It provides patients, family members and members of the public with current information about clinical research studies

Consumer Information Center

The health section contains complete text editions of some of the best publications from the Federal Government.

Healthfinder

A gateway site to help consumers find health and human services information quickly. Topics are organized in a subject index.

MayoClinic.com

Directed by a team of Mayo Clinic physicians, writers, and educators. Updated every weekday, it contains news and information on a wide variety of medical topics, including treatment of illnesses and disease prevention.

MedlinePlus

A resource for the public from the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

Merck Manual of Medical Information--Home Edition

This site includes the searchable full text of The Merck Manual of Medical Information--Home Edition.  The Manual uses non-technical language to provide information about diseases, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

NIH Health Information Page

Provides a single access point to the consumer health information resources of the National Institutes of Health, including the NIH Health Information Index, NIH publications and clearinghouses and the Combined Health Information Database.

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)

NOAH is the result of a partnership between several universities and libraries. Its goal is to provide "high quality full-text health information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. "NOAH currently supports English and Spanish.