PATIENT AND FAMILY HEALTH RESOURCES
The Health Sciences Library has many resources to help answer your health-related questions, including books, videos, fact sheets, and access to health-related websites. The sites listed below are considered quality sources of online health information. Most are ranked as Top Ten medical websites by the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association. Web sites are evaluated by CAPHIS using the following criteria: credibility, sponsorship/authorship, content, audience, currency, disclosure, purpose, links, design, interactivity, and disclaimers.
Cancer.gov is the website of the National Cancer Insitute, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Rated a Top Ten Most Useful Website by the Medical Library Association.
CAPHIS is the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association.
CDC, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. Rated a Top Ten Most Useful Website by the Medical Library Association.
familydoctor.org contains health information for the whole family from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Rated a Top Ten Most Useful Website by the Medical Library Association.
healthfinder.gov is an award-winning Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies. A key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. Healthfinder links to carefully selected information and websites from over 1,500 health-related organizations. Rated a Top Ten Most Useful Website by the Medical Library Association.
Healthy Lancaster County. The Health Information Access Project is a Public Library initiative in partnership with Lancaster County Hospitals/Health Care Providers and United Way of Lancaster County that’s designed to provide reliable health information to Lancaster County residents.
Kidshealth is the "largest and most visited" website for doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media. Rated a Top Ten Most Useful Website by the Medical Library Association.
LG Health Information provides access to Lancaster General's own Health Information website. We understand the importance of having easy-to-access health information so you can make informed health care decisions. Our Health Information section helps you make sense of medical terms, learn about the special programs and events we offer, and evaluate your risk for developing certain health conditions.
Mayo Clinic is a world-famous health facility which provides tools for healthier lives. Rated a Top Ten Most Useful Website by the Medical Library Association.
MEDEM is an information partnership of medical societies. Presents a full range of patient education information from the partner medical societies of MEDEM. "Unsurpassed in quality, breadth, and depth of health care information." Rated a Top Ten Most Useful Website by the Medical Library Association.
MedlinePlus contains a gold mine of health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. Rated a Top Ten Most Useful Website by the Medical Library Association.
Merck MMI is the online interactive edition of the Merck Manual of Medical Information, a comprehensive consumer text. The interactive edition takes a faster Internet connection and may not work on all browsers.
NOAH is the website for New York Online Access to Health. Quality consumer health information, presented in English and Spanish. Organized by categories, indexed alphabetically, and searchable. Rated a Top Ten Most Useful Website by the Medical Library Association.
Note that the resources below are only available if you are logged in to an LG computer or are accessing these materials through the VPN.
Health Source - Consumer Edition is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines. To access this resource, click EBSCOhost link at the left navigation.
Salud para todos is a full text consumer health resource written entirely in Spanish and designed specifically for those seeking information about health and medicine. The articles contained within Salud para Todos were selected from over 300 publications and sources created by over 50 research associations and national institutes. To access this resource, click EBSCOhost link at the left navigation.
Updated 11/19/08