LibGuides: Nursing: Consumer Health

Top Consumer Health Websites

For health consumers and patients (from the Medical Library Association):

American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
Cancer.gov
National Cancer Institute
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
familydoctor.org
American Academy of Family Physicians
healthfinder.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HIV InSite
Information on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention from the University of California, San Francisco.
KidsHealth
Information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.
Mayo Clinic
Editors of the site include more than 2,000 physicians, scientists, writers, and educators at the Mayo Clinic
MedlinePlus
Available in English and Spanish.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
From the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
National Eye Institute: Health Information
Clinical studies, statistics, fact sheets, news and events, an interactive eye diagram, and a cataract resource guide.
National Institute on Aging: Health Information
National Stroke Association
Information on symptoms, risk factors, prevention and recovery, and Spanish/French translations.
NetWellness
Presented by University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, and Case Western Reserve University.