Health Topics
see also:HomeACCESS>"Health & Wellness" link accessible with library card.

All listings on this page link to other Web sites. Mahopac Public Library cannot be held responsible for the content, including occasional advertising, on these other sites.The following list of links has been selected to provide a range of reliable information sources without attempting to be comprehensive. The aim is to highlight sites that are useful and relevant based on content and functionality. When finished viewing any link, close [X] the pop-up browser to return to this page.

For the Health Information Project, which provides consumer health and substance abuse prevention materials addressing issues of concern to teens, families and youth agencies in teen-reviewed, teen-recommended formats through public libraries in the Mid-Hudson Library System, click on the icon at right:

General Medical Information Sources:
CDC.gov - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; also in Spanish
FamilyDoctor.org - general family health info; convenient drug interaction information; also in Spanish
Healthfinder.gov - searchable databases; also in Spanish
HealthNetFoundation - nonprofit Swiss guide to useful health information; several languages
HealthWeb.org - an easy-to-use list of health topics
MayoClinic.com - healthy living centers, health issues, drug information
MDchoice.com - consumer health and healthcare professional sections
noah-health.org - New York Online Access to Health; articles about diseases; also in Spanish
NLM.nih.gov - National Library of Medicine; databases, clinical trials, toxicology
Well-Connected.com - a user-friendly database of in-depth, downloadable health information

Targeted Health Sites:
4women.gov - women's health issues; also in Spanish
blackhealthnetwork.com - health concerns for the African American community
HealthInfoProject - Midhudson Library System's links to peer reviewed teen health sites
Wellness.org - opens to children's health issues; more on general site
FirstGov for Seniors - health issues for senior citizens
HealthPages.com - as above; evaluations of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and more
Nursing Home Compare - comparisons of nursing facilities, a government site, also in Spanish
OncoLink.edu - cancer information
MentalHelp.Net - mental health information
Mental Health Resources - a downloadable file of helpful information and Internet sources
Teenwire - reproductive and relationship information for teenagers, from Planned Parenthood