SOCIETY, HEALTH AND ILLNESS
Dr. Brenda Forster
Elmhurst College
Spring 2002
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Using and Evaluating Information Sources
NOTE: Codes for most of the professional associations below are available on the Web; codes for all organizations including those that are not available online can be found in Professional Ethics and Insignia Rev. ed. R 061.3 C589p 2000
TREATMENT INTERNET SEARCH & ORAL TOPIC PRESENTATIONS
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Articles and Databases
Books (Illinet Online)
Use Illinet
Online to locate books on your topic. Try Browse Subject with your
subject words; if that does not work, try either Keyword Subject or just
Keywords. Please ask a librarian if you have difficulties.
START HERE:
Librarians Index to the Internet - Health and Medicine - This site includes descriptions and evaluations of Web pages and directories. This is a good place to start for information on abortion, AIDS, alternative medicine, arthritis, euthanasia, hospices, insurance (including HMO's and PPO's), Medicare/Medicaid, mental health, reproduction and women's health, as well as many other health topics. Try browsing the subjects as well as using the search box to find information.
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections - Biological, Agricultural and Medical Sciences - This site has a subject browsing area as well as a search box to find information on medical topics.
SEARCH ENGINES TO TRY:
www.google.com
www.altavista.com
www.northernlight.com
THEN TRY THESE:
| Alternative Medicine | A gateway to information about alternative therapies from the University of Pittsburgh |
| Arthritis Foundation | Information on treatments, coping skills, brief guides |
| Arthritis National Research Foundation | Resources for research on treatments |
| Ask Dr. Weil | An alternative medicine answer site, go to the Search page and then browse for the following by subject: arthritis, HIV, holistic care, mental health, sexual health and women's health |
| Bioethics Resources | from the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics - includes links to resources on such topics as end-of-life issues (including living wills), women's health, and mental health |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | See Health Topics A-Z for information about specific conditions, fact sheets, and links to other resources |
| Family Doctor | from the American Academy of Family Physicians; includes information on various disorders and both conventional and alternative treatments |
| Food and Drug Administration | Search the Special Nutritionals Adverse Effects Monitoring System (SN/AEMS) for information about adverse effects of dietary supplements, etc. |
| HealthFinder | Information on AIDS, arthritis, Medicare and Medicaid and more |
| Health O@sis | From the Mayo Clinic; large arthritis section, see also the Diseases & Conditions A-Z |
| Health Summit Working Group | "Assessing the quality of Internet health information" |
| Herb Research Foundation | "Improving world health and well being through herbs" |
| HerbalGram | From the American Botanical Council, a site for safe herbal product use |
| HerbMed | From the Alternative Medicine Foundation, covers traditional and folk uses of herbs, toxicity, drug interactions, and links to PubMed |
| HIV InSite | Gateway to information on AIDS/HIV from University of California, San Francisco |
| Kids Health | Information on childhood diseases, infections and more - areas of the site are geared for children and teens as well as adults |
| Medscape | Has areas for both medical professionals and consumer health information. |
| National Institutes of Health | See the Health Information area, or use the "Search NIH" feature; see also the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| National Library of Medicine | Includes access to free versions of Medline, a section on HIV/AIDS resources, and has a search feature |
| National Women's Health Information Center | Health Information and Referral Center for Women |
| OncoLink | from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center and Elsevier Science Publishing |
| Partnership for Caring: America's Voices for the Dying | Includes information on living wills and other end-of-life topics |
| Quackwatch | "Your guide to health fraud, quackery, and intelligent decisions" - use the Search Quackwatch feature or browse the section called "Questionable Products, Services, and Theories" |
| Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection | A collection of health-related pamphlets collected by the University of Chicago Student Counseling and Resource Service. |
| WebMD | See especially the "Diseases and Conditions" area |
Last updated 14 February 2002
Created 22 February 2000 by Elaine
Fetyko Page, Assistant Librarian
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