Health

	Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicalwords.ht... 3.666665 Average: 3.7 (3 votes) Interactive tutorial to understand medical words.
	MedlinePlus Guide to Healthy Web Surfing National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthywebsurfi... 5 Average: 5 (3 votes) Guide to healthy web surfing.
	NC Health Info UNC Health Sciences Library http://www.nchealthinfo.org/index.cfm 5 Average: 5 (3 votes) NC Health Info is an online guide to web sites of quality health and medical information and local health services throughout North Carolina. Designed to meet the needs and interests of North Carolinians, NC Health Info leads users to resources that are reliable and easy to understand. Links on NC Health Info are selected and maintained by North Carolina librarians.
	Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library National Library of Medicine http://nnlm.gov/training/consumer/apple/ 5 Average: 5 (2 votes) Want to improve your consumer health collection and services? Interested in improving your reference skills for providing health information for the public? Then this class is for you. Starting with a discussion about the information seeking behaviors of consumers, the class focuses on the provision of consumer health information services for the public. We will also cover health literacy, planning the service, the reference interview, consumer health online, collection development, collaboration, community partnerships, outreach and marketing. Students will also learn about how to stay up to date on consumer health librarianship.
	Healthfinder.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) http://www.healthfinder.gov/ 5 Average: 5 (1 vote) Contains resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations to bring the most reliable health information on the Internet.
	MedlinePlus: Evaluating Health Information National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/evaluatinghealt... 3 Average: 3 (1 vote) Guide to evaluating health information.
	Things to Know about Evaluating Medical Resources on the Web National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov/health/webresources 3 Average: 3 (3 votes) This short guide contains questions to consider when searching for health information online.
	Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicalwords.ht... 3.666665 Average: 3.7 (3 votes) Interactive tutorial to understand medical words.
	Guide on how to create a health website U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) http://www.health.gov/healthliteracyonline/ 1 Average: 1 (2 votes) This guide is written for Web designers, Web content specialists, and other public health communication professionals to create a health Web site that's easy to use, particularly for people with limited literacy skills and limited experience using the web.
	How to Find Health Information Online Federal Trade Commission (FTC) http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/whocares/hea... 0 No votes yet Get help searching for and finding health information online.
	Follywood Squares - Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission (FTC) https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/media/game-0004-folly... 0 No votes yet Match wits with an opponent and an array of guest stars answering questions about health products and information online. Includes a link to additional information about buying health related products and services online.
	MedlinePlus: Health Literacy National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthliteracy.... 0 No votes yet Guide to health literacy.
	Medline Plus National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aboutmedlineplu... 0 No votes yet The National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
	Helping Older Adults Search for Health Information: A Toolkit for Trainers National Institute on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) http://nihseniorhealth.gov/toolkit/toolkit.html 0 No votes yet Resource developed by the National Institute on Aging. Use these free, easy-to-use training materials to help older adults find reliable, up-to-date online health information on their own.
	Online Health Information: Can You Trust It? National Institute on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) http://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/online-h... 0 No votes yet Guide to finding reliable information online for older adults.
	Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health http://understandingrisk.cancer.gov/ 0 No votes yet Interactive site on cancer risk
	Tips for the Savvy Supplement User: Making Informed Decisions and Evaluating the Information U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov/food/dietarysupplements/default... 0 No votes yet Guide to supplements
	Vaccines: Evaluating Information on the Web Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/evalwebs.htm 0 No votes yet Guide to vaccines
	Healthy Roads Media Healthy Roads Media http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ 0 No votes yet Healthy Roads Media was started in 2002 under a National Library of Medicine grant. This project explores ways that information technology strategies may be useful in providing access to health information for hard to reach populations, particularly low-literacy and non-English speaking groups. There are currently materials in 22 languages, 150+ topics and 5 formats (handouts, audio, multimedia (executable), web-video (flash) and iPod video). All materials are free and all except the web-videos can be downloaded for off-line use.
	University of Maryland Health Literacy Resource University of Maryland Baltimore http://guides.hshsl.umaryland.edu/healthliteracy 0 No votes yet A guide for health literacy.