Health information is available in libraries, bookstores, on the world wide web, throughout the media - just about anywhere you look. This web page will help you find reliable resources on the world wide web.
If you need more information, please contact Reference at the Allen Library at 216.368.3640 or at the Health Center Library at 216.368.3218, or send us an email at hclref@case.edu.
Library Catalogs
- CWRU's Library Catalog
- OhioLINK Library Catalog
- Library of Congress Catalog
- National Library of Medicine's LocatorPlus
- WorldCat
Research Databases
For additional catalogs and databases, please check the Library Catalogs and Databases page.
Government
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- healthfinder.gov
- Drugs, Herbs and Supplements
- FDA Information For Consumers
- health.gov
- Health Information from the Government - USA.gov
- Healthy People
- MedlinePlus
- National Cancer Institute
- Health Information - National Institutes of Health
- NIH News in Health is a free monthly newsletter bringing you practical health information based on research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's medical research agency.
- Nutrition.gov
- Surgeon General
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Associations
- American Association of Poison Control Centers
- American Dental Association
- American Medical Association
- familydoctor.org
- Health on the Net Foundation
Resources from Hospitals, Libraries, Universities, etc.
- CAPHIS - download "CAPHIS' Most Trusted Health Websites."
- Cleveland Public Library Research Databases
- Cuyahoga County Public Library Resources
- Genetics Home Reference
- Health Hotlines - through Teen Health & Wellness
- Healthy Roads Media
- HIV/AIDS Resources - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- MayoClinic.com
- The Merck Manuals
- NetWellness
Special Groups
- African American Health
- Native Health Database (NHD) - provided by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
- American Indian and Alaska Native Health
- SPIRAL (Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages)
- Arctic Health
- Office of Research on Women’s Health - National Institutes of Health
- HealthReach - health information from the NIH in many languages
- Men's Health - National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Other Information
- Finding Health Sciences Information
- ICMJE Recommendations ("The Uniform Requirements")
- Citation Reference Standards