Health Resources

For questions that can be answered with short, factual responses.

Disclaimer: The material in these databases and web sites is intended for informational purposes only. Nothing is intended to be a substitute for professional medical diagnosis and advice. The Capital Area District Library is not responsible for the content of information accessed.

Flu

• EBSCO Influenza Information Center

Find a Flu Shot

• Google wants to help you find a flu shot (seasonal or H1N1).    Enter a zip code.

Flu Shots Seasonal Flu

• Ingham County
• Visiting Nurses

Flu Shots H1N1 (Swine Flu):

• Ingham County Health Department

Databases *

• Health and Wellness Resource Center – Full text articles from magazines and reference books on health and full text health pamphlets. Includes information on alternative health practices.
• CINAHL – Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature- Provides indexing and some full text for health journals.
• MEDLINE – Index and some full text articles in medicine, dentistry and nursing. From the National Library of Medicine.

eMedia *

• The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
• Encyclopedia of Health & Aging

     More Health and Wellness eBooks

Library Events

• Library Events  Search Health

Community Resources

• Ingham County Health Department
• Care Free Clinic Lansing and Mason

     More Community Resources

Medical Marijuana Michigan

• Application and Instructions

Items from our Collection

• Wellness
• Nutrition

Selected Magazines

• Consumer Reports on Health
• Prevention

     For more see our catalog

Websites

Health Care Debate

• HealthReform.gov
• New England Journal of Medicine Healthcare Reform Timeline
• CNN: Health Care in America
• The Five Biggest Lies in the Health Care Debate

H1N1 (Swine Flu)

• Lansing State Journal Information
• Ingham County Health Department
• H1N1 (Swine Flu (Influenza) Information from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• H1N1 (Swine Flu (Influenza) information at Medline Plus

MRSA infection

• CDC Information on MRSA
• MRSA Information from Mayo Clinic

General

• Check Licensing for a Michigan Physician
• HealthBase   Find treatments, causes, complications and pros/cons. 
• Local and Michigan Health Statistics – Michigan Department of Community Health.
• MedLine Plus – Information on diseases, medical procedures and drugs from the National Institutes of Health.
• Michigan Go Local – Links to local health services and information.
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Information about alternative medicine.
• PDR Physician's Desk Reference – Information on prescription drugs, diseases, treatments and clinical trials.