Health Resources

It is important to evaluate the health resources that you use to provide your family with information. (“Dr. Google” really doesn’t have his medical degree and Web M.D. is supported with advertising, for example.) Use this source to evaluate health information:

Evaluating Health Information

American Cancer Society   Get expert information, reduce your cancer risk, find help managing treatment and recovery, and see what is happening in cancer research – everything you need to know to help yourself or a loved one.

Consumer Health Complete CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

HealthFinder         From the US Department of Health and Human Services, this site covers health from A-Z, with topical and timely information and reliable health content.

Mayo Clinic   Patient care information, healthy living information, symptoms, treatments, and drugs and supplements information

MedlinePlus       Trusted health resource containing health information for all ages, including featured health topics, drugs and supplements, and videos and tools

MerckManual – From developing new therapies that treat and prevent disease to helping people in need, Merck is committed to improving health and well-being around the world.  The Manual was first published in 1899 as a service to the community.  The legacy of this great resource continues as the Merck Manual in the US and Canada and is provided free to assist with consumer health information

National Library of Medicine eResources for Health Searchable Index

Look for information about health in an easy-to-use searchable format designed to help you answer the questions you have

Merck Veterinary Manual – Pets are people, too! Merck & Co., Inc., has a long history of providing medical information to both human and animal health care professionals. For more than 60 years, the Merck Veterinary Manual (MVM) has provided veterinarians and other animal health professionals with concise and authoritative information on diseases and management of food-producing, companion, laboratory, and exotic animals.

The Merck Veterinary Manual (MVM) and its pet owner derivative, PetHealth, have very vibrant and popular social media channels, with more almost 400,000 highly engaged fans.

Followers have access to educational posts, contests, quizzes, blogs, industry tips, interesting discussions, and much more.

Consider joining!

Teen Health and Wellness

This award-winning resource provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, self-help support. Articles are correlated to state, national and provincial standards. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying and LGBTQ+ information. It has recently been updated to meet the needs of today’s teens and with new content on bullying, suicide, vaping, opioid abuse, gender identity, school safety, sexual harassment, COVID-19 and more.