If you've just received a diagnosis, want to learn more about an existing condition or treatment or just have general questions about a health issue, the Providence Saint John Consumer Health Library has resources for you.

Our library provides patients, visitors, physicians and employees with free health information five days a week via the Internet and other sources. The library maintains a collection of medical reference books, journals and health literature on numerous topics.

Sitios Recomendados (en Español)

How We Can Help

Come to the library if you want:

• Specific articles or citations
• Drug interactions or side effects
• General health information
• Recommendations for Web sites
• Resources in Spanish.

You'll find brochures and specific information on:

• Alcohol and drug addiction
• Arthritis
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• Lung disease
• High blood pressure
• Strokes
• Stress management

Recommended Web Sites for General Health Information

American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/

American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/

American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/

Clinical Trials clinicaltrials.gov

Family Doctor familydoctor.org

First Gov for Consumers Health http://www.consumer.govhealth.htm/

Hardin Meta Directory http://www.lib.uiowa.eduhardinmd/

Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Kidshealth http://www.kidshealth.org/

MaternalandChildHealthLibrary http://www.mchlibrary.info/

MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/

Medlineplus http://www.medlineplus.gov/

National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

National Institute of Health http://www.nih.gov/

New England Journal of Medicine content.nejm.org

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health http://www.noah-health.org/

Womenshealth.gov http://www.4woman.gov/

Recommended Web Sites for Cancer Information
American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.orgdocroothomeindex.asp/

Cancer Care, Inc http://www.cancercare.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Prevention http://www.cdc.govcancer/

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.govcdercancer/

Kansas City Clinical Oncology http://www.kccop.org/

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center http://www.mskcc.orgmskcchtml44.cfm/

National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/

National Comprehensive Cancer Network http://www.nccn.org/

National Oncology Alliance (NOA) http://www.noainc.comnoaabout-noaindex.aspx/

Oncolink  http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/

Womens Cancer Network http://www.wcn.org/

The Consumer Health Library is located next to the Keenan Education Center on the first floor of Providence Medical Center. To find out more about our services, call 913-596-4795.