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 www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
American Lung Association www.lungusa.org
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov
Clinical Trials clinicaltrials.gov
Family Doctor familydoctor.org
First Gov for Consumers Health www.consumer.govhealth.htm
Hardin Meta Directory www.lib.uiowa.eduhardinmd
Healthfinder www.healthfinder.gov
Kidshealth www.kidshealth.org
MaternalandChildHealthLibrary www.mchlibrary.info
MayoClinic www.mayoclinic.com
Medlineplus www.medlineplus.gov
National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov
National Institute of Health www.nih.gov
New England Journal of Medicine content.nejm.org
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health www.noah-health.org
Womenshealth.gov www.4woman.gov
Recommended Web Sites for Cancer Information
American Cancer Society www.cancer.orgdocroothomeindex.asp
Cancer Care, Inc www.cancercare.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Prevention www.cdc.govcancer
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research www.fda.govcdercancer
Kansas City Clinical Oncology www.kccop.org
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center www.mskcc.orgmskcchtml44.cfm
National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov
National Comprehensive Cancer Network www.nccn.org
National Oncology Alliance (NOA) www.noainc.comnoaabout-noaindex.aspx
Oncolink www.oncolink.upenn.edu
People Living With Cancer www.plwc.orgportalsitePLWC
Womens Cancer Network 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.