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Leavenworth, Kansas 66048
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Going the Distance
Our medical librarian, Sarah Kirby, goes to great lengths to make sure library visitors get not only the information they want, but get to the services they need.

A women whose husband had been put on a special diet for his kidney disease came in for information. Kirby got a nutritionist to come to the library to talk to the woman and gave her a list of foods to avoid.

One woman asked for information on an illness and then mentioned she was looking for low-cost mammograms. Kirby helped her determine she was eligible for free mammograms, then led the woman to the Radiology department and got her scheduled on the spot.

And even those who wander in by accident often find a willing escort to where they want to go.
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Consumer Health Library

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.

 

 


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