Consumer Health Information
*Please note -- this information is not meant to replace medical advice from your own doctor or specialist. Use this information as a guide to educate yourself.
Books and Videos
Use the
Moraine Park Catalog to find books, e-books, and videos on subjects dealing with consumer health.. You can use the box below to search for library resources.
Periodical Databases
Attention: Off-campus users will be required to enter their 14 digit library barcode to gain access to the databases.
Health Source - Consumer Edition
This database provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines covering a wide variety of topics including medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Our medical profession is so focused on disease (diagnosis, treatment, etc.) that health and wellness too often takes a back seat. Take a more proactive approach to health care with this website. It’s the place to go if you’re thinking alternative medicine.
Websites
MedlinePlus.gov
http://medlineplus.gov/
The National Library of Medicine’s huge store of information includes a dictionary, a fully illustrated encyclopedia, plus lots of resources, including local information. For enhanced search capabilities, access Medline via EBSCOhost.
MayoClinic.com
www.mayoclinic.com/
This site is easy to search and includes healthy and delicious recipes.
WebMD
www.webmd.com/
Although it seems to have far too many ads, this site also provides reliable consumer health information and it is even a favorite of some.
Columbia University’s “Go Ask Alice”
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
This is the place to read anonymously-submitted questions about personal and intimate health-related subjects, including sexuality, emotional health, drugs and much more. All questions are answered reliably and non-judgmentally by Columbia University health educators and providers.
Mental Health Net
http://www.mentalhelp.net
One of the largest Internet sites devoted exclusively to mental health. Mental Health Net is a veritable self-help center. Here you can read extensive articles on mental disorders and treatments, participate in more than a dozen support groups, peruse multiple bulletin boards, locate mental health organizations, consult online resources, check out the latest book reviews, and even find a therapist.
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
Another government site linked through the National Institutes of Health. Offers MEDLINE searches, fact sheets, and bibliographies. Has the look and feel of a government publication but also contains several interesting hotlinks to HIV/AIDS Resources, Toxicology Information, and Images from the History of Medicine.
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
This government-sponsored web site features the latest studies and advances in research. Here you can look into participating in clinical trials that have posted notices for volunteers, and review straightforward descriptions of diseases and treatments, with a long list of organizations to contact for more information.
MPTC’s Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Research Guide
http://www.morainepark.edu/pages/1533.asp
Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health
http://www.wiawh.org/home/home.aspx
This site features their printable Wisconsin Women’s Health Guide.
Pamphlets
The Pamphlet File at the Fond du Lac campus is arranged by subject, here’s what we have:
Alcoholics – Rehabilitation: 14 different AA publications
Cancer: contains booklets with good resources
Cerebral Infarction: Stroke, a 2-page publication from the Food & Drug Administration
Cholesterol: Cholesterol, another 2-page publication from the FDA
Mental Health: Includes the following: Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress, You Are Not Alone: Finding Help for People with Mental Illness and Their Families, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) , Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Mental Illness: An Illness Like Any Other, and Schizophrenia
Mental Health – Spanish: Trastorno de Estres Postraumatico
Created 6/2009
