Healthy Santa Cruz County - allergies

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Asthma
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs, help or further information about asthma. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, asthma, breathing, local information

Library Resources

• Find Books: Allergies
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about allergies. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, asthma, books, books / videos, breathing
• Find Books: Asthma
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about asthma. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, asthma, books, books / videos, breathing

Recommended Websites

• Allergies - MedlinePlus
  Special features: News, clinical trials, links to specific allergic conditions and related issues. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, asthma, MedlinePlus, recommended website
• Allergy & Asthma
  Special features: Dictionary of condition-related topics; interactive quizzes; asthma screenings; Spanish available. From: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, asthma, breathing, recommended website
• American Lung Association
  Special features: E-newsletter; "Ask a Lung Health Question" toll-free or online; updated air quality information; Dictionary of Diseases. From: American Lung Association.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, asthma, breathing, recommended website
• American Lung Association
  Special features: Help with treatment decisions; lung diseases A-Z; Wall of Remembrance message board and website; e-mail newsletter; Ask-a-Question service via e-mail or toll-free telephone contact; reproducible fact sheets; clean air standards and air quality monitors; online support for smoking cessation. From: American Lung Association.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, asthma, breathing, emphysema, healthy lifestyle, lungs, quit smoking, recommended website
• Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
  Special Features: Hotline; "Ask the Allergist"; Spanish available; sections for children as well as adults; current pollen count by zip code; e-newsletter. From: AAFA.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, asthma, breathing, recommended website
• Asthma - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Interactive tutorial; clinical trials update; health check tools; Spanish and easy-to-read versions available. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, asthma, breathing, MedlinePlus, recommended website
• Food Allergies
  Special features: Travel tips; allergy alerts; special sites for kids and teens. From: Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, recommended website
• Lung Diseases - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Links to wide range of specific lung conditions; interactive tutorial; Spanish available; news, clinical trials and statistics. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, asthma, breathing, clinical trials, diagnosis, emphysema, healthy lifestyle, lungs, MedlinePlus, quit smoking, recommended website, research, support
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
  Special features: A-Z Diseases and Conditions Index; health assessment tools; educatonal tutorials; e-mail updates; recipes for healthy eating; educational health promotions with video clips, handouts and more. From: NHLB / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, alternative medicine, asthma, breathing, clinical trials, complementary medicine, emphysema, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, lungs, recommended website, research

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.
• MEDLINE® PubMed
  PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes citations and abstracts from MEDLINE, the world's largest database of clinical medical literature. The database indexes more than 4,800 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries. Citations date back to the 1950s. Some citations link out to relevant information outside of Medline, or to the full text of articles. Tutorials are available and highly recommended for inexperienced users.