Healthy Santa Cruz County - breathing

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
• Local Help & Information: Lung Disease
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs, help, support or further information about lung diseases and disorders. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: asthma, breathing, emphysema, local information, lungs, quit smoking
• Local Help & Information: Quit Smoking
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer help, support or further information about programs to help quit smoking. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: breathing, local information, lungs, quit smoking

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
• Find Books: Lung & Breathing Disorders
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about many different lung diseases and breathing disorders. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: asthma, books, books / videos, breathing, emphysema, lung disease, lungs

Recommended Websites

• 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
• Guide to Quitting Smoking
  Special Features: Help and wide range of information (including many resources in Spanish) from the American Cancer Society. Toll-free hotline, plus online and other support.
  Browse related subjects: breathing, cancer, healthy lifestyle, lung disease, lungs, men's health, quit smoking, recommended website, research, self-help, senior health, support, toll-free numbers, women's health
• 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
• Quit Smoking Action Plan
  Special Features: Three-step plan includes tips for: Planning to Quit, Medications and and Staying Smoke-Free. Therapies and smoking-cessation aids are described. Link to Freedom From Smoking, an online smoking cessation clinic that can be accessed day or night, seven days a week, on any schedule a smoker chooses. From: American Lung Association.
  Browse related subjects: breathing, cancer, healthy lifestyle, lung disease, lungs, men's health, quit smoking, recommended website, senior health, toll-free numbers, women's health
• Smoking Cessation (Quit Smoking) - MedlinePlus
  Special Features: The latest news, research and information on prevention, treatment, advocacy, and statistics, from the National Library of Medicine.
  Browse related subjects: breathing, cancer, healthy lifestyle, lung disease, lungs, men's health, quit smoking, recommended website, research, self-care tools, self-help, senior health, toll-free numbers, women's health
• Smoking: Steps to Help You Break the Habit
  Special Features: Wide range of helpful information and resources, including treatment options, from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
  Browse related subjects: breathing, healthy lifestyle, lung disease, lungs, men's health, quit smoking, recommended website, senior health, support, women's health

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.