Healthy Santa Cruz County - general health information

Recommended Websites

• CA Department of Public Health
  Special features: Reports and data tables from the Office of Health Information and Research (OHIR) which is responsible for stewardship and distribution of vital statistics data (births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriage). From: CA Dept. of Public Health which also offers downloadable forms for birth or death certificates, as well as many other forms from the CA Forms Index. .
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• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  CDC serves as the lead federal agency responsible for disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion/education activities. Website features include: up-to-date health news, hot topics, online health tools and calculators, podcasts and RSS feeds, plus special sections covering workplace, travel and environmental health.
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• Cool Health Tools
  Helpful collection of wellness calculators, self-care tools, and health quizzes from HealthAtoZ.
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• Directory of Health Organizations (DIRLINE)
  Get contact information for thousands of health organizations across the country, more than 300 hotlines and much more. From National Library of Medicine.
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• Faststats AtoZ
  Quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance, organized alphabetically by state and by condition. From the National Center for Health Statistics.
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• HealthAtoZ
  Special Features: Wide variety of interactive options such as live Nurse Chat, symptom checker, risk calculation tools, quizzes and Personal Health Center. From United Health Group.
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• Healthfinder
  Special features: More than 50 online health check-ups; links to National Health Observances database; weekly e-mail health newsletter; drug database. From: National Health Information Center (NHIC), a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
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• Intelihealth
  Special features: Searchable drug database, physician finder, "Ask the Expert" via e-mail; interactive health quizzes and calculators. From: Aetna Intelihealth, Harvard Medical School and Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.
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• Mayo Clinic
  Special features: Health tools and videos, "Treatment Decision" guides; "Ask-an-Expert" service; First Aid / Emergency guide; weekly e-newsletter. From: Mayo Clinic.
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• MedlinePlus
  Special features: Coverage of more than 700 diseases and medical conditions, drug information, interactive tutorials (more than 165 slide shows available with sound and pictures), surgery videos, e-mail health news updates, medical dictionary and encyclopedia. Easy-to-Read format available plus viewing aids for users with low vision. Health quizzes and self-check tools and "Go Local," a new service to help users find local health resources. No advertising or endorsements on this site. From: National Library of Medicine (NLM) and National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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• Merck Manuals Online Medical Library
  Includes: Merck Manual's Second Home Edition, the world's best-selling home medical reference; The Merck Manual of Health & Aging, published in 2004; The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 3rd Ed., and more. Registration is not required, and use is unlimited; the web publications are continuously updated to ensure that the information is as up-to-date as possible. From: Merck & Co.
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• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  From the National Institutes of Health, "the nation's research agency," this site offers AtoZ Health Topics, access to variety of health hotlines, news and research updates, plus direct links to all 27 NIH divisions.
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• NOAH - New York Online Access to Health
  Special features: Easy-to-use, comprehensive; fully available in Spanish; local resources provided for NYC area. From: NOAH Content Committee, a volunteer board of medical librarians and medical information specialists.
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• PDRhealth.com
  This comprehensive but user-friendly site features information about: drugs /medications (including a drug interaction checker); clinical trials; diseases; health centers and alternative therapies. From the publisher of the "Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)."
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• Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information
  Selected toll-free numbers for organizations that provide health-related information, education, and support (not diagnosis). From NHIC.
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• WebMD
  Special features: Headline medical news; interactive check-ups; symptom checker; A-Z health guides (conditions, symptoms, drugs, tests, health tests, videos); weight loss clinic, health manager, fertility clinic; blogs; message boards; WebMD University - online classes based on healthy living topics. From: WebMD.
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Databases

• Rosen Teen Health and Wellness
  This database provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.