Healthy Santa Cruz County - osteoporosis

Library Resources

• Find Books: Alternative Medicine
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about alternative medicine. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: acupuncture, alternative medicine, aromatherapy, ayurvedic, biofeedback, books, books / videos, botanicals, chinese medicine, chiropractic, complementary medicine, herbs, homeopathy, hypnosis, meditation, mind-body medicine, naturopathy, osteoporosis, self-help

Recommended Websites

• National Institute on Aging
  Special features: Reproducible publications of interest to seniors (all available in Spanish); clinical trials; links to more than 250 national organizations providing help to older people. From: National Institute on Aging (NIA / NIH).
  Browse related subjects: abuse / assault, adult day care, alzheimers, arthritis, assisted living, caregivers, clinical trials, diabetes, find healthcare, health calculators, health insurance, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, insurance, Medicare, nursing homes, osteoporosis, recommended website, senior health, stroke
• National Women's Health Information Center
  Special features: News; reproducible fact sheets; interactive health tools and tutorials; Quick Women's Health Data Online. From: US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health.
  Browse related subjects: breast cancer, cancer, childbirth, diabetes, domestic violence, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, medical tests, mental health, osteoporosis, pregnancy, quit smoking, recommended website, women's health
• NIHSeniorHealth.gov
  Special features: In-depth information about more than 25 medical conditions which affect people over 55 (all available in audio format; text enlargement also available. From: NIH.
  Browse related subjects: aging, alzheimers, assisted living, cancer, cardiovascular, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, lung disease, lungs, Medicare, medications, mental health, nursing homes, osteoporosis, parkinson's disease, quit smoking, recommended website, senior health, stroke, veterans benefits, vision
• Osteoporosis
  Special features: Comprehensive, reproducible coverage from US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
  Browse related subjects: osteoporosis, recommended website, women's health
• Seniors' Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: News; statistics; research updates; Spanish and easy-to-read formats available. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: adult day care, alzheimers, arthritis, assisted living, cancer, caregivers, depression, health statistics, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, hearing, heart disease, Medicare, MedlinePlus, mental health, osteoporosis, recommended website, senior health, Spanish and other languages

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.