Healthy Santa Cruz County - parkinson's disease

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Parkinson's 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 Parkinson's Disease. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: local information, neurological disorders, parkinson's disease

Library Resources

• Find Books: Parkinson's Disease
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about Parkinson's Disease and other neurological disorders. Click here to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, neurological disorders, parkinson's disease

Recommended Websites

• Dana BrainWeb
  Special features: Detailed, validated information and research links for more than 25 common brain diseases and disorders. From: Dana Foundation / Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.
  Browse related subjects: addiction, autism, brain disease / injury, epilepsy, mental conditions / illnesses, parkinson's disease, recommended website
• National Parkinson Foundation
  Special features: Discussion Corner - send questions to physicians and related health specialists; message board; personal stories; surveys and questionnaires. From: National Parkinson Foundation.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, neurological disorders, parkinson's disease, recommended website, research, support
• 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
• Parkinson's Disease - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Interactive tutorial; diagnosis and treatment; alternative therapy options; lifestyle management; news and updates on research and clinical trials. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, MedlinePlus, neurological disorders, parkinson's disease, recommended website, research
• Parkinson's Disease Information Page (NINDS)
  Special features: Fact sheets; research and trials updates; links to organizations across the country; link to in-depth NINDS coverage, Parkinson's Disease: Challenges, Progress, and Promise. From: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS / NIH).
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, healthy lifestyle, neurological disorders, parkinson's disease, 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.