Healthy Santa Cruz County - stroke

Local Links

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

Library Resources

• Find Books: Stroke
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about strokes and other neurological disorders. Click here to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, neurological disorders, stroke

Recommended Websites

• NINDS Stroke Information Page
  Features include up-to-date information about clinical trials as well as current research updates; also offers information about organizations to contact and a wide variety of disease-related brochures to download.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, healthy lifestyle, neurological disorders, recommended website, research, stroke
• AARP Health Guide
  Special features: Popular topics for seniors; e-mail newsletter; physical activity workbook; interactive tutorials; clinical trials; online fitness course. From: AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons).
  Browse related subjects: alzheimers, arthritis, assisted living, cancer, caregivers, diabetes, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, medical tests, Medicare, medications, men's health, mental health, recommended website, senior health, stroke, women's health
• American Heart Association
  Special features: "Heart & Stroke Encyclopedia"; diet and nutrition health tools; instructor information and downloadable training materials - CPR and ECC courses; "Heart Profilers," free, confidential, personalized treatment options reports; warning signs: heart attack and stroke; family health history tree; research updates; recipes; interactive quizzes; podcast link; Spanish available. From: American Heart Association.
  Browse related subjects: alternative medicine, cardiovascular, clinical trials, complementary medicine, diagnosis, diet, exercise, food pyramid, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, medical tests, men's health, prescriptions, quit smoking, recommended website, research, self-care tools, senior health, stroke, support, toll-free numbers, weight control, women's health
• Brain Diseases - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Clinical trial and research updates; interactive tutorial (neurosurgery). From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: alzheimers, brain disease / injury, epilepsy, MedlinePlus, recommended website, stroke
• Men's Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Health check tools; interactive tutorial; screening guides; research news; Spanish available. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: cancer, diabetes, diet, digestive disease, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, medical tests, mental health, prostate cancer, quit smoking, recommended website, research, self-care tools, stroke, testicular cancer, weight control
• 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).
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• National Stroke Association
  Special features: Emergency stroke center locator; warning signs; specialized links for survivors, caregivers, women and African Americans; large text format available. From: Natonal Stroke Association.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, healthy lifestyle, neurological disorders, recommended website, research, stroke
• 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.
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• Stroke - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Research, news, clinical trial updates. Several interactive tutorials, and Spanish available. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, healthy lifestyle, MedlinePlus, neurological disorders, recommended website, research, stroke

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.