MEDLINE (OVID)
Three separate components of Medline available through OVID interface: Medline 1966 - present (offers author/journal/keyword/subject, or MESH, searching), Oldmedline 1950 - 1965 (offers same but subject searching), and In-Process around 2 recent months (offers same but subject searching).  
URL: http://library.cpmc.columbia.edu/hsl/eres/countact.cfm?resourceid=1301 

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FAMILY MEDICAL GUIDE
Clayman, C.B..  3rd Ed. 
Ref RC81.Am33 1994. 

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION SOURCEBOOK
Rees, A.M..  5th Ed. 
Ref RA776.R43 1998. 

EFFECTIVE PATIENT EDUCATION : A GUIDE TO INCREASED COMPLIANCE
Falvo, D. R..  Reserve R727.4 .F19 2004. 

MAYO CLINIC FAMILY HEALTH BOOK
Larson, DE.  2nd Ed. 
Ref RC81.M473 1996 Q. 

MERCK MANUAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
Berkow, R..  Ref RC81. M48 1997. 

60 PLUS ASSOCIATION
"The 60 Plus Association is a non-partisan seniors advocacy group with a free enterprise, less government, less taxes approach to seniors issues. 60 Plus has set ending the federal estate tax and saving Social Security for the young as its top priorities. 60 Plus is often viewed as the conservative alternative to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)." Offers Vital Speeches archive, "which is a bi-monthly publication that publishes important address by recognized leaders of public opinion that seeks to give the reader the best thoughts of the best minds on current national problems. " 
URL: http://www.60plus.org/ 

CANADIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION AIDS PROGRAM
Provides national leadership and support for the development and delivery of programs and public health policies which prevent HIV transmission in Canada and support the care of those affected by HIV/AIDS. 
URL: http://www.cpha.ca/en/default.aspx 

CONSUMER HEALTH LIBRARY DIRECTORY-A NATIONAL DIRECTORY PROJECT OF CAPHI
Contains ABOUT 160 consumer health libraries' collection and services around United States and the world. 
URL: http://caphis.mlanet.org/directory/index.html 

GRAY PANTHERS (GP)
Consciousness-raising activist group of older adults and young people. Aims to combat ageism - the discrimination against persons on the basis of chronological age. Believes that both the old and the young have much to contribute to make our society more just and humane. Advises, acts as acatalyst for, and organizes local groups of young, middle-aged, and older persons to work on issues of their choosing. Conducts work on eight national interests: national health care, affordable housing, environmental preservtion, peace, ending discrimination, education, economic and tax justice, and social justice. 
URL: http://www.graypanthers.org/ 

MEALS ON WHEELS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (MOWAA)
Agencies that provide home-delivered meals and/or meals in a congregate setting, and other health and social services such as transportation, recreation, nutrition education, information, referral, and case management. Promotes the improvement of the quality of life for the needy, particularly the elderly, disabled, and homebound. Delivers nutritionally balanced meals to disabled and homebound elderly persons, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for institutionalization and promoting independent and community-based living arrangements. Advocates community-based, home-delivered, and congregate meal programs; encourages and assists in establishing new programs; provides technical assistance to community meal programs and acts as a forum for exchange of information regarding home-delivered and congregate meal programs. 
URL: http://www.mowaa.org 

AGEING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
An on-line primer on ageing. 
URL: http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/primer/index.htm 

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S COMMISSION ON LAW AND AGING
Dedicated to examining law and policy issues affecting older persons.  
URL: http://www.abanet.org/aging/ 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Provides consumer information on health topics, statistical data, travelers' health, disease prevention and control, environmental health and more. 
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ 

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
(DHHS). CDC's concern is prevention and control of communicable diseases, environmental health, etc. Offers online information in categories: Travelers' Health, Health Topics A-Z, Publicatioins, Software & Products, Data and Statistics, etc. Offers links to the WEB sites of CDC's 11 centers, institute and offices. 
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ 

CLINICAL TRIALS: CENTERWATCH CLINICAL TRIALS LISTING SERVICE
Lists clinical trials in the USA and worldwide in all clinical areas. 
URL: http://www.CenterWatch.com/ 

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION
Web site is a collection of the most requested NIH publications. Titiles are organized by topic or can be browsed by subject key words. 
URL: http://health.nih.gov/ 

HEALTH FINDER
A gateway consumer health and human services information website from the United States government which is searchable and leads to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, websites, support and selfhelp groups, and government and not-for-profit agencies. 
URL: http://www.healthfinder.gov/ 

HIV INSITE
Gateway to HIV; AIDS information from the University of California, San Francisco. Includes a section called "International Women's Day" which features worldwide women's health topics. 
URL: http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/ 

IBIDS - INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS DATABASE
"The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database provides access to bibliographic citations and abstracts from published, international, and scientific literature on dietary supplements." Contains citations on dietary supplements from 1986 to the present. Covers major databases such as Medline, AGRICOLA, CAB Global Abstracts and more. Has a search platform and also provides 'pre-canned' searches on topics such as menopausal symptoms and herbals; Vitamin B12, etc. 
URL: http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/IBIDS.aspx 

INTERACTIVE MENU PLANNER
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.  Designed to guide menu planning according to a day's calorie allowance. 
URL: http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi 

MAYO CLINIC HEALTH OASIS
Provides easy-to-understand information on various health topics. Includes first-aid and health care guides; answers from Mayo specialists; healthy lifestyle planners and more. 
URL: http://www.mayohealth.org 

MED HELP INTERNATIONAL
Med Heal is a non-profit organization that provides medical information in non- technical terminology. It is a searchable and interactive site. 
URL: http://www.medhelp.org/ 

MEDICARE
The official U.S. Government site for Medicare information. Offers information on Medicare, Medicare Health Plans, provides Nursing Home Search, etc. 
URL: http://www.medicare.gov/ 

MEDLINEPLUS
Contains consumer health information provided by the National Library of Medicine. Health topics can be accessed by keyword searching. 
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ 

MY PYRAMID.GOV
United States Department of Agriculture.  Allows individuals to create a personalized eating plan based on their age, sex, weight and height. There is also a "My Pyramid for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding". 
URL: http://www.mypyramid.gov/ 

NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER
Provides information on women's health issues, sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service. 
URL: http://www.4women.gov 

NIH: NEWS IN HEALTH
Provides practical health information to consumers based on scientific research conducted at NIH and other selected institutions. 
URL: http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/index.htm 

NOAH: NEW YORK ONLINE ACCESS TO HEALTH
NOAH seeks to provide high quality information for consumers that is accurate, timely, relevant, and unbaised. NOAH currently supports English and Spanish. 
URL: http://www.noah-health.org 

ONCOLINK
Created at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. Includes disease topic listings, cancer causes, screening and prevention, clinical trials, global resources and more. 
URL: http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu 

THE HEALTH LIBRARY
A virtual branch of the Health Library, a community service of Stanford University Hospital. 
URL: http://www-med.stanford.edu/healthlibrary 

WEIGHT CONTROL INFORMATION NETWORK
Provides information on weight control, obesity, physical activity and nutrition. 
URL: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm 

WORLD'S HEALTHIEST FOODS
George Mateljan Foundation.  Nonprofit organization - offers food information for consumers. The WHFoods List is particularly useful, as it provides nutritional information, health benefits, history, and recipes, all supported with complete references. 
URL: http://whfoods.org/