MedlinePlus
www.medlineplus.gov
Easy-to-use site developed by the National Library of Medicine. Offers drug information, medical encyclopedias, overviews of health topics, current news, and links to other organizations. At this site, after choosing a topic, you can link through to an overview, a list of symptoms, treatments, and prevention. Each section has cross references to related conditions.

Patient Education Online from the American Academy of Pediatrics
patiented.aap.org
This Web site contains both English and Spanish versions of nearly all of the AAP patient education materials, including brochures and Vaccine Information Statements. The A to Z index includes all of the patient education materials in alphabetical order. Brochures can also be located under a variety of helpful categories.

Nationwide Children's Specialty Sites
Children's Specialty Sites are designed with your family in mind as an educational resource about your child's specific illness. On these sites, you can find patient stories from families like yours, meet our team, and specific information regarding your child's condition.

Our Specialty Sites Include:

Center for Child and Family Advocacy
www.columbuschildadvocacy.com/

Nationwide Children's Research Institute
www.ccri.net

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
www.columbuschildrens.com/GI

Heart Center
www.columbuschildrens.com/heartcenter

Hematology/Oncology/BMT
www.columbuschildrens.com/hem-onc

Jeune's Info Center
www.columbuschildrens.com/GD/gd.aspx?page=136

Neonatal Medicine
www.columbuschildrens.com/neonatology

Neurosciences
www.columbuschildrens.com/neurosciences

Sports Medicine
www.columbuschildrens.com/sportsmedicine

Gale Encyclopedias
infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/colu14446
Gale Encyclopedias provide comprehensive easy-to-understand health care information in nine languages. It includes information on general health care, nutrition, genetic, mental and neurological disorders, alternative medicine, surgery, and drug addiction.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
library.ohio-state.edu/search/yhealth/yhealth/
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wellness+resource+center+full+text&1%2C1%2C
The Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center offers a mix of consumer and professional resources: dictionary definitions, encyclopedia entries, journal articles, pamphlets, drug information, and information on health organizations.

Health Source - Consumer Edition
library.ohio-state.edu/search/yhealth/yhealth/
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consumer+edition+full+text&1%2C1%2C
This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source - Consumer Edition features searchable full text for nearly 300 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis.

NORD National Organization for Rare Disorders
www.rarediseases.org
For almost twenty years, NORD has served as the primary non-governmental clearinghouse for information on rare disorders. NORD also provides referrals support groups and other sources of assistance. NORD's Rare Disease Database reports are written by medical writers and reviewed by physicians for accuracy. The NORD database includes over 1,100 comprehensive reports on rare disorders.

HealthFinder
www.healthfinder.gov
Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HealthFinder directs you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help grounds, as well as the government agencies and organizations that produce reliable health care information for the general public.

MayoClinic.com
www.mayoclinic.com
A wealth of easy-to-understand information on health and medical topics, all reviewed by Mayo Clinic health care experts.

The Merck Manual
www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/
The Merck Manual Home Edition provides general health information on a variety of conditions and illnesses.

OncoLink
www.oncolink.com
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania Designed to help cancer patients, families, health care professionals and the general public get accurate cancer-related information at no charge

Web Sites You Can Trust
caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/consumerKidscon.html
Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association Lists of specific conditions in children, with links to lists on parenting and information for children.