Databases

Not sure where to look for reliable consumer health information? Here is a list of health resources that you can trust.

General

General public focused apps reviewed by the National Health Service (British)

Reviews of patient medical apps from iMedical Apps

MedlinePlus Magazine

News in Health

SayAh!

Lab Test Information is new to MedinePlus

CDC Bam Body and Mind

Medicine Net

Integrative Medicine

The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Mental Health

World Health Organization mental health resources

MedlinePlus for various ages and demographic groups

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Food And Nutrition

Choose My Plate

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Populations

Office of Minority Health Resource Center Online Library Catalog

Immigrant and refugee health Health Reach

Health conditions with a genetic component is at Genetics Home Reference

Native American youth

Indian Health Service

Native American health information from NIH’s American Indian Health

Veterans on Medlineplus

Veteran health from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Children

Girls Health for girls ages 9 - 13

American Academy of Pediatrics

Intellectual and developmental disabilities: NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Boston Children’s Hospital Young Women’s Health

Boston Children’s Hospital Young Men’s Health

Health information for parents from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health

KidsHealth from Nemours

Older Adults

Eldercare Locator, for transportation options, scams, tools to find services in a particular zip code, city or state

National Resource Center on LGBT Aging

NIH National Institute on Aging

Senior health information from MedlinePlus

Talking With Your Doctor

Questions are the Answer from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Tools to help with patient engagement from Choosing Wisely

MedlinePlus: Talking with your doctor

National Institute on Aging

Medications

Drug information from the FDA, for consumers

Drug information from the FDA, for patients

Pillbox

Drug Information Portal 

MedlinePlus: Drugs, Herbs, and Supplements

Health Reference Resources

Medical Library Association’s  Consumer and Patient Health Information Section: Top Resources for Consumers

NNLM  topics

Information for library staff in assisting in health reference from ALA’s RUSA MedRef committee’s guidelines

Insurance

Insure Kids Now – Children’s Health Insurance Program

Medicaid

Health Insurance Marketplace

The New Medicare Card Initiative

Medicare

Find-a-doctor resources from Medicare

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (includes information about ACA enrollment, insuring kids ages 19 and older)

Medicare's Databases

Languages Other Than English

Health Reach

Health information in other languages is at MedlinePlus (includes information by health topic)