Neher+Health+Resources

= Reliable Health Resources =

a. INFOhio (www.infohio.org)
Click here to get an email with the username/password included if you're working on this from home.

**Click on Grades 6-8 if you’re in Middle School**. Then try the following databases: EBSCOhost (for health articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and encyclopedias. Type your subject in the search box) World Book Student (for health articles from the World Book encyclopedia. Type your subject in the search box) Science Online (for health articles from science newspapers, magazines, journals, and encyclopedias. Type your subject in the search box) A.D.A.M. (for health articles from a medical encyclopedia provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health) NetWellness (for health articles provided by the University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, and Case Western Reserve University)

**Click on Grades 9-12 if you’re in High School**. Then try the following databases: EBSCOhost (for health articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and encyclopedias. Type your subject in the search box) World Book Advanced (for health articles from the World Book encyclopedia. Type your subject in the search box) Science Online (for health articles from science newspapers, magazines, journals, and encyclopedias. Type your subject in the search box) A.D.A.M. (for health articles from a medical encyclopedia provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health) NetWellness (for health articles provided by the University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, and Case Western Reserve University)

b. Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (www.cincinnatilibrary.org)
Send Mrs. Walker an email (lwalker@finneytown.org) asking her if you can use her card number if you do not have one. Click on “Research & Homework,” then "Research Databases," then "Health & Medical."

Gale Virtual Reference Library (search through hundreds of reference eBooks on a wide range of subjects, including health)
 * Try the following databases: **

Health & Wellness Resource Center (health information from fitness magazines, medical journals, reference books, and pamphlets)

2. Websites

 * Remember to evaluate any website you find with the ABC’s of Evaluation: **
 * A = author, authority **
 * B = bias **
 * C = current, correct **

a. American Academy of Family Physicians (@http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home.html) b. American Medical Association (@http://www.ama-assn.org/) c. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (@http://www.cdc.gov/) d. Food and Drug Administration (@http://www.fda.gov/) e. Health Information from the U.S. Government (@http://www.health.gov/) f. Healthfinder (http://healthfinder.gov) g. Healthy Women (www.healthywomen.org) h. Mayo Clinic (@http://www.mayoclinic.com/) i. National Institutes of Health (@http://health.nih.gov/) j. New York Online Access to Health (@http://www.noah-health.org/) k. Ohio Department of Health (http://www.odh.ohio.gov) l. Teens Health (@http://kidshealth.org/teen/) m. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (http://www.hhs.gov) n. Web M.D. (http://www.webmd.com)

3. Books
Of course, we have plenty of books on health-related topics. Please use the library catalog computers, ask for help finding something specific, or browse through the following Dewey Decimal numbers in the Non-Fiction and Reference sections: 362-363 610-618