Health and Physical Education References

Health

FitnessLink
Part personal trainer, part M.D., and part exercise-encyclopedia, FitnessLink is a good place to begin planning a healthy routine.

Healthfinder
This easy to use site, managed by the US Department of Health and Human Services, offers reliable information on everything from food safety to health scams.

Healthweb

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
A bilingual directory of health resources, with a terrifically thorough list of subjects.

Shape Up America
Designed to provide you with the latest information about safe weight management, healthy eating, and physical fitness.

Medical

InteliHealth
Produced by Aetna US Healthcare and Johns Hopkins University Hospital, features clear, concise information on dozens of common conditions, as well as a drug search engine, a medical dictionary, and an Ask the Doc section.

MEDLINEPlus
National Library of Medicine's database of medical journal abstracts.  Best place to search for the latest health studies.

OncoLink: University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
Easy access to research reports, clinical trials, conferences, and FAQs about many forms of cancer.

Sports Medicine

Healthweb Sports Medicine
This resource is a collaborative effort between the Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences (University of North Dakota) and the HealthWeb project. HealthWeb is a cooperative project of the health sciences libraries of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC).