LibGuides: Health & Physical Education -- General Resources: General resources for Health & Physical Science Students

Consumer Health: Major Web Sites

FamilyDoctor.org
Information that has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians. Topics include health and wellness, drug information, herbal and alternative remedies, and self-care.
Healthfinder.gov
The Healthfinder project is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and is a resource for finding government and nonprofit health and human services information.
Mayo Clinic
Includes information on specific diseases and conditions, prescription and over-the-counter drugs, a first-aid guide, and more. Interactive tools are also included, such as excercise and stress management planners.
Medicare.gov
The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare. This website answers your Medicare questions on managing your health, Medicare basics and eligibility, finding related resources for help, and a help & support page.
NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
Offering information in both English and Spanish, NOAH includes frequently updated links to information on diseases, conditions, and personal health issues.
Tox Town
An introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks you might encounter in everyday life, in everyday places.

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Search Terms Tips

Search our Online Catalog and/or Research Databases with the following suggested general search terms:

Health
Health AND

Consumer
Research
Exercise
Data analysis
treatment
moral & ethical aspects
physiological aspects
security measures
economic aspects
society

Consumer health
Treatment AND Risk factors
Treatment AND ethical aspects
Treatment AND Physiological aspects
Treatment AND economic aspects
Treatment AND Risk factors
Medical sciences
Physical fitness
Mental Health
Physical activity
Physical education
Physical education AND study & teaching
Physical education teachers
Physical education for children
Physical education for people with disabilities

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Library Resources: Multimedia

The library has many DVDs for Health & Physical Education that are available for students. For a complete listing of the DVD's available, search our online catalog using the search terms "health" or "physical education" or "sports."