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Consumer Health: An Online Manual

A comprehensive guide to consumer health resources and services from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

Consumer Health Bibliography for the Small Public Library
Developed by CAPHIS, the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association.

Guidelines for Medical and Health Information Sites on the Internet

Consumer Health Libraries
Links to consumer health libraries from MEDLINEplus.

Health Information and Libraries Journal
The official journal of the Health Libraries Group of the Library Association, and incorporates the Group's Newsletter.

HealthInfoQuest
Pathfinders from NNLM which demonstrates ways to answer sample questions using authoritative and reliable resources.

How Do You Set Up and Run a Consumer Health Library?
An Online resource from CAPHIS, the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association.

Internet Health and Medical Resources from the Mayo Clinic Library

Measuring the Difference: Guide to Planning and Evaluating Health Information Outreach
A primer planning and evaluating health information programs developed by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), Pacific Northwest Region and the National Library of Medicine.

The Medical Library Association Consumer Health Reference Service Handbook
Donald A. Barclay and Deborah D. Halsted
2001 (200 pp., softcover + CD-ROM)
ISBN 1-55570-418-2

National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region: Tips on Evaluating Web Resources


Recommended Books For A Consumer Health Reference Collection
(compiled by Healthnet: Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network, Lyman Maynard Stowe Library, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington CT)

   

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