Health & Physical Education
Resources on the Internet

Health and Physical Education

General Resources

Go Ask Alice - a health question and answer Internet service produced by Alice!, Columbia University’s Health Education Program.
Health Watch - from CBS
HealthAtoZ - developed by health care professionals, the site's "aim is to partner with consumers so that every individual and family can better manage their health."
Healthfinder - from The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Produced for consumers, this site provides links to online publication, support groups, and other agencies.
HealthInfoQuest - a pathfinder to common consumer health questions - from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
Mayo Clinic
MEDLINE - from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. PubMed indexes the world's largest collection of academic medical journals. MEDLINEplus provides consumer health information. Plus, there are numerous links to government agencies.
The Merch Manual of Medical Information - Merck & Co., Inc. is a leading global research-driven pharmaceutical products and services company.
The National Women's Health Information Center - from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This site deals with deals specifically with women's health issues.
NOAH - from the New York Academy of Medicine, this site provides consumer health information via topic and/or word searching.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WebMD
YourSurgery.com - from Animation Education Group. "This site explains surgical procedures, patient preparation, recovery, possible complications, and treatment alternatives. The graphics are excellent (Booklist, 15 Dec. 2001)."

Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy

Associations

American Lung Association
American Heart Association

Diseases