Health
The evaluated web sites listed below are part of the range of health information resources we have for you. To view the full range check out Health Information Resources.
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Health and Wellness Resource Center- Research diseases and conditions, alternative medicine, drug and herbal remedies, medical dictionaries and articles from magazines, journals and newspapers. Note: intended for informational purposes only.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Health Reference Center Academic
- Articles from nursing and allied health journals, newspapers, newsletters and full-text reference work on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, and more. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Health Source Consumer & Nursing/Academic Editions
- Collection of general health, nutrition and professional health care publications with over 800 full text. Includes Clinical Pharmacology database.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Nursing and Allied Health Collection
- Comprehensive nursing and allied health information aimed at health professionals. This resource provides answers to questions about the specialised care, treatment and management of patients. Provided for information purposes only.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Psychology Collection
- Full journal articles on the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops and diminishes. This collection explores what makes people 'tick', from childhood to death. It gives students, psychologists, counsellors, behavioral scientists, and other researchers relevant information about the study of the mind, emotions and behavior. Library customers will have instant access to over 300 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
- Includes information on more than 1,600 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Written for a general audience. Ed. Jacqueline L. Longe. 2nd ed. Gale, 2002.
From The Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Health @ Te Puna Web Directory
- Links to New Zealand health information resources and health related organisations.
- MedlinePlus
- Contains extensive information on diseases and conditions, prescription and non-prescription drugs and health news. This is an excellent site linking you to evaluated health information, run by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.A).
- PubMed
- An index to over 11 million MEDLINE citations.
- Community & Public Health Christchurch
- Fact sheets and overviews on a number of health topics and issues.
- Everybody
- Written for New Zealanders, Everybody provides fact-sheets on health topics, diseases and conditions. Articles are written by medical writers and reviewed by consumer health organisations and health professionals. Contains listings of support groups and an over-the-counter medicines guide.
- Family Doctor
- Written by New Zealand health professionals, Family Doctor contains patient's guides, overviews and links for a wide range of health topics.
- Health Unlocked
- Health Unlocked provides a place where people can create communities around specific conditions where each community is moderated by experts. There are also tools where you can track your progress and communities for GPs.
- HealthEd
- Directory of health resources that can be ordered from the Ministry of Health.
- Healthline
- Provides a comprehensive overview of thousands of health conditions and offers a variety of free educational tools.
- My Family Health Portrait
- Create a personalized family health history report from any computer with an Internet connection and an up-to-date Web browser. From the US Surgeon General
- PatientsLikeMe
- PatientsLikeMe allows you to network with other people around the world who have the same condition(s) as you and helps you to track your condition(s) and treatment. It also offers useful resources such as a Doctor Visit Sheet.
- The World Health Organization (WHO)
- The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. A specialized agency within the United Nations system.
