Recommended Websites: Health & Human Kinetics

Consumer Health

• AIDS.gov: information on HIV-related prevention, testing, treatment, and research
• CAPHIS: list of 100 best sites on consumer and patient health (Medical Library Association)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: searchable database of trials with information about purpose, who may participate, locations, and contact info
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine Index: discussion of conditions with drug, herb, and supplement interactions and uses
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010
• Environmental Health and Medicine Education (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
• Flu.gov: current info about flu outbreaks, research, and vaccines
• Genetics Home Reference: your guide to understanding genetic conditions 
• Global Alert and Response: current updates on global disease epidemics
• HealthandAge.com: information about common health conditions and diseases relevant to aging
• HealthCare.gov: finding affordable health care and insurance options
• Healthfinder: a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a gateway to reliable consumer information.
• HealthInfoQuest (National Network of Libraries of Medicine): Subject pathfinders.
• Health Services in Oregon: links to directories and other info
• HealthyWomen.org: from the National Women's Health Resource Center
• Lab Tests Online: understanding lab test results
• MedlinePlus: health information from the National Library of Medicine
• OnHealth.com: independent consumer health information about wellness, health and medicine.
• Recalls.gov: "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls
• TeenGrowth.com: health info for and about young adults

Medical Dictionaries

• Deciphering Medspeak: understanding medical jargon
• MediLexicon: includes "fuzzy search" option for terms you don't know how to spell
• Webster's Medical Dictionary: the best free medical dictionary online

Medical Science

• Allen Mouse Brain Atlas: an interactive, genome-wide image database of gene expression.
• Bioethics Resources on the Web (National Institutes of Health)
• Genes and Disease: a collection of articles that discuss genes and the diseases that they cause
• Geriatrics and Gerontology: OHSU Library Resources Guide
• Global Library of Women's Medicine (GLOWM): a comprehensive reference to current clinical practice
• Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education: images, text, tutorials, lab exercises, and examination items for self-assessment.
• MedicalMnemonics.com: searchable database of memory shortcuts for medical terms
• Medline (via PubMed): citations, abstracts and some full text articles on life sciences and biomedical topics.
• Merck Manuals: Clinical information, symptoms & treatment of diseases.
• National Human Genome Research Institute: The latest news in genomic research.
• National Institute on Aging: National Institutes of Health
• OncoLink: University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
• Physician's Desk Reference: Information on prescription drugs.
• Public Health Image Library (PHIL): searchable database of photographs, micrographs and illustrations relating to public health
• Public Health Genomics
  
• PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset
• PubMed Health | U.S. National Library of Medicine

• U.S. National Library of Medicine Gateway

Medical Statistics

• AHRQ Data (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality): shows where to begin searching for health statistics
• FastStats (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): quick access to US public health statistics
• Global Health Observatory: data and statistics from the World Health Organization
• National Vital Statistics System: birth, mortality, marriage, and divorce statistics for the US
• State Health Facts: data for more than 500 health topics for all 50 states.

Sports and Exercise

• American College of Sports Medicine: resources for athletes and health professionals
• America's National Game: the Albert G. Spalding Collection of Early Baseball Photographs
• BikePortland.org: bike events and issues blog
• Portland Citywide & Neighborhood Bike Maps
• Portland Hikers Field Guide: user-contributed guides to area hikes
• Portland Parks & Recreation: local parks, events, and classes
• Sports Health and Safety: common injuries, risk factors, and prevention
• Yoga Journal