Berntsen Library: Health & Kinesiology Resources: Find Web Resources

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The websites below may provide additional information on your topic.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Your online source for credible health information
County Health Rankings
Presents nationwide county-by-county health data.
Drugs.com
Drug information online
Medline Plus
MedlinePlus directs you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also contains extensive information about drugs and supplements, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive tutorials, the latest health news, and surgery videos.
Minnesota Public Health Data Access
Minnesota Department of Health website that provides access to "health and environment" data.
National Center for Health Statistics
The National Center for Health Statistics' website is a rich source of information about America's health.
National institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.

PubMed
PubMed comprises over 24 million citations from biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering. PubMed also provides access to additional relevant web sites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources.
Searching the PubMed Database Tutorial

Remember the top five things to consider when evaluating websites:

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A website's domain can tell you something about its purpose:

.com = commercial

.org = organization (advocacy)

.edu = educational

.gov = government (informational)