Additional information is included for patients and health care providers on diagnosis, treatment, consultation, follow-up and web resources.

Requires username and password obtained from your hospital library manager.

MedlinePlus is a free web-based resource (sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, a unit of the National Institutes of Health) providing current, accurate, commercial-free and reliable health information to consumers and healthcare professionals. English and espanol

Health information in more than 40 languages and Tutorial: Understanding Medical Words

Easy-To-Read and Low Vision options in Health Topics

Prescription and over-the-counter medications, herbs and supplements from National Standard with levels of evidence.

Senior Health also features ways to enlarge text, enhance contrast and enable audio for selected text.

Health Reference Center Academic provides professional content for primary care providers, nurses, and other clinical staff as well as personal and consumer health information. Searches can be limited to refereed or peer reviewed journals, to full text, by date or by specific journal.

• Peer-reviewed journals in medicine, health, nursing and allied health and other health-related areas with backfiles to 1980
• Videos of medical procedures and live surgeries from OR-Live
• More than 2,500 topical overviews from Clinical Reference Systems

New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVEL) funded resource.

Requires username and password obtained from your hospital library manager.

A very useful drug index, it has an excellent search engine and provides information on both a consumer/patient and professional level. Information on various disease categories is also provided . An advanced search engine is also available which allows searching by drug name, keyword, imprint code, NDC and medical terminology as well.

Herbal and supplement information from Natural Medicines database.

Please note that information on a web site should never be substituted for the advice of your doctor or other health professional.

While these materials are available through public libraries in the five counties served by the Mid-Hudson Library System: Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, and Ulster, users from other counties can also check with their libraries for access.

The Project's DVDs/videos, books and website links address areas of concern to young people ages 20 and under, to their families, to educators and to agencies serving youth. Selected materials are available in Spanish. The research-based RISK AND PROTECTION-FOCUSED PREVENTION FRAMEWORK applies for all materials.

Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, Kid's Health features thousands of in-depth articles, animations, games, and resources. Reviewed regularly for currency.