Health Sciences
- Internet Resources
Health &
Medicine
CDC:
Centers for Disease Control And Prevention
Information about
health and safety topics, health-related news and statistics.
healthfinder
A federal webiste
for consumers looking for information on health-related topics from
government agencies and nonprofit organizations.
Mayo
Clinic
Includes health tools
such as a Body Mass Index calculator, information on diseases and
conditions, as well as prescription and over-the counter drugs.
National
Library of Medicine
A portal for medical
and health information and research. Provides access to MedlinePlus
for general medical information, and to PubMed
(MEDLINE), a database with citations and abstracts from medical journals.
Links are listed on the records if the article is available online
(in most cases, there is a fee for access to the full text).
National
Center for Health Statistics
A resource for statistics
relating to health in the United States.
WHO
- World Health Organization
Country-specific
health information and statistics.
Merck
Manual
Online text with
information on a wide array of health disorders.
Merck
Manual of Geriatrics
Online text with
information on a wide array of topics related to geriatrics.
Nutrition
American
Dietetic Association
Food and nutrition
information from the nation's largest organization for food and nutrition
professionals, including links to government resources and other professional
organizations.
Nutrition.gov
Aiming to provide
"easy access to all online federal government information on
nutrition", this site contains nutrition and food safety information,
links to government agencies and programs, and a nutrient database.
Food
and Nutrition Information Center
Sponsored by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, this site includes an A-Z topic list
for nutrition-related information.
Dental Assisting
American
Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)
"The
ADAA provides continuing education to dental assistants through home
study courses, professional journals and local, state and national
meetings with educational agendas. It encourages education, registration
and certification for dental assisting professionals while providing
a network of personal services for its members."
American Dental Association (ADA)
"The ADA is
the professional association of dentists committed to the public's
oral health, ethics, science and professional development."
California
Dental Assistants Assistants Association (CDAA)
"The California
Dental Assistants Association seeks to inform the public of the invaluable
role played by the Dental Assistants in providing their Dental Healthcare."
Dental
Assisting National Board (DANB)
"Serving the
Dental Assisting Community"
Dental
Board of California
"The
Dental Board of California's mission is to protect the California
consumer by licensing only those dental health care professionals
who demonstrate competency and to take appropriate action whenever
licensees fail to maintain the standard of practice."
Nursing
National
League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
"The National League
for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) is recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education as the national accrediting body for all types
of nursing education programs."
California
Board of Registered Nursing
"The California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) regulates the
practice of registered nursing and certified advanced practice nurses
in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare. The Board
exists to protect the health and safety of consumers and promote quality
registered nursing care in California."
Board
of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT)
The BVNPT is the California
State Agency that licenses vocational nurses and psychiatric technicians.
This site contains information about the licensing exams as well as
application forms to download.
allnurses.com
Extensive subject directory
of websites related to the nursing field. Also includes a section of
the latest news in nursing.
CINAHLsources
"CINAHLsources provides
information on selected World Wide Web sites of interest to nursing
and allied health professionals, researchers & students and others.
Information for each site includes hyperlinked URLs, organization and
website descriptions."
McGill
University Virtual Stethoscope
Plays sounds of heartbeats, respiratory sounds of healthy and diseased
organs. Requires RealPlayer.
Screening
Physical Exams - Loyola University Chicago
Explains physical exams used for various systems. Lots of photos.
Lab
Tests Online
Lists lab tests that are needed to check for various conditions.
American
Registry of Radiologic Technologists
"The AART adopts
and upholds standards for educational preparation for entry into the
profession; adopts and upholds standards of professional behavior consistent
with the level of responsibility required by professional practice;
develops and administers examinations which assess the knowledge and
skills underlying the intelligent performance of the tasks typically
required by professional practice in the modality."
American
Society of Radiologic Technologists
"The ASRT provides
its members with educational opportunities, promotes Radiologic technology
as a career and monitors state and federal legislation that affects
the profession. The ASRT is also responsible for establishing standards
of practice, educational curricula and entry-level standards for the
profession."
Joint
Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
"The JRCERT
is dedicated to excellence in education and to quality and safety of
patient care through the accreditation of educational programs in radiation
and imaging sciences."
Radiological
Society of North America
"The mission of
the Radiological Society of North America is to promote and develop
the highest standards of radiology and related sciences through education
and research."
American
College of Radiology
"The 30,000 members of the American College of Radiology include
radiologists, radiation oncologists and medical physicists. For over
three quarters of a century, the ACR has devoted its resources to making
imaging safe, effective and accessible to those who need it."
Society
of Nuclear Medicine
"An international
scientific and professional organization founded in 1954 to promote
the science, technology and practical application of nuclear medicine."
Visible
Human Project
A project aimed
at creating three-dimensional representations of the human body that
is overseen by the National Library of Medicine at the US National Institutes
of Health.
