Health Topics

The following is a list of health topics and concerns commonly addressed in the parish nursing profession. For each topic, Web sites have been selected that provide quality health information. Here you will find links to consumer health resource directories, national and state-level organizations and associations, and fact sheets. (Note: Please read carefully any disclaimers, limitations or inclusion criteria indicated on each site).

If you are interested in a topic not included in this listing, please view the Additional Health Information Resources that may offer information on your desired topic.

Additional Health Information Resources

MedlinePlus
This is a consumer-oriented Web site established by the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest biomedical library. An alphabetical list of "Health Topics" consists of over 300 specific diseases, conditions and wellness issues. Each Health Topic page contains links to authoritative information on that subject, as well as an optional link to a pre-formulated MEDLINE search which provides journal article citations on the subject. Look for the Interactive Health Tutorials, which use animated graphics explain procedures or conditions in easy-to-read language. Additional MEDLINEplus resources include physician and hospital directories, several online medical dictionaries, and consumer drug information available by generic or brand name.

PubMed
PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search interface for MEDLINE, NLM's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. MEDLINE contains over 11 million bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4,000 biomedical journals. Coverage is worldwide, but most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts. View HS/HSL's list of selected search terms to use when searching PubMed for articles on parish nursing.

Top Web Sites for Consumer Health Information
In an effort to help consumers wade through the sea of health information, the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) provides its list of Top Web Sites for Consumer Health Information. Compiled by information specialists here at the HS/HSL, we encourage you to look over the list and annotations. Then use the links to get to the sites. Please be sure to read HS/HSL's information on using criteria to evaluate information found on the Web.

See also: Health Promotion Materials