Websites to get you started
- Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityU.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- CDCGovernment agency that provides information about different diseases and conditions.
- Mayo ClinicThe Mayo Clinic is a medical research group that provides information about symptoms, tests, drugs etc.
- Medline PlusNational Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health
- National Institutes of HealthSearch for clinical trials and research on health topics.
Evaluating online health resources
- Deciphering Media Stories on DietInformation on evaluating nutrition reports from the Harvard School of Public Health
- Evaluating Health InformationMedlinePlus
- Evaluating Internet Health Information from the National Library of MedicineThis tutorial teaches you how to evaluate the health information that you find on the Web. It is about 16 minutes long.
- Online Health Information: Can You Trust It?National Institute on Aging
Online Health Reference Sources
- PDR.netSearch for information on medications
Apps for Healthy Living
- Fooducate
Track what you eat and get healthy eating tips. - LoseIt
Track what you eat and your exercises. - My Fitness Pal
Track your calories and exercise. - Runkeeper
Online running community.