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HILLSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY
155 Lakeville Road
New Hyde Park , NY 11040
516-355-7850 |
* The material contained herein is intended for informational purposes only.
• Ask the Reference staff how to access online health journals.
• The Library has many health and nutrition books. If you are searching for a book, check the Nassau County Public Libraries' Online Catalog at http://www.alisweb.org.
• Be sure to check out the Library's programs, videos & DVDs on health, nutrition & exercise.
• Men's Health , Health, Natural Living, Prevention, Fitness, Fit Yoga, Cooking Light, & Weight Watchers magazines are available for 2 week loan.
• Research prescription & nonprescription medications in the latest Consumer Reports Consumer Drug Reference, AARP Guide to Pills, & Physician's Desk Reference.
• Search medical directories such as Top Doctors & America's Best Doctors, Top Doctors for Cancer, Directory of Physicians in the US, Medical Directory of NYS, & New York Magazine's annual BEST DOCTOR issue .
III. FIND DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, HEALTH INSURANCE, PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES |
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- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Health Report Card Compendium is a searchable directory of over 200 sources of comparative information on the quality of health plans, hospitals, medical groups, individual physicians, nursing homes, & other providers of care.
- Asian American Health
- COBRA Continuation Coverage Assistance
- Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities We serve New Yorkers with all kinds of disabilities by providing independent oversight of programs and services designed to meet their needs, and by offering legal, advocacy, training, information, and technical assistance services to promote their full inclusion in all aspects of community life.
- ClinicalTrials Information about federally & privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.
- Fitness Run by the President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports.
- Girls Health Created to help girls learn about health, growing up, & issues they may face.
- Health.Gov Learn about the changes in health insurance law and find a plan that works for you.
- Health Finder
Carefully selected information & sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.
- MEDLINEplus
Also in Spanish, drug info, directories, section for those with low vision & literacy.
- My Family Health Portrait Create a drawing of your family tree & chart your family health history. Both chart & drawing can be printed & shared with your family members or your healthcare professional. Used in consultation with your healthcare professional, your family health history can help you review your family's health history & develop disease prevention strategies that are right for you.
- National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- National Institutes of Health Image Bank
- Nutrition Includes updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
- Recreation Search for recreation areas, activities, or organizations.
- Women's Health
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