Latest Consumer Health Books
The following items have just been added to our Consumer Health collection. For a full listing, please search our library catalog.
Patients and visitors can not check-out materials, but are welcome to read books in the library or make photocopies of pages.
General Resources for Patients

- A.D.A.M. Body Guide - Henry Ford Health System

- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Home
- AIDS.gov

- American Association of Poison Control Centers
- American Heart Association

- American Medical Association - Patient Information

- American Osteopathic Association: General Health Information

- Cancer Resources from OncoLink

- CDC - Environmental Health

- CDC - Global Tobacco Control - Smoking & Tobacco Use

- CDC - Seasonal Influenza (Flu)

- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

- Choosingwisely

- ClinicalTrials.gov

- Cruise Ship Inspection Search

- Drug Information Portal - U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Familydoctor.org

- Find a Health Care Organization: The Joint Commission

- Genetics Home Reference - Your guide to understanding genetic conditions

- Health and Nutrition: USA.gov

- Health Topics - The Office of Minority Health
- Healthfinder.gov

- Healthline: Medical Information for Healthy Living

- HIV InSite Gateway to HIV and AIDS Knowledge
- Human Body Maps | 3D Models of the Human Anatomy | Healthline

- Mayo Clinic medical information and tools for healthy living

- MedlinePlus.gov

- Mesothelioma Center

- Michigan Department of Community Health

- MyBiopsy.org

- National Cancer Institute

- National Health Observances
- New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)

- Pillbox - prototype pill identification system

- PubMed Health

- REACH Detroit Partnership

- Smokefree.gov

- Tox Town - Environmental health concerns and toxic chemicals where you live, work and play.

- Travelers' Health - CDC

- Understanding an Asthma Attack (Healthline)

- UpToDate: Patient Information

- WebMD - Better information. Better health.

- WHO | Health topics

Children's Health

- Children's Health (American Osteopathic Association)
- Children's Health Subject Guide

- Cook eKitchen Featured Recipe Videos (HAP)
- Health Information for Girls
- Health Information for Kids (FDA)
- Henry The Hand - Champion Handwasher
- KidsHealth
- Mayo Clinic Health Information
- Parents & Kids -- familydoctor.org
- Spotlight on Autism
- The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Official Home Page
Men's Health

- CDC - Men's Health - Test Your Knowledge
- Men's Health (American Osteopathic Association)
- Men's health - MayoClinic.com
- Men's Health Network
- Men's Health: MedlinePlus
- Nutrition for Older Men - Nutrition for Life - American Dietetic Association
- Screening-tests-for-men.pdf (U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services)
- WebMD Men's Health Center
Senior's Health

- Administration on Aging
- Easy-to-Read Materials (MedlinePlus.gov)
- Improving the Lives of Older Americans : National Council on Aging
- JAMA Patient Page
- Mayo Clinic Health Information
- National Institute on Aging
- Older Americans Act & the Aging Network
- Seniors' Health (AOA)
- Seniors' Health: MedlinePlus
- The American Geriatrics Society
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Are you looking for health information? Ask The Medical Librarian! A professional librarian will research your topic and send you a personalized information packet of materials written for patients.
The Sladen Library is located on the 17th Floor of Henry Ford Hospital. Consumer health information services are available 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. This is a free service for Henry Ford patients and members of our community.
You can request consumer health services by calling (313) 916-2550 or by using the Ask The Medical Librarian Request Form.
**Please note that Sladen librarians are unable to diagnose patients. Please contact your physician for health-related concerns.
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