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The following items have recently been added to our Consumer Health collection and correspond to the featured health observance for this month.  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.

The Sladen Library has collected information for patients on several different subjects.  Please click on the subject you wish to view from the list below:

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.

By becoming more knowledgeable about your condition, you can be better prepared to talk with your health care provider and take a more active role in your health care. Henry Ford Hospital Sladen Library provides this material for general information purposes only; it is not intended to be a substitute for the care of a qualified health care provider. The ideas presented are the opinions of their respective authors and may or may not agree with the opinion of your provider. All questions and concerns about your health should be taken to your health care provider. The Henry Ford Hospital Sladen Library assumes no liability for interpretation or application of this information.

Have you used a reliable health information site that you think would be useful to others? Share the link with us! We will review the resource for possible inclusion in this guide.

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