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Freely-Available Health Information
Digital and Special Collections Librarian
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0054-7260Welcome!
Access to reliable and timely medical and health information is vitally important to health professionals, consumers/patients and students of all ages. There are a number of free or subsidized resources that are available to everyone, even if they are not affiliated with a healthcare organization, hospital, or medical library. Check out the menu for this guide to see health resources for different audiences.
If you have any questions on how to find freely-available and reliable health resources, please email medlref@iu.edu
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MEDLINEPlus Guide to Healthy Web SurfingSuggestions on how to evaluate the quality of health information online.
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MEDLINEplus This link opens in a new windowConsumer health information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and other organizations.
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KidsHealthDoctor-reviewed advice on physical, emotional, and behavioral topics — from before birth through the teen years. Separate sections for parents, kids, and teens.
Licensing of this guide
This work is by Brandon Pieczko and Cecelia Vetter and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.