Links

Helpful links to many consumer health care sites and databases:

• National Library of Medicine - MEDLINEplus
• Mayoclinic.com
• HealthFinder

Arthritis

• Arthritis Foundation

Cancer

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute
• National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials

Children's Health

• Kids Health
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

• National Institutes Health Clinical Trials
• Center Watch

Complementary Therapies

• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - NIH
• American Academy of Medical Acupuncture

Diabetes

• American Diabetic Foundation
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Diet and Nutrition

• American Dietetic Association
• Center for Food and Safety and Applied Nutrition

Drug Information

• Food and Drug Administration
• Safe Medications
• MEDLine Plus: Drug Information

Find a Doctor

• American Medical Association
• Doc Finder

Heart Disease

• American Heart Association

HIV/AIDS

• AIDS Info
• HIV InSite

Hospice

• Hospice Directory
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Kidney Disease

• National Kidney Foundation

Lung Disease

• American Lung Association
• American Thoracic Society

Men's Health

• Male Health Center
• MedlinePlus: Men's Health

Mental Health

• Mental Health Net
• Mental Health America

Senior Health

• NIH Senior Health
• AARP Health

Special Needs

• Beach Center on Families and Disabilities

Other Links

• Alternative Medicine Homepage (University of Pittsburgh)
• American Board of Medical Specialties  
• American Psychological Association
• American Thoracic Society and American Lung Association 
• The Beach Center on Families and Disabilities
• Cancer Resources
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Clinical Trials
• Cochrane Collaboration Consumer Network
• The Family Village
• GMC Fertility Clinic
• GMC Health Sciences Libraries
• Health Care Financing Administration (Medicare and Medicaid Info.)
• HIVPositive
• Hospital Compare (Department of Health & Human Services)
• InteliHealth
• Lab Tests Online
• Medem
• Medicine Net
• Medscape
• Mental Health Net
• NOAH (New York Online Access to Health - English & Spanish)
• New York Times on the Web Women's Health
• Office of Women's Health  
• Quackwatch
• WebMD

Contact us

The Community Health Library is located in the Geisinger Medical Center main lobby, open Monday through Friday, 8 am - 4 pm.

Community Health Library
Geisinger Medical Center
100 N. Academy Ave. Danville, PA
17822-2020
phone: 570-271-5638
fax: 570-271-5635

The Community Health Library is funded by the Geisinger Medical Center Auxiliary and other endowments. Donations may be made through the Geisinger Medical Center Development Office:

Geisinger Foundation
100 N. Academy Ave.
Danville, PA 17822