Pathfinder: Prescription for Finding Health Information in the Scotia-Glenville High School Library Media Center

Books, Books, and More Books

Use HIP (Horizon Information Portal) to find books in our library.
Or check the shelves for the following Dewey Decimal numbers:	155 Mental Health, 362 Drug Abuse, 610-619 Diseases

Vertical File

Check the Vertical File for pamphlets and other resources.

 

Databases to Locate Magazine and Newspaper Articles

*** See Mrs. Tunison for passwords. Vendors will not allow passwords on a website.

Alternatives to Google

Clusty

FirstGov

Kosmix (beta version)

 

Health Portals on the Internet or Associations and Societies

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Center for Disease Control

Health.gov

National Library of Medicine

 

Association Web Sites

American Cancer Society

American Diabetes Association

American Dietetic Association

American Heart Association

Nutrition

Calorie Count