Web Resources

• Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
• Drug Information Portal  From the National Library of Medicine

• Hospital Compare  Provided by Medicare

• Internet Public Library  Directory of over 650 high-quality websites about health and wellness; selected, described, and organized by librarians
• Mayo Clinic health information

• Medline Plus  From the National Library of Medicine
• WebMD  Find a physician near you

Local Resources

• Alameda County Health Information
• Axis Community Health Center
• Bay Area Community Services, Inc.  Mental health services
• Bay Area Consumer Health Libraries
• Bay Area Health Libraries 
• Crisis Support Services of Alameda County

• Horizons Family Counseling
• Kaiser Permanente
• Family Paths
• Planned Parenthood Federation  Reproductive health services
• R-Quest  Counseling
• Toll-Free Health Hotlines
• Tri-Valley Haven  Domestic violence and rape crisis services
• ValleyCare Health Library
• ValleyCare Health System

Television and Radio

• Tri-Valley Community Television (TV30) airs ValleyCare Health
• KQED 88.5 FM airs Health Dialogues

Library Databases

• Health Reference Center Academic
• Nursing and Allied Health
• Psychology Collection
• Health and Wellness Resource Center
• Teen Health & Wellness!

Print Materials

• Quick Hint:  Look in the call numbers 610—618 in the Non-fiction and DVD collections for health related materials.

Magazines and Journals

• Harvard Health Letter
• Health
• Men’s Health
• More
• The New England Journal of Medicine
• Nutrition Action Health Letter
• Prevention
• Psychology Today
• Self