Health Science Resources
Health Science Resources
These are resources chosen by your teachers and librarian because they are excellent sources for health science related information.
Intro to HS Career Sources
Occupational Outlook Handbook – The OOH can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.
Career OneStop – Career exploration, training, and jobs information
MyFuture – Career, college, and military information
Careers in the Military – Information on the thousands of careers availble to those in the military
Learn How to Become – Information to help any job-seeker understand what it takes to find the perfect career.
CollegeScorecard – Compare colleges, universities, and technical schools within Kansas and across the United States.
Xello – DCHS’s college and career planning site.
General Research Sources
CDC - website for the Centers for Disease Control
KidsHealth - health information for kids, teens, and adults
Mayo Clinic - website for the Mayo clinic, which provides health information for the public and health professionals
Medline Plus - health information for the public from well-known sources as vetted by the NLM. Also available in Spanish.
National Library of Medicine - health information for health professionals and the public from the National Institutes of Health
PubMed - journal articles for health professionals indexed by topic
State Library of Kansas Databases - several health-related databases under the Health catagory
WHO -website for the World Health Organization
Evaluating and Understanding Health Information
Guide to Healthy Web Surfing - what to consider when evaluating the quality of health information on the Internet
Understanding Medical Words - tutorial to help you understand medical terminology
Evaluating Internet Health Information Tutorial - learn now to evaluate health information found on the web
Finding and Using Health Statistics - online course in health statistics, including where to find them.