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ACCESS - State of Wisconsin
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Welcome to ACCESS - Access to Eligibility Support Services for Health & Nutrition. This Web site is a quick and easy way for people who live in Wisconsin to see if they might be able to get help through Wisconsin's health and nutrition programs. Taking the fifteen minute survey will help determine if a state resident is eligible for food assistance, prescription drug assistance, low or no-cost health care and tax assistance.
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Alt HealthWatch
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Putting a focus on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness is the goal of Alt HealthWatch, from EBSCO. It offers full text articles from more than 180 international journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Full text titles include American Journal of Chinese Medicine, American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, California Journal of Oriental Medicine, European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association and many others. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas, such as aromatherapy, homeopathy, and acupuncture, covered by complementary and alternative medicine. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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American Dental Association
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Catch up with the latest dental news, find a dentist (ADA member) and consult the Consumer FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) on this association's site.
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American Hospital Directory
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The American Hospital Directory provides on-line data for over 6,000 hospitals. Information contains data from Medicare claims, cost reports, and other public use files obtained from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, formerly HCFA). Click on "Free Services" to access summary hospital information.
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American Medical Association - Doctor Finder
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Use the Doctor Finder to search for every licensed physician in the U.S. and its possessions including more than 690,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO).
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American Medical Association Publishing
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This site is a gateway to tables of contents, abstracts, selected full-text articles and searchable archives from some of the American Medical Association's scientific publications (includes JAMA).
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America's Best Hospitals (U.S. News and World Report)
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U.S. News analyzed 5,189 hospitals and came up with a list of 176 top-ranked centers, based on a score of three equal parts related to quality of care: reputation, death rate and care-related factors such as nursing and patient services. View the list alphabetically or limit the list by specialty or location.
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Ask Dr. Weil
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Dr. Andrew Weil, author of many books and articles, answers questions at his own Web site. Dr. Weil is a leader in the integration of Western medicine and alternative medicine, mind/body interactions and medical botany.
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Atlas of the Human Body
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This site from the American Medical Association provides visual diagrams of the different human body systems. Arranged by category and also alphabetically
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BlackDoctor.org
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BlackDoctor.org (BDO) offers new approaches for Black health, including free referrals to Black doctors. There are effective strategies for managing your health, nutrition, weight loss, exercise tips and more.
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CDC Travelers Health
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This site from the National Center for Infectious Diseases provides health information on specific destinations. Searchable by region of the world as well as an online version of the document The Yellow Book, CDC Traveler's Health will provide the traveler with up-to-date information about important health issues for countries of the world.
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City of Milwaukee Health Department Food Establishment Inspection
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Search a database of more than 2,400 inspection reports detailing violations in City of Milwaukee restaurants, schools and other food establishments since 2007.
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Consumer Health Complete
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Consumer Health Complete is an all-in-one health resource collection from EBSCO. The database includes health encyclopedias and reference books, pamphlets from organizations such as the American Red Cross and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, health news from over 560 consumer health periodicals, thousands of full text evidence-based health reports for the layperson, and videos, images and diagrams to illustrate the information throughout. It also completely contains two other specialized EBSCO databases, the Lexi-PALS Drug Guide and Alt HealthWatch. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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Diagnostic Medical Tests - Harvard Family Health Guide
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A useful site from the Harvard Medical School which assists patients in understanding the various components of different medical tests. Search by category or by medical test.
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Free CPR Training Video Library
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Watch these video tutorials on CPR training to learn a variety of first aid and CPR skills. They are provided free of charge from PROcpr.org
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Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
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This Bartleby.com edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings-many in color-from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn.
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Health and Wellness Page - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Health Web page presented by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contains current news stories, along with links to pollen maps, health jobs, self-tests and a calendar of local health events.
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Health Source Consumer Edition (via Web from EBSCO)
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Use this database to search and retrieve abstracts and articles for over 500 consumer health, nutrition and professional health periodicals. There are full text articles from over 255 journals, and information from 23 health books and over 1,065 health pamphlets, plus the content formerly found in Clinical Reference Systems. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
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Click on the EBSCOhost Web button, scroll down the list of databases, and click on the box next to the Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition database to search nearly 550 scholarly and full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for over 850 journals. In addition, this database offers USP Pharmacopoeia DI: Volume II Advice for the Lay Patient and Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Also users have access to terminology of genetics, oncology, pediatrics, pulmonology, emergency medicine, bacteriology, and laboratory medicine. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Clinical Nursing Research, Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Family Nursing, Journal of Holistic Nursing, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Journal of Nursing Management, Journal of Society of Pediatric Nurses, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Nursing Diagnosis, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry, Nursing Management, Patient Care for the Nurse Practitioner, RN, Western Journal of Nursing Research and many more. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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Healthfinder
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Healthfinder is a gateway consumer health and human services information Web site published by the United States Government's Department of Health and Human Services. The site leads users to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, Web sites, support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
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Healthy Toys.org
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HealthyToys.org includes test results for over 1,200 toys and children's products. Each toy is given a rating for five elements that represent the presence of chemicals of concern. Those elements are lead, mercury, cadmium, chlorine and arsenic. Products were assigned a low, medium or high level to indicate the relative level of a chemical in a product. These levels are not meant to correspond to levels known to cause health effects.
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KidsHealth
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Health information geared to childen, young adults and parents is available from this site created by the medical experts at The Nemours Organization. KidsHealth offers up-to-date information about growth, food & fitness, childhood infections, immunizations, lab tests medical and surgical conditions, and the latest treatments. The site also includes health articles in Spanish.
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Lexi-PALS Drug Guide
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The Lexi-PALS Drug Guide is an EBSCO database of patient advisory leaflets from Lexi-Comp, Inc. (an Ohio-based provider of drug information for the healthcare industry) that provides education on medications for patients. The approach for each pamphlet is to present each medication in an easy to follow and understand question-and-answer format. Over 1,450 medication and natural product leaflets, with an additional 600 Spanish language leaflets representing the most commonly used medications are included. Both brand and generic drug names are searchable. Information is updated monthly and may be printed, e-mailed or saved. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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Martindale's Health Science Guide
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This comprehensive reference site for medical, dental, nursing and public health information offers links to general reference sites, interactive anatomy browsers, drug and pharmacology databases, as well as sites containing chemistry, nutrition and veterinary information.
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Mayo Clinic
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A team of Web-publishing professionals and medical experts work side by side to produce this site. This unique collaboration offers access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of Mayo Clinic.
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MCW HealthLink
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This consumer health news and information Web site produced here in Milwaukee by the Medical College of Wisconsin contains full-text articles on health topics and the research activities of the physicians at the medical college. The site adheres to the Code of Ethics from the Health on the Net Foundation. For an online Provider Directory for the MCW, click here to search.
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MCWCHARTS
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The Medical College of Wisconsin's Consumer Health - Accessing Reliable Trusted Sources web site provides consumers with information on how to assess and find health information on the internet.
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Medicare
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A useful site from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Medicare contains many helpful tools such as a personal plan finder, a physician directory, prescription drug assistance and much more.
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MEDLINE
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Search and retrieve citations and abstracts from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) MEDLINE (via EBSCO) database which covers over 3800 medical journals from 1966 to the present. Studies, method comparisons, and reviews of current subjects are included. Clicking on the MPL Icon button will return you to the MPL Reference Resources page. Provided as part of Wisconsin's BadgerLink program.
Library subscription.
Available for use within City of Milwaukee libraries
and by remote access to City of Milwaukee library
cardholders.
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MEDLINEplus (not to be confused with MEDLINE)
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This site is courtesy of the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. MEDLINEplus is a consumer oriented, easily navigated access for anyone with a medical question. This service provides access to extensive information about specific diseases and conditions and also has links to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health,
dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians, health information in Spanish and other languages and clinical trials.
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Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
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This classic reference source provides useful clinical information in a concise, complete and accurate manner on all the subjects expected in a textbook of internal medicine as well as detailed information on pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics, gynecology, dermatology, pharmacology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology and a number of special subjects. Use the Table of Contents or Search to retrieve answers.
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National Center for Health Statistics
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This is the site of the Federal Government's National Center for Health Statistics. This agency provides statistics on the Nation's health including information on health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthy influences, the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability and the use of health care.
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NIH Senior Health
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This site from the National Institutes of Health is geared towards seniors. Featuring larger print and adjustable tools for reading, a large array of health topics are presented.
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NutritionData
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This interactive link provides in depth information on nutrition. It is searchable by either a pull down menu listing the major food categories, or by an individual search box. The level of detail is amazing with each item including a food label and many detailed nutritional charts. The tools section contains several powerful engines for customizing nutritional searches.
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Partnership for Prescription Assistance
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An interactive Web site from Partnership for Prescription Assistance that provides a comprehensive one-stop link to thousands of medications offered through hundreds of patient assistance programs. These programs are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, associations and government agencies.
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Pollen.com
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Reliable, up-to-the-minute allergy forecasts that show the upcoming airborne allergen conditions for any part of the United States.
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Public Health Profiles - Wisconsin
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Published by the State of Wisconsin's Department of Health and Family services, this link provides county by county access to Wisconsin Public Health Profiles. They are published annually and list demographic and health related statistics.
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Spanish Language Consumer Health
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The National Network of Libraries of Medicine has compiled a list of Spanish language consumer health web sites, as well as a host of other languages.
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State Health Facts
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Provided by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts discloses important health and health policy information for all fifty states and US territories.
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State of Wisconsin - Consumer Guide To Health Care
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This site from DHFS helps Wisconsin residents make better health choices by providing useful information on a variety of health topics. Many of the links are to Wisconsin based organizations.
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Swine Flu - Key Facts from the CDC
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Provided by the authoritative Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this website answers key questions about Swine Influenza (Swine Flu.)
For more information call the City of Milwaukee Health Department at 414-286-3616.
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WebMD
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Helpful site featuring current news on health topics as well as: Sports & Fitness, Member to Member, Health-E-Meters, Medical Library (look up procedures), Condition Center (symptoms, treatments, etc.)
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Wisconsin Health and Medical Credential Holder Query
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Use this database for license verification or occupation verification and licensing from the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing for health professionals. Select a credential type from the pull down menu and then type in the professionals name. Also useful for determining if there has been disciplinary action administered by the State.
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Wisconsin Health Statistics
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Features health related statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Data includes vital statistics - births and infant deaths; deaths; life expectancy; marriages and divorces; induced terminations of pregnancy.
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