The Main Library houses an extensive collection in Health and Wellness materials on the 2nd Floor.

Below are recommended online and print sources.

Websites

American Dental Association
The professional association of dentists providing information on public’s oral health, ethics and professional advancement for dental practitioners.

AMA (American Medical Association) Doctor Finder.
Search for AMA physicians by name or by specialization.

African American Health.
Reports on minority health news and issues. Also, provides fact sheets and statistical information.

Asian American Health
Health resource for Asian Americans sponsored by National Library of Medicine aims to increase public awareness of the health concerns of this minority group. Additional links to an assortment of documents, websites and databases.

Cancer.gov
Hosted by the National Cancer Institute. Provides information on cancer topic, on going clinical trials, statistics, research and funding activities.

Centers for Disease Control
Offers access to demographic and public health data, heath information for travelers, health surveillance tools as well as health news and links to other government information resources

FoodSafety.gov
Gateway website that provides links to selected government food safety-related information.

Healthfinder
Gateway to a large volume of consumer health information.

Healthnet
Initiated by the library of the University of Connecticut Health Center in January 1985 with the purpose of making consumer health information available to Connecticut's residents through their local public libraries.

Health on the Net Foundation.
From a non-governmental Swiss agency, under the United Nations, guides users to useful and reliable online medical and health information.

HIV InSite
Hosted by University of California at San Francisco, this site is a leading source for comprehensive online information relating to HIV/AIDS treatment, research and news.

Kidshealth
Hosted by the Nemours Foundation, this site provides appropriate health information resources for parents, kids and teens.

Latino Health.
Gives health information, disease prevention, and public health information in Spanish or English.

Hospital Compare
This tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals in your area care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide.

Household Products Database.
Allows searches by product name, ingredients, or chemical name. Provides Material Safety Data Sheet information.

Mayo Clinic
Site features information kiosks for a wide range of diseases and conditions.

Medicare – Nursing Home Compare.
Find nursing homes in any city. Provides the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the U.S.

MEDLINEplus.
A user-friendly source from the National Library of Medicine. Gives information on health, diseases, conditions, drugs; provides a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries; directories of doctors, dentists, and hospitals; health organizations, health publications, MEDLINE. Also available in Spanish.

PandemicFlu
Managed by the US Department of Health and Human Services offering full access to information on Avian and Pandemic Flu. Also available in Spanish.

Sage Crossroads
Premier forum for emerging issues in aging.

United States National Library of Medicine.
This authoritative source gives health information, research programs, as well as new and noteworthy announcements. Includes access to the National Library of Medicine catalog of books and materials.

WebMD
Commercial site provide wide array of consumer health information resources.

AHA Guide to the Health Care Field - R 362 A499G
A directory of hospitals in the U.S., American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Includes related information on surgical centers, hospices, health care systems, schools of nursing, etc.

America’s Top Doctors: the Nation’s Leading Medical Specialists - R 610.6952 A512
Arranged by specialty, then by region, e.g., New England. Includes hospital listing, special expertise index, alphabetical listing of doctors. A Castle-Connolly guide.

Top Doctors - New York Metro Area - R 610.6952 T673
Arranged geographically, then by specialty. Includes Fairfield County; New York City and environs. Gives hospital listings and Special Practice Index.

Consumer Drug Reference. 2005 - R 615.1 C758
Consumer Reports provides full information on over 11,000 prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Indexed by brand name and generic name.

Directory of Physicians in the United States - R 926.1 D598P
From the American Medical Association, in 4 volumes. The first volume indexes physician names. Information given for each physician - medical school, year of graduation, type of specialty, year of license, secondary specialty, board certification, and awards. Arranged by state and city.

Merriam-Webster’s Medical Desk Dictionary. R610.3 M568 Provides over 60,000 entries of health care terms, abbreviations and medications.

The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists. 2005 - R 926.1 D598m
In 4 volumes, arranged first by specialty, then by state, then by city. Provides date of certification, education, residencies, professional societies, current affiliations, type of practice, and contact information.

Physicians Desk Reference (PDR) - R 615.103 P578d
The latest information on prescription drugs, from the manufacturers. Indexed by drug name, with color photo of tablet or container. Includes description, clinical pharmacology, effects for various conditions, indications, contraindications, precautions, adverse reactions, dosage, etc. Lists drug information centers for each state.

PDR for Herbal Medicines - R 615.321 P348
Profiles of 700 medicinal herbs. Features many indexes, such as herb identification, Asian indications, drug/herb interactions, therapeutic category.

PDR Medical Dictionary - R 610.3 P348
Includes medical abbreviations, diseases, and syndromes. Comprehensive and user-friendly, with over 700 illustrations.