SUBJECT LIGBUIDE: SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY: Federal Government Sources

When making decisions about your health, it’s important to know where to go to get the latest, most reliable information. healthfinder.gov has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from approximately 1,400 government and non-profit organizations to bring you the best, most reliable health information on the Internet.

The National Library of Medicine has a new site for drug information that is easy to search for reliable and easily comprehensible information that is current. Sources are generally key government agencies. This is a site you will use again and again.

National clearing house for information on infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats

NIH's mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability

"Promotes research in the following areas: Promoting Health and Preventing Disease, Improving Quality of Life, Eliminating Health Disparities, Setting Directions for End-of-Life Research"

The Worlds largest medical library.

A database of citations to research-in-progress funded by federal and foundation grants and contracts.

Provides information on such areas as disaster preparedness, quality and patient safety, datasets and research findings.

Teaching etool provides information about health hazards related to surgical suites in hospitals.