Health Center
101 Boulder Point Drive
Building A, Suite 1
Plymouth, NH
(603) 536-4000
859 Lake Street
Bristol, NH
(603) 744-6200
Last Updated September 7, 2007
Working together to help New Hampshire residents find the health information they need
GOOD PLACES TO START:
National Library of Medicine's Medline Plus
For information about diseases, injuries, medications, medical procedures/tests.
www.medlineplus.gov
Chronic Conditions Information Network (CCIN)
For health resource information in NH and VT
www.cc-info.net
Finding Health Information on the Web
Following these tips will help you find reliable and accurate information that's right for you.
Look for sites from highly regarded organizations/experts such as sites ending with...
- .gov (government-run, such as National Institutes of Health).
- .edu (created by a medical school or university).
- .org (run by an organization that teaches the public about a condition such as the American Diabetes Association or CCIN of VT & NH).
Be careful when visiting sits that...
- End in .com. These are commercial sites that may be promoting a product.
- Do not indicate when the website was last updated.
- Offer a "miracle cure" that involves purchasing a product.
- Will treat you online without seeing you.
- Ask for personal information about you.
Use sites with reliable content. Good sites have...
- Information based on facts, and tell you the source of those facts.
- Information about who they are, how they are funded, and how to contact them.
- Authors whose expertise is explained.
- Information that can also be found at another respected website.
HIP-NH is a joint effort of the New Hampshire Area Health Education Center, the Chronic Conditions Information Network of VT & NH, and the NH Public Libraries. This project is funded through the National Network of Librarires of Medicine, New England Region.
http://www.nnlm.gov/ner
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