The Best Medicine: Health Information from the Federal Government
The Best Medicine website was developed for a Medical Library Association (MLA) class entitled “The Best Medicine: Health Information from the Federal Government.” It is intended for medical librarians who are familiar with some government sources but who would like to expand their list of familiar resources.
The resource lists are meant to be selective and representative but not comprehensive. Most web sites originate from a governmental source, whether federal, local or international. Some originate from non-governmental sources, and have been chosen to supplement available government sources. View the Presentation Outline [.doc] and the Instructors.
Government Information Portals
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Consumer.gov (Link)
- Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
- Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)
- FedStats (Link)
- FedWorld (Link)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Grants.gov (Link)
- health.gov (Link)
- Library of Congress Science Reference Services (Link)
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
- National Health Information Center (NHIC)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Library of Medicine (NLM)
- Nutrition.gov (Link)
- Partners in Information Access for Public Health (PHPartners)
- Science.gov (Link)
- U.S Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- USA.gov (Link)
Instructors
Marianne Ryan is the Associate Dean for Learning at Purdue University Libraries. She was formerly the Head of Government Documents & Maps at the University of Maryland College Park Libraries and Regional Depository Librarian for Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, DC.
Maribeth Slebodnik is the Biomedical Sciences Information Specialist at Purdue University Libraries.