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Please use a variety of search strategies, and search in all the sections where your topic might be addressed.

Diseases and Other Health Questions	Statistics
Associations and other Organizations	Searching in Journals
Physicians and Other Healthcare Providers

Disclaimer: The Health and Medicine section of the Denver Public Library Web site is intended to provide easy access to quality health information of interest to residents throughout Denver who want to be informed about health issues for themselves, their families, and their community. It is not intended as an endorsement of all the information at each linked site or organization. The Denver Public Library does not provide medical or health care advice. We recommend that you evaluate all health information with care, and that you discuss what you find here with your doctor or licensed health professional before making changes involving your health.

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Diseases and Other Health Questions

Search Medlineplus For topics that are not listed on the Denver Public Library site, Medlineplus is the first recommended place to search.

Topics not listed on this web site:

Head Lice

Click on Medlineplus. (It will be the first link in almost every section of the Denver Public Library Health and Medicine Web site.)
Click on "Health Topics" and use the alphabetical directory of topics.
Click on "H"
Scroll down until you see "Head Lice" and click on that link.

Notice: The same process will take you to good information and resources about Health Fraud, Health Insurance and more. Try this process for any other search.

Child Safety

Click on Medlineplus.
Click on "Health Topics" and scroll down to see the many subtopics.
Find the subtopic you think is most likely to have information about Children.
Click on that topic.
Scroll down the list of links to "Child Safety," and click on that link.

Whatever type of health information you are searching for, a great place to begin is MedlinePlus. Explore their Site Map. Read through their Frequently Asked Questions. Scroll down to the bottom right of the page and click to take the Tour. This is one site that is worth getting to know well.

Search the Denver Public Library Health and Medicine site:

You can search Medlineplus for information about Juvenile Diabetes, or you can begin by searching the library Web site. Be aware that many places call this Childhood Diabetes or Type 1 Diabetes.

On the Denver Public Library web site ( www.denverlibrary.org ) enter "diabetes" in the "Search" box at the top of the page. Click on "This Site," further to the right in the same blue bar. Still further to the right, click the "GO" button. This search returns links to all the places on the library web site where diabetes is mentioned. The search is powered by Google, but searches on the library site unless you click on "The Web" before you click the "GO" button.
Another way to search would be to click on the "Diseases and Other Health Conditions" section, and select Diabetes. There are links there specifically about childhood diabetes.
Another way to search would be to click on the "Health by Age or Group" section, and select Children and Infants. There are links there specifically for children telling about childhood diabetes.
Each of the Quick and Simple sites at the top of the "Diseases and Other Health Conditions" section and the "Health by Age or Group" section will also provide information on this topic. The Quick and Simple sites we have chosen provide information on many of the topics in the category. We link you to the main page of these sites. To find what you are looking for, explore the site on your own, or click on their Site Map, or read through their Frequently Asked Questions.

Associations and other Organizations

Associations Unlimited is a database of approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state and local non-profit organizations. This is a Denver Public Library subscription database. See more about our subscription databases.

Hepatitis C

You can search Medlineplus or the library Web site for information about Hepatitis C. Medlineplus will provide links for lots of information. The links in Medlineplus also tell you the name of the organization that supplies the information. Click on an article you like about Hepatitis C, and then explore the Web site of that organization for more information from them. You may find national organizations with a great deal more resources on this topic. Look for directories on their site that will help you find local chapters here in Denver or throughout Colorado.

The library web site provides a link to the Hep C Connection, a Hepatitis C network and support system in Denver, under the "Getting Help in Denver" section.

Multiple Sclerosis

You can search Medlineplus or the library Web site for information about Multiple Sclerosis. Medlineplus will provide links for lots of information. The links in Medlineplus also tell you the name of the organization that supplies the information. Click on an article you like about Multiple Sclerosis, and then explore the website of that organization for more information from them. You may find national organizations with a great deal more resources on this topic. Look for directories on their site that will help you find local chapters here in Denver or throughout Colorado.

The library web site does not provide a link for Multiple Sclerosis, but we have some great resources in Colorado for people who need to know more about it. Go to the "Getting Help in Denver" section and use any of the sites listed under the Quick and Simple section. Organizations may be listed in one directory but not another, so try several and ask for help!

CANPO, Colorado Association of NonProfit Organizations provides another great way to search for organizations in Colorado who focus on Multiple Sclerosis or other health needs. Click on “Our Members” to search the 1,100 Charitable Members. Limit by city or organization, or use the drop-down menu under “Purpose” to select General Health, Housing, Social Action, Youth Development and more.

Physicians and Other Healthcare Providers

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Statistics

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Searching in Journals

The Denver Public Library, like most libraries today, collects newspaper, magazine and journal articles in two different ways.

We subscribe to lots of them just as you might. They are mailed to us, and you can check them out at any of our locations.
We subscribe to many, many more in electronic form. We pay the subscription fee for these, too. We call these collections "databases." When you learn to use these databases, you will see that you can find the very same articles that are in the printed form of the magazine, and sometimes they even look just like they would on the magazine page!

Many of these databases provide articles going back for several years.
You can print the articles for your own use, email a copy to a friend, or download the article onto a disk.

From our home page, roll over Research Resources, and click on Databases A-Z. Scroll through the list of databases. Besides newspaper and magazine databases, you will see encyclopedias, business information tools, car repair resources, homework databases for students of all ages, statistical resources, practice exams for GED, GRE, ASVAB, and many more!

To use these databases, we invite you to visit a Denver Public Library location OR to enter your Denver Public Library card number to log on from outside the library. If you are not a Denver resident, we invite you to visit a DPL location or check with your local library for the databases they provide.

You may search these databases in several ways:

Several databases at once in Search for the Answer. Choose the Quick Search in the Library Recommended Resources for a subject of general interest, or choose from a topic listed lower down on the same page. When you don't know which database to use, this allows you to try searching anyway, and links you to results as each database responds to the same search.
One database at a time, from the Databases A-Z list. You will need to enter your library card number each time you change to a different database. This is more challenging, but allows for more precise results.
One database at a time, from the list located in the In-Depth Health Resources section. These databases are selected and recommended for a variety of health searching needs.

For more about finding Journal Articles please see our In-Depth Resources section.

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