If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911.
In crisis? Call or text 988 for help with suicide, mental health, drug, and alcohol issues.
Healthy Living & Disease Prevention
Healthy Living: MedlinePlus Learn about healthy living to help reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke and other serious diseases.
Healthy Living: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Covers health conditions, doctor visits, healthy living, and pregnancy.
Vaccines & Immunizations: Center for Disease Control Vaccination is one of the best things you can do to help protect yourself from serious diseases. Find information on vaccines and immunizations for all ages.
Fitness & Nutrition
Healthy Eating: Nutrition.gov Resources to help you eat a healthy diet with vegetables, fruits, protein, grains, and dairy foods. Available to everyone.
Office of Dietary Supplements: National Institutes of Health Dietary supplements can have an impact on the prevention of disease and on the maintenance of health. Find research-based information on the benefits and risks of dietary supplements. Available to everyone.
Healthy Eating & Active Living: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Information on nutrition assistance for families, childcare facilities, and hospitals and on active living and building positive communities.
National Falls Prevention Resource Center Learn about steps you can take to prevent falls and stay safe.
Dental Health
MouthHealthy: American Dental Association Everything you need to know about keeping your smile healthy and bright at every age.
Dental Health: MedlinePlus It's important to take care of your mouth and teeth starting in childhood. Find everything from basic oral health information to the latest in dental research.
Mental Health
UC Health: Denver-area grief and bereavement resources Find Denver area support groups, facilities and resources to serve the needs of grieving and bereaved families and loved ones.
National Institute of Mental Health Comprehensive mental health information, including fact sheets and clinical trials.
American Psychiatric Association Information for patients and families on healthy lifestyle behaviors to support mental health.
American Psychological Association Covers a variety of topics to support those seeking help with issues that affect their professional lives, family relationships, and emotional wellness.
National Suicide Prevention 988 Lifeline Call or text 988 for support, any time, any day.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Dedicated to improving the quality of life of those affected by mental illness. Consult NAMIColorado.org for local resources.
Safe2Tell Youth can anonymously report anything that feels concerning or threatening for them, their friends, family, and community. Reports are taken any time, any day.
Safe Sex
Go Ask Alice! by Columbia Health When there’s no one else to ask.
I Wanna Know: American Sexual Health Association
Center for Young Women's Health Offers adolescents of all genders with carefully researched health information, health education programs, and community spaces.
Planned Parenthood Birth control, healthy relationships, sexually transmitted diseases and more.
Pregnancy
Pregnancy & Newborn Center: Nemours Childrens' Health Take care of yourself and your growing family by getting the advice that all new parents and parents-to-be need.
Healthy Pregnancy: Office on Women's Health Learn what you can do before, during, and after pregnancy to give your baby a healthy start to life.
Alcohol, Nicotine, & Drugs
Rethinking Drinking How does drinking alcohol affect your health? Learn more from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
National Institute on Drug Abuse Find research and information on drug use and addiction.
American Lung Association Learn about lung disease and find help overcoming addiction to tobacco products.
SmokeFree.gov Learn how, and get expert help to stop smoking.
Go Ask Alice! by Columbia Health When there’s no one else to ask, Go Ask Alice! about health and well-being topics ranging from substance use to sexual health, to nutrition and physical activity.
Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council Find local behavioral healthcare providers.
Locate mental and substance use disorder treatment facilities Call the Treatment Referral Line at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) any day, any time.
Safety & First Aid
American Red Cross Training Services Courses and Certifications.
Consumer Product Safety Commission Find information on recalls and other consumer safety information.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Workplace safety.
Safe2Tell Youth can anonymously report anything that feels concerning or threatening for them, their friends, family, and community. Reports are taken any time, any day.
End of Life
Death Cafes and end-of-life programs offered by Denver Public Library
Legal Information Source offers popular consumer legal reference books on many legal topics, including estate planning, wills, trusts, and more. Available with library card.
Legal Forms offers sample legal forms on many topics, including advanced directives, powers of attorney, wills, trusts, and more. Available with library card.
Colorado Judicial Branch Forms related to Trusts, Estates, and Wills.
freewill.com Provides free access to will-making services.
Five Wishes A simple way to designate end-of-life choices including advance care planning.
Caring Conversations Free workbook for talking about end of life concerns, plus links to healthcare directives from the Center for Practical Bioethics.
Legal Resources from the Colorado Bar Association:
Compassion & Choices Advance Healthcare Directive Forms by state as well as other resources to enable and protect end-of-life choices.