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Description: Provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.

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Description: Articles on medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, alcohol and drug abuse and fitness.

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Description: Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. Includes a mix of articles written for general interest and those in the medical profession.

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Description: A comprehensive, free, and authoritative consumer health site sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention – Diseases & Conditions
• Healthfinder.gov
• Mayo Clinic – Patient Care and Health Information

Children

• Healthy Children
• KidsHealth

Teens

• Scarleteen
• TeensHealth

Females

• GirlsHealth.gov
• WomensHealth.gov

Aging

• Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
• NIH National Institute on Aging

LGBTQ+ Community

• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health – from the CDC
• National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
• Trevor Project Resource Center

• Get Covered Illinois
• Healthcare for Kids – Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
• Illinois Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)
• Merck Patient Assistance Program
• Needy Meds
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance
• Tri-City Health Partnership

• American Hospital Directory
• ClinicalTrials.gov
• Illinois Professional License Lookup
• Is My Doctor Board Certified? – from the American Board of Medical Specialties

• About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products– from Memorial Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center
• Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
• Dietary Supplement Ingredient Database
• Herbal Safety
• MedlinePlus: Drugs and Supplements
• Merck Manual Consumer Version
• NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
• Prescriber’s Digital Reference

Addiction

• Illinois Helpline
• National Institute on Drug Abuse – For Parents & Educators
• Partnership to End Addiction
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)
• FindTreatment.gov

Autism

• Autism Resource Directory

COVID-19

• Coronavirus (COVID-19)– from the CDC
• COVID-19 Myth Busters – from the WHO
• LitCovid – from the National Library of Medicine

Mental Health

• 988 – Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• Early Serious Mental Health Illness Treatment Locator
• Kane County Behavioral Health Council
• NAMI KDK – Kane South, DeKalb & Kendall Counties Mental Health Resources
• Suicide Prevention Services