Health

Whether you're trying to get into or graduate from medical school, improve your family's overall health, or learn about alternatives to traditional medicine, these free County Library resources will help provide you with the information you need to achieve your goals.

* As of July 1, we have replaced information available through EBSCO databases with a suite of resources by Gale. These databases are available for research, business, school support, and lifelong learning. If you previously used a specific EBSCO database and want to find out the Gale replacement, you can view this complete DOCUMENT.

With more than 2,500 full-text periodicals, reference books, pamphlets, and hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries, this database offers up-to-date information on health care topics and questions.

Gale Health & Medicine

A consumer health tool that includes articles from health-related magazines, journals, and newspapers; encyclopedia and dictionary articles; a drug and herb finder; and the Alternative Health Module.

Gale Health & Wellness

Medigap is a personalized Medicare supplement insurance planner with step-by-step guidance on how to select a Medigap insurance plan-discover which plans are right for you and which insurance company has the lowest rates. Funds for this project were provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library Services and Technology Act and were administered by the Utah State Library Division.

Quick Start Medigap Guide

Medigap Report

Weiss Ratings

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand.

MedlinePlus

Provides access to full-text articles, cited in CINAHL, supporting specialized care, treatment, and patient management.

Gale Nursing & Allied Health

Academic journals and magazine articles covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine.

Gale Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine

Researchers, psychologists, counselors, and behavioral scientists can discover periodical content supporting all fields of psychology.

Gale Psychology