This is a selection of links to websites that provide freely available information to complement our collections in eLibrary.
On this page:
Consumer Health
- Better Health Channel
The Victorian Department of Human Services site containing online health and medical information that is: quality assured, reliable, up-to-date, easy to understand, and locally relevant. Information includes: fact sheets, questions and answers from a range of health experts, recipes, interactive features, and directories of events, services, and activities. - HealthInsite
The Department of Health and Ageing's site which provides up-to-date information on a wide range of important health topics, such as diabetes, cancer, mental health, asthma etc. - Kids Health Info for Parents
Part of The Royal Children's Hospital website, this is written especially for parents, with a similar site for children coming soon. Find Fact Sheets, medicines, resources. Contributions or personal stories are invited. - National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus
Find information on hundreds of diseases, conditions and wellness issues.
Clinical Guidelines
- Guidelines Finder
A UK database of approved evidence-based clinical guidelines, holding over 1200 clinical guidelines. The database is updated weekly and is maintained by the Sheffield Evidence for Effectiveness and Knowledge service (SEEK) in partnership with the National Library for Health (NLH). - Immunise Australia Program
Provides best-practice information for clinicians and consumers on vaccination for children and adults. - Medical Journal of Australia Clinical Guidelines Published by the MJA, these guidelines represent the consensus opinion of experts based on review of the scientific literature. The list is organised by broad topic area, with the guidelines listed in each topic area from newest to oldest.
- National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), US Department of Health and Human Services. NGC was originally created by AHRQ in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans (now America's Health Insurance Plans, AHIP). - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidance A UK independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health. NICE guidance is developed using the expertise of the NHS and the wider healthcare community including NHS staff, healthcare professionals, patients and carers, industry and the academic world.
Indigenous Health
- Australian Indigenous HealthInfonet The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative web resource that makes knowledge and information on Indigenous health easily accessible to inform practice and policy.
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.
Government
- Department of Health and Ageing The Australian Department of Health and Ageing's website, containing essential health and ageing information.
- Knowledge Portal Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Health Care
- World Health Organization (WHO) The United Nations specialised agency for health.
