Below are links to external health websites which have been compiled and evaluated by BC Cancer Agency librarians according to our established Inclusion/Removal Policy.

For information in other languages see Websites in Other Languages.

For Patients/Public              

Good places to start

• Health Information (US National Institutes of Health)
• HealthLink BC 
• MedlinePlus (US National Institutes of Health)

More health websites                                                                                        

• BC Centre for Disease Control
• Easy-to-Read (MedlinePlus)
• Health Canada
• Healthfinder (US Department of Health and Human Services)
• ImmunizeBC
• InteliHealth (US)
• Mayo Clinic (US)
• MyHealth.Alberta.ca
• NetWellness (US)
• NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
• Public Health Agency of Canada
• UpToDate For Patients
• Yukon HealthGuide              

International health websites

• Canadian Society for International Health
• World Health Organizaton

People with disabilities websites

• BC Coalition of People with Disabilities

Men's health websites

• About Men (Men's Health Initiative of BC)
• Men's Health (HealthLink BC)
• Men (MedlinePlus)

Organ donation websites

• Donor Registry Verification (BC Tranplant Society)

Women's health websites

• BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
• Women (MedlinePlus)
• Women's Health (HealthLink BC)
• Women's Health Matters

Journal articles  

• JAMA Patient Page (Journal of the American Medical Association)
• MedlinePlus Magazine

Books and pamphlets

• Merck Manual Home Edition
• Overcoming Medical Phobias: How to Conquer Fear of Blood, Needles, Doctors, and Dentists 

Mobile resources

• MedlinePlus Mobile (US National Institutes of Health)

Multimedia

• Interactive Health Tutorials (MedlinePlus)

More links

• Consumer Health Selected Web Sites (Loma Linda University)
• Websites You Can Trust (Consumer & Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association)

For Researchers/Clinicians 

Health websites

• Doctor's Guide to the Internet

Policy and legislation

• Health Hippo (US)

Reviews

• Bandolier - Evidence-based Health Care
• Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 
• Prospero: International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews

NOTE: While the BC Cancer Agency Library has selected and evaluated these "Recommended Links", we cannot guarantee the function, accuracy or currency of the websites and the information contained within them. Please read the BC Cancer Agency's Terms of Use for further information.