Health Science Resources

These are resources chosen by your teachers and librarian because they are excellent sources for health science related information.

Intro to HS Career Sources

Occupational Outlook Handbook – The OOH can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.

Career OneStop – Career exploration, training, and jobs information

MyFuture – Career, college, and military information

Careers in the Military – Information on the thousands of careers availble to those in the military

Learn How to Become – Information to help any job-seeker understand what it takes to find the perfect career.

CollegeScorecard – Compare colleges, universities, and technical schools within Kansas and across the United States.

Xello – DCHS’s college and career planning site.

General Research Sources

CDC - website for the Centers for Disease Control 

KidsHealth - health information for kids, teens, and adults

Mayo Clinic - website for the Mayo clinic, which provides health information for the public and health professionals

Medline Plus - health information for the public from well-known sources as vetted by the NLM. Also available in Spanish. 

National Library of Medicine - health information for health professionals and the public from the National Institutes of Health

PubMed - journal articles for health professionals indexed by topic

State Library of Kansas Databases - several health-related databases under the Health catagory

WHO -website for the World Health Organization

Evaluating and Understanding Health Information

Guide to Healthy Web Surfing - what to consider when evaluating the quality of health information on the Internet

Understanding Medical Words - tutorial to help you understand medical terminology

Evaluating Internet Health Information Tutorial - learn now to evaluate health information found on the web

Finding and Using Health Statistics - online course in health statistics, including where to find them.