Health Related Databases

Click on the links below to access very informative database on health issues. These databases can be accessed from within each of our library branches or from home using a Michigan state I.D. or Michigan driver's license.

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
Books, magazines, journals and dissertations to be found at college libraries.

Health and Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health
Magazines, journals, newspapers, books, definitions, directories, pamphlets and newsletter.

Health Reference Center Academic
Books, magazines, journals and pamphlets.

Medline
Magazines and journals.

Health Related Websites

PandemicFlu.gov
www.pandemicflu.gov

Elder Law of Michigan
www.elderslaw.org

Familydoctor.org (from the American Academy of Family Physicians) www.familydoctor.org

Medline Plus
www.medlineplus.gov

Medicare (The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare)
www.medicare.gov

The Stuttering Foundation
www.stutteringhelp.org

Funacion Americana De La Tartamudez
www.tartamudez.org

Smokefree.gov
www.smokefree.gov

American Stroke Association
www.strokeassociation.org

Michigan Health Tools
www.mihealthtools.org

American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org

Michigan Surgeon General - Michigan Steps Up
www.michiganstepsup.org

American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org

SkinCarePhysicians.com
www.skincarephysicians.com

Home Safety Council
www.homesafetycouncil.org

United States Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov/familyhistory

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
www.nkfm.org    

Michigan's Genetics Resource Center
www.migeneticsconnection.org

Health Organizations in Mid-Michigan

Covenant HealthCare

MidMichigan Family Practice Residency

MidMichigan Health - Back & Neck Rehabilitation

Saginaw Radiation Oncology Center

Saint Mary's Medical Center

Taking Care of Ourselves Booklist

A list of books dealing with physical and mental health. Click on each title to go directly into the library catalog.

Taking Care of Ourselves Mentally

Approval addiction : overcoming your need to please everyone
Meyer, Joyce
Warner Faith, 2005
ISBN:  0446577723

The chemistry of joy : a three-step program for overcoming depression through western science and eastern wisdom
Emmons, Henry
Simon & Schuster, 2006
ISBN:  0743265076

Eating, drinking, overthinking : the toxic triangle of food, alcohol, and depression – and how women can break free
Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan
Henry Holt, 2006
ISBN:  0805077103

Flashback : posttraumatic stress disorder, suicide, and the lessons of war
Coleman, Penny
Beacon Press, 2006
ISBN:  0807050407

If your adolescent has an anxiety disorder : an essential resource for parents
Foa, Edna B.
Oxford University Press, 2006
ISBN:  0195181514

Nurturing the shy child : practical help for raising confident and socially skilled kids and teens
Markway, Barbara G.
Thomas Dunne Books, 2005
ISBN:  0312329776

Unattended sorrow : recovering from loss and reviving the heart
Levine, Stephen
Rodale, 2005
ISBN:  1594860653

Taking Care of Ourselves Physically

Diet, Nutrition and Exercise

28-day body shapeover
Schoenfeld, Brad
Human Kinetics, 2006
ISBN:  0736060456

The abs diet get fit, stay fit plan : the exercise plan to flattern your belly, reshape your body, and give you abs for life!
Zinczenko, David
Rodale, 2006
ISBN:  1594864098

Eat right for your metabolism : how the right foods for your type can help you lose weight
Kliment, Felicia Drury
McGraw-Hill, 2006
ISBN:  0071460152

Look good, feel great cookbook
Jones, Jenny
Wiley, 2006
ISBN:  0764599585

Mayo Clinic plan : 10 essential steps to a better body & healthier life
Mayo Clinic for Medical Education and Research, 2006
ISBN:  1932994270

UltraMetabolism : awaken the fat-burning DNA hidden in your body : the simple plan for automatic weight loss
Hyman, Mark
Scribner, 2006
ISBN:  0743272552

Addictions

Addiction and change : how addictions develop and addicted people recover
DiClemente, Carlo
Guilford Press, 2003
ISBN: 1572300574

The heart of addiction
Dodes, Lance
HarperCollins, 2002
ISBN: 0060958030

Specific Health Issues

Healthy back basics
Reichardt, Helmut
Sterling, 2006
ISBN: 1402730985

Conquering chronic fatigue
Forester, Jonathan
Regal, 2003
ISBN: 0830732578

From boys to men : a woman’s guide to the health of husbands, partners, sons, fathers and brothers
Senay, Emily
Scribner, 2004
ISBN: 0743225945

The Harvard Medical School guide to men’s health
Simon, Harvey
Simon & Schuster Source, 2002
ISBN: 0684871815

Hot times: eat well, live healthy, and feel sexy during the change
Gittleman, Ann Louis
Avery, 2995
ISBN: 1583332146

Sex, lies and menopause : the shocking truth about hormone replacement therapy
Wiley, T.S.
Morrow, 2003
ISBN: 0060542330

This booklist was prepared by one of the staff members of the Public Libraries of Saginaw.

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