Health

From SJCPLSubjectGuides

Associations and Organizations

Hospitals and Medical Facilities

Holistic Health Care

Mental Health Facilities

Drugs and Prescriptions

Special Needs

Databases and Online Reference

Databases are an excellent resource for finding magazine, journal and newspaper articles, definitions, directories and information on health conditions, fitness and nutrition, diseases, prescription drugs, public health and safety issues as well alcohol and drug abuse.

Health Business FullTEXT

   * Publications covering the business of health care administration including topics such as staffing, 
     health care regulation, health care facilities management, marketing, and finance
   * Full text coverage for nearly 130 well-known administrative journals


Health Source: Consumer Edition

   * Provides full text from over 250 periodicals covering nutrition, exercise, medical self-care 
childcare drug and alcohol abuse * Full text for over 1,000 pamphlets and 140 books * Includes Stedman's Medical Dictionary * Full-text of books from the People's Medical Society * Includes Clinical Reference Systems (over 7,000 reports in every-day language, many with images, includes Spanish language records) * Includes access to Lexi-PAL Drug Guide

The Following resources do not require a library card login and provide helpful information.

  • Medline Plus Health topics, drug information, a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionaries and directories especially for consumers from the National Library of Medicine.
  • Merck ManualWorld's most widely used medical text is available free of charge on the net.
  • PDRhealth Consumer information form the Physicians' Desk Reference includes disease overviews, drug information and clinical trials.

Health and Wellness Services

Day Spas
  • Spa at Colfax
    224 West Colfax
    South Bend, IN 46601
    Phone: (574) 288-5516
  • A Touch Of Elegance Day Spa
    922 N. Division St
    Mishawaka IN 46545
    Phone: (574) 255-2772
Massage


Health Clubs


Meditation and Yoga