Patient Information
National Health Information Center
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service sponsored by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. Using a database that contains descriptions of health-related organizations, NHIC staff refer people to the most appropriate resource. Spanish language information specialists are available. NHIC also produces three annual health information directories: Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses, National Health Observances, and Toll-free Numbers for Health Information. Format: Website Provider: Office of Disease Prevention and Health PromotionClinicalTrials.gov
Clinical Trials.gov, developed by the National Library of Medicine (part of the National Institutes of Health), provides patients, family members, and members of the public with current information about the location of clinical trials, their design and purpose, criteria for participation, and, in many cases, further information about the disease and treatment under study. Included are more than 4,000 federal and private medical studies involving patients and others at over 47,000 locations nationwide. The Duke Clinical Trials from Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) are also available. Format: Website Provider: National Institutes of Health (NIH)FamilyDoctor.org
Provides health information for women, men, parents and children, and seniors. The Health Tools section includes a dictionary of common medical terms, drug information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, symptom-based self-care flowcharts for common health problems, a directory of family physicians, and more. Format: Website Provider: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)Includes information in Spanish (información en español)
