Nursing and Allied Health: Web Resources

Valuable resource for patient teaching, drug and disease links, tutorials, and ready reference. Includes interactive health tutorials, encyclopedia, medical dictionary, medical videos, and more.

Evidence-based information for improving health, available in English and Spanish.

ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry and results database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details.

Health information for individuals and families.

Includes a link to National CLAS Standards

This map tracks state efforts to promote or implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS)

Tip sheets for clinicians, designed to increase awareness about concepts and preferences of patients from diverse cultures; includes information about end-of-life care.

The mission of the NCCC is to increase the capacity of health care and mental health care programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems to address growing diversity, persistent disparities, and to promote health and mental health equity.

Information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and related topics pertinent to the health care of immigrants to the US

Features a compilation of strategies, practice examples, resources, and testimonials designed to help hospitals in their efforts to improve communication and provide more patient-centered care to their LGBT patients.
E-book available for free download

HIV/AIDS Information Resources
from the National Library of Medicine®

The Federal Health Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives

This Web site provides health information providers and the public with a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling as found in medication package inserts.

Offers information about label ingredients in more than 7,000 selected brands of dietary supplements. It enables users to compare label ingredients in different brands. The Database can be searched by brand names, uses noted on product labels, specific active ingredients, and manufacturers.

FDA Approved Drug Products

Includes information such as maternal levels in breast milk, infant levels in blood, potential effects in breastfeeding infants and on lactation itself, the American Academy of Pediatrics category indicating the level of compatibility of the drug with breastfeeding, and alternate drugs to consider. References are included, as is nomenclature information, such as the drug's Chemical Abstract Service's (CAS) Registry number and its broad drug class.

For medical professionals, this site can serve as a quick reference tool or as a resource for keeping up with advances in laboratory science. The site can also help patients to better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases.

The Code of Ethics for Nurses was developed as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities in a manner consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession. Free PDF version available for download.

The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses, most recently revised in 2012, is a guide for action based on social values and needs.The Code has served as the standard for nurses worldwide since it was first adopted in 1953. Available in 12 languages.

Premier center wrestling with major policy issues, offering educational and clinical services, and developing numerous research projects to help advance and inform public policy debate.

Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study by World Health Organization

CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) advances health equity and women’s health issues across the nation through CDC’s science and programs.

Cancer is either the first or second leading cause of death for racial and ethnic minorities in the United States

Find information about how race or ethnicity, sex, sexual identity, age, disability, socioeconomic status, and geographic location all contribute to an individual’s ability to achieve good health.

Find information about health disparities among groups of people from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

The largest study in history to investigate the inherited (genetic) factors that affect high blood pressure, heart disease, strokes, diabetes and other important diseases in African Americans

These reports measure trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. The reports present, in chart form, the latest available findings on quality of and access to health care.

The mission of NIMHD is to lead scientific research to improve minority health and eliminate health disparities

REACH is a national program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.

This topic guide is designed to serve both as an introduction to Rural Health Disparities and as a reference that collects the “best of the best” resources

A publication of The Office of Research on Women’s Health National Institutes of Health.

In Dying in America, a consensus report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a committee of experts finds that improving the quality and availability of medical and social services for patients and their families could not only enhance quality of life through the end of life, but may also contribute to a more sustainable care system.

Best practices, expert advice, and strategies to build and sustain a culture of safety in our organization.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet) is a national web-based resource featuring the latest news and essential resources on patient safety. The site offers weekly updates of patient safety literature, news, tools, and meetings ("What’s New"), and a vast set of carefully annotated links to important research and other information on patient safety ("The Collection").

WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.

A publication from the International Council of Nurses.

The National Center for Disaster Preparedness works to understand and improve the nation's capacity to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. NCDP has four focus areas: system readiness, disaster recovery, citizen engagement, and vulnerable populations.