Understand your medical condition and the proposed treatment

Being an informed patient includes learning about your medical condition, the medical procedure or treatment that has been recommended, and suggestions on next steps.

HealthFinder® (available in Spanish) Visit: http://www.healthfinder.gov
Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this website provides access to carefully selected information from more than 1,500 health-related organizations. It provides a description of the condition, and information on causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

HealthWeb Visit: http://healthweb.org
HealthWeb is a collaborative project of health science libraries providing hundreds of health, disease and reference links.

National Library Of Medicine Visit: http://www.nlm.nih.gov
Includes links to health related sites, resources and databases that can be used to research health conditions and diseases.

For more information or suggestions, download How to Find Reliable Health Information, a resource providing consumers with a list of sites recommended by the Medical Library Association and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support (Also available in Spanish)

You the Smart Patient: An Insiders Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment

Having Surgery? What You Need to Know (Also available in Spanish)