Sherman Cohn Library's List: Consumer Health List

Build a question list for your Doctor before you have the appointment.

Tips for working with the Doctor so that you understand the answers to each of these questions after your appointment: 1) What is my main problem? 2) What do I need to do? 3) Why is it important for me to do this?

Here are some ideas of how to take and active role and help health workers to find the right diagnosis.

Health issues impact several aspects of a persons life. The sections of this website provide help with the following: medical, work, coping, and money. This site shows questions and answers. If you have a question they have not answered already, you ar

See charts that show the quality of and access to health care that you can expect in your state. Details include information about how the care worked (effectiveness) how quickly it was given (timeliness), how well it focused on the patient (patient centered).

Statistics about the health of individuals in the United States. Compiled by the Centers for Disease Control. "The Faststats site provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages."

A consumer-level tutorial on evaluating internet health information by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

This PDF will help you to understand how scientific information can be reviewed before publication, using a process called peer review.

Compare hospitals with regard to how well they care for patients who have undergone different surgeries or how well they help patients with specific medical conditions.

Provides a brochure titled "The Patient Care Partnership, Understanding Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities: What to expect during your hospital stay" that is available in English, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish,

Before leaving the hospital, take time to understand what care is needed at home. Ask a doctor or nurse to fill out these papers with you.

In the greater Washington D.C.- Baltimore area local magazines print articles identifying top doctors and hospitals as ranked by other doctors.

In the greater Washington D.C.- Baltimore area local magazines print articles identifying top doctors and hospitals as ranked by other doctors.

Create a free account here and search by the Doctor's last name to see the Doctor's medical certifications.

This is an article by Carolyn Clancy, M.D., she is the Director of the U.S. Government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The American College of Surgeons provides this article to assist you with looking for a qualified surgeon.

Looking for a practitioner who graduated from MUIH/Tai Sophia/TAI? This database will help you find one.

An article from the March 17, 2009 Washington Post about acupuncture and how to find an acupuncturist.

Here you will find information about herbal medicine. Select by State to find an herbalist in your area.