Learning Resources: Health Information Technology: Medical Tools

MedLinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
"The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations."
Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
This Flash-based tutorial is aimed at health consumers rather than health professionals, but you may find it a quick refresher on medical terms.

America's Health Rankings
Annually measures, analyzes and reports national data and trends.
American Heart & Stroke Association Statistics
A valuable resource for researchers, clinicians, the public and others who seek the best national data available on disease morbidity, mortality and risks; quality of care; medical procedures and operations; and costs associated with the management of these diseases.
County Health Rankings
"A joint effort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, this site ranks counties on various health factors within their states. An interesting way to compare health characteristics in various locales."
Health Data Tools and Statistics
"A thorough collection of health statistics from the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce, a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries."
National Center for Health Statistics
"This division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathers statistics on all manner of health topics, from aging and birth rates to diseases and physical activity. The place to start looking for health statistics."
State Health Facts
Provides free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data for all 50 states on more than 700 health topics.

CDC Diseases & Conditions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC is charged with detecting and responding to new and emerging health threats.
Mayo Clinic Diseases & Conditions
The Mayo Clinic has long been a leader in providing quality health care. This site has brief patient-focused descriptions of diseases, along with possible treatment options.
MedlinePlus
This site from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, provides information on health topics, human genetics, medical tests, medications and more.
The Merck Manuals
Online text of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy and The Merck Manual of Patient Symptoms.