A Collection of Medicine and Health Resources

This guide is for medical billing and coding.

Looking for medicine or health resources? Not sure where to start? University, association and government websites are generally excellent choices that offer reliable information, as well as links to other related sites. From the history of medicine to forensic toxicology, authoritative resources are freely accessible online.

History of Medicine

  • History of Medicine at NLM: The U.S. National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health offers extensive history of medicine resources online, including almost 70,000 images and online exhibits from 1986 to the present.
  • AAHM: Online presence of the American Association for the History of Medicine.
  • Electronic Resources: Links page from the Welch Medical Library for the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins.
  • Office of Medical History: Extensive resources in medical history from the U.S. Army Medical Department.
  • History of Medicine Resources: Included in this guide from the Health Sciences Library at the University of Pittsburgh are a long links page and history of medicine lecture videos.
  • Medical Historical Library: Exhibits, images, artifacts, links page and more from Yale's Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library.

Epidemiology

  • APIC: Online home of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
  • Epidemiology Societies: The American College of Epidemiology website includes this directory of epidemiology societies.
  • MSPH Epidemiology: Established in 1941, the University of Michigan's Department of Epidemiology has devoted itself to the study of the science and ways to reduce disease in the human population.
  • Links Library: The University of California, San Francisco, maintains this virtual library of epidemiology resources.
  • CDC Emerging Diseases: Online publication from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • OSHA: Occupational epidemiology resources from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor.

Public Health

  • WHO: The World Health Organization monitors the world's health and assesses critical health trends and disease outbreaks.
  • HHS: The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is the principal agency that protects the health of the country's population.
  • CDC: The mission of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is to provide support that enables all communities and people to protect their health.
  • APHA: The website of the American Public Health Association offers information and resources supporting and promoting public health.
  • Public Health Resources: Website all about public health and public health resources, supported by the Association of Schools of Public Health and Pfizer Public Health.
  • Public Health Responders: Online presence of America's health Responders, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

Disability Resources

  • AAPD: The American Association of People with Disabilities supports the disability community and aims to promote progress in the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Government Programs: A directory of government health and disability programs with descriptions and links to their websites.
  • Internet Resources: A site devoted to providing links to online resources for disability-related information.
  • Disability Organizations: List of links to organizations that support people with disabilities and/or offer information of interest.
  • AUDC: Online home of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.
  • Women with Disabilities: Website and resources from CROWD, the Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, at Baylor College of Medicine.

Pharmacy 

  • APhA: Founded in 1852, the American Pharmacists Association aims to advance patient care by the improvement of medication use.
  • FDA: Drugs section of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. 
  • PPA: the Partnership for Prescription Assistance offers help for those who can't afford their vital medications.
  • PhRMA: Educational resources from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
  • Pharmacopeia: Extensive information available on this U.S. Pharmacopeia website.
  • Pharmacy Resources A-Z: Page of pharmacy resources maintained by the South Carolina College of Pharmacy.

Psychology

  • APA: American Psychological Association website with many educational resources.
  • APS: Online home of the Association for Psychological Science.
  • Encyclopedia of Psychology: In-depth resource links to psychology resources on this website from Jacksonville State University. 
  • AmoebaWeb: Website devoted to psychology on the Web, maintained by a professor at Vanguard University of Southern California. 
  • PsychScholar: Collection of Internet resources from the Psychology Department of Hanover College.
  • Social Psychology: Website devoted to psychological teaching and research and partially funded by National Science Foundation grants.

Microbiology

  • ASM: Website of the American Society for Microbiology, offers extensive educational resources through a drop-down menu.
  • Microbiology Online: A microbiology and immunology website supported by the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
  • MicrobeLibrary: Open access to more than 2,500 peer-reviewed microbiology resources.
  • EPA: Microbiology resources from the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Society for Applied Microbiology: This organization makes available this page of links to microbiological resources, plus one with links to organizations and another to publications.
  • Virtual Museum of Bacteria: A collaborative effort by the Foundation of Bacteriology and the Society for Applied Microbiology, the Virtual Museum of Bacteria offers extensive information, as well as links to other online resources.

Forensic Toxicology

  • AAFS Resources: Website of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Lots of resources available, including college and career information.
  • TIAFT: The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists online presence.
  • ABFT: Online home of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology, accrediting agency for toxicologists and toxicology labs.
  • SOFT: Site offers information about the Society of Toxicologists, Inc. 
  • Toxicology Resources: Toxicology resources from the George Washington University Department of Forensic Sciences.
  • STP: Founded in 1971, the Society of Toxicologic Pathology supports education, research and dissemination of information in the sciences of toxicologic pathology.