HEALTH INFORMATION

Healthy and Responsible Living

Disclaimer: The Library provides free access to a number of health and medical related topics available in the Library on the Internet. Librarians do not provide medical advice or interpret information. Any information found should not be considered a substitute for a consultation with your doctor or other health care professional. Links to any commercial sites does not imply Library endorsement to any products, services, or content found therein.

Health Information

Calculate your Body Mass Index
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

Medline Plus – Teen health information from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenhealth.html

Merck Manuals - Access The Merck Manual of Medical Information -- Home Edition , The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (Seventeenth Edition) and The Merck Manual of Geriatrics (Third Edition) . These manuals are available through the library’s online databases.

If You Need Help

Suicide Hotline - Baton Rouge suicide hotline website http://www.brcic.org/

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hotline  (800) 729-6686

Eating Disorders - Eating disordes awareness and prevention (800) 931-2237

Teen Help - Teen Help Adolescent Resources (800) 840-5704

Stop Smoking 1-800-QUIT-NOW

Local Community Organizations

To find local organizations concerned with health issues, use the Library Information Service, or LIS. Do an All Categories search in the online catalog. Type "LIS and" then type the subject. Then hit F12 for a "find word" search.