Queens Library

Government Agencies

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/home.html
Excellent starting point for getting statistics on population and ethnic growth rates in New York City. Also available are birth and death certificate application forms, dog license information, and restaurant inspection updates. In addition, community health profiles by zip code can also be found here, as well as a directory of health topics from a to z.
Subjects: Government Agencies

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov
A first-rate resource for locating information about health safety, disease prevention, health statistics, CDC Prevention Guidelines and a ‘Current Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors’ page. Centros Para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades is the Spanish counterpart to the English site.
Subjects: Government Agencies

Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov
A very good site to learn more about the products regulated by the FDA. Other highlights include the ‘Safety Alert’ section that lists drugs that have been recalled by the FDA and the ‘Product Approvals’ section. Useful for finding out the real contents of cosmetic products.
Subjects: Government Agencies

healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov
Healthfinder is a worthwhile guide to consumer health information (e.g. medical errors and locating doctors by specialty), minority health information and tips on making quality health care decisions. This site can also be searched in Spanish.
Subjects: Government Agencies

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov
The National Institutes of Health web site is your main gateway to research centers and institutes with national and global repute. Some of these 25 Institutes include the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Eye Institute and the National Cancer Institute. The NIH can also be viewed in Spanish at Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (http://salud.nih.gov).
Subjects: Government Agencies

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov
The OSHA site is perhaps the first place to go to in order to obtain current information about health and safety standards in the U.S.A. Keyword searching, an alphabetical site index and the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) are search features available on this site.
Subjects: Government Agencies

New York State Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us
From this site you will learn about recent medical developments in the ‘Info. for Consumers’ section and New York State’s medical conduct system. Both the keyword and topic searching features are user-friendly.
Subjects: Government Agencies

Medline Health Information Plus
http://www.medlineplus.gov
Reliable health information provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health for professionals and consumers on over 600 diseases and conditions. The site also includes a medical encyclopedia and dictionary, hospitals, physicians, drug information, information in Spanish, news and other resources.
Subjects: Government Agencies