As part of MeL.org’s commitment to provide resources that address educational and personal interest topics for Michigan citizens, several of the sites contained in the
Health Portal are worth highlighting.
Health and Wellness Resource Center,
Health Reference Center Academic,
and Nursing Resource Center
are three eResources from Gale Cengage that provide information useful for patients as well as health professionals. From animated anatomy and physiology diagrams to information on drug and herbal remedies to health assessment tools, these eResources can
answer questions and educate. Information is for informational purposes only.
Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
Valuable web resources are listed in the classifications found on the left side of the portal.
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Under Providers, you’ll find Lab Test Online
produced by AACC( American Association of Clinical Chemists) and ClinicalTrials.gov
a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
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Under Spanish & World Languages, four resources are listed including
HealthReach, Health Information in Many Languages and
Fight Bac! Partnership for Food Safety
Education Spanish Resources.
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Under Statistics & Reports, find a Consumer Version of
Merck Manual and
PubMed a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
for finding citations for biomedical literature.
Just a reminder, the MeL Health Portal is in compliance with the
HONcode standard for trustworthy health information.
Information is for informational purposes only.
MeL databases are available to Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
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